flag of the United Nations
Also known as UN flag
flag raised for the United Nations
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- Image
- Flag-of-the-United-Nations.jpg
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- Commons category
- United Nations flags and insignia
- inception
- 1947-10-20
- Unicode character
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The flag of the United Nations is a sky blue banner containing the United Nations' emblem in the centre. The emblem on the flag is coloured white; it is a depiction of the world map in the azimuthal equidistant projection (centred on the North Pole and the International Date Line), surrounded by a pair of olive branches, a symbol of peace. The emblem was officially adopted on 7 December 1946, and the flag containing the emblem was officially adopted on 20 October 1947.
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