Flag of the United Nations

International Organization based in New York, United States

Page last modified 04/14/2024

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Flag of the United Nations

• October 20, 1947
• Used as an other/miscellaneous flag
• Designed by Donal McLaughlin on ???
• The officially recognized proportions are 2:3 and 3:5

The flag consists of the emblem of the United Nations on a blue background. The emblem depicts a map of the Earth centered on the North Pole, more specifically the azimuthal equidistant projection, with olive branches wrapping around it. The emblem was designed by Donal McLaughlin, but it is not known who designed the flag itself.

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Flag of the United Nations

• Adopted/designed in April 1945
• Abolished on ???
• This flag has no official proportion

Identical to the current flag except for the rotation of the map projection. It is rotated 90⁰ compared to the current emblem.