Supranational and International Flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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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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