Montana's state flag picture's the official seal against a blue field.  "Montana" appears in gold capital letters across the top.
 

    Montana's seal was created in 1864, when Montana was still a territory.  The design shows mountain scenery typical of western Montana and the Great Falls of the Missouri River.  The picture doesn't show pioneers, but it shows their implements --a plow, shovel, and pick.  The Spanish words on a banner, "Oro y plata," are the state motto, "Gold and Silver".