Flags of Europe - Supranational and International Flags

Supranational and International Flags

Flag Date Use Description
1957/1958 – Flag of Benelux Combines features from the flags of the member countries: Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg
Unknown Flag of the Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine Light blue flag with four dark blue stripes horizontally across the lower half of the flag covered by a yellow anchor. Top half has six yellow stars in a circle.
1990s Flag of the Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA)
1991 – Flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States The flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States is blue with the emblem of the organisation in the centre.
1976 – Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations
1955 – Flag of the Council of Europe A circle of 12 upward-oriented 5-pointed golden stars centred on a blue field.
1986 – Flag of the European Union
1958 – 2002 Flag of the European Coal and Steel Community Two horizontal bars, blue on top and black below, with white stars in two rows along the middle. Number of stars depended on states, but fixed at 12 from 1986.
1953 – Flag of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation A navy blue field charged with a white compass rose emblem from which radiate four white lines.
1984 – Flag of the Nordic Council White stylised swan, with eight feathers, on a blue disk upon a white background.
1971 – Flag of the Romani people Blue and green background (heavens and earth, respectively), with red chakra in the centre, representing Romani nomadic tradition.
1993 – 2011 Flag of the Western European Union Similar to the European: A semicircle of 10 5-pointed gold stars on a blue field with white initials WEU and UEO in the centre.

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