Flags of Europe
A map of Europe with national flags (March
2009)
This is a list of international, national and
subnational flags used in Europe.
European flags
Flag
Date
Use
Description
1955 –
Flag of the
Council of
Europe
1986[1] – Flag of the
European
Union[2]
A circle of 12
upward-ori-
ented 5-poin-
ted golden
stars centered
on a blue field.
1991 –
Flag of the
Commonwealth
of Independent
States
The flag of the
Commonwealth
of Independent
States is blue
with the em-
blem of the or-
ganization in
the centre.
1984 –
Flag of the
Nordic Council
White stylised
swan, with
eight feathers,
on a blue disk
upon a white
background.
1953[1] – Flag of the
North Atlantic
Treaty
Organisation
A navy blue
field charged
with a white
compass rose
emblem from
which radia
four white
lines.
1993 –
Flag of the
Western
European
Union
Similar to th
European: A
semicircle o
10 5-pointed
gold stars on
blue field wi
white initial
WEU and U
in the centre
1958[3] –
2002
Flag of the
European Coal
and Steel
Community
Two horizon
bars, blue o
top and blac
below, with
white stars i
two rows alo
the middle.
Number of
stars depend
on states, bu
fixed at 12
from 1986.
Unknown Flag of the
Central Com-
mission for
Navigation on
the Rhine
Light blue fl
with four da
blue stripes
rizontally
across the
lower half o
the flag
covered by a
yellow anch
Top half has
six yellow st
in a circle.
1957/
1958 –
Flag of
Benelux
Combines fe
tures from t
flags of the
member
countries
Flags of European Union
nations
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Flags of Europe
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Flags of European Union mem-
ber states
Flag
Date Use
Description
1918
—
1938
1945
—
Flag of Aus-
tria, originally
adopted in
1918, was of-
ficially adop-
ted (again) in
1945, after
being banned
during World
War II.
Stripes of red
and white have
been a collect-
ive emblem of
Austria for
over 800
years, and
their first us-
age on the flag
occurred in
1191. Accord-
ing to long es-
tablished le-
gend, the red
and white flag
was designed
to resemble
the blood-
stained white
coat worn by
the Duke of
Austri