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The first flag of Kansas City, adopted in 1913, was pennant shaped and contained the Seal of Kansas City as well as the words "KANSAS CITY". The second flag, adopted in 1936, replaced the pennant with a more customary rectangle, but bore the same seal as the earlier pennant, placed between the words
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