The state flag of Alaska displays eight gold stars, forming the Big Dipper and Polaris, on a dark blue field.

[2] In 1927, the contest committee chose fourteen year-old orphan Benny Benson's design to represent the future flag of the Territory of Alaska.

Most other entries featured variations on the territorial seal, the midnight sun, the northern lights, polar bears, and/or gold pans.

Choosing the familiar constellation he looked for every night before going to sleep at the orphanage, he submitted this description with it: The blue field is for the Alaska sky and the forget-me-not, an Alaskan flower.

After Imperial confirmation, the case was heard in the Senate and on October 19, 1806, was sent for execution to the main office of the Russian-American Company (RAC), and also to the Admiralty and Commerce colleges.

The Imperial eagle carried a scroll that dipped into the blue stripe, also for more visibility, which read, in abbreviated form "Russian American Company's".