The flag of the Commonwealth of Nations is one of the official symbols of the British Commonwealth . The flag is a blue cloth, in the center of which is placed the symbol of the Commonwealth - the letter "C" (from the English. Commonwealth ), made in the form of copies encircling the globe. There are 34 of them on the flag (up to 2013 - 61), and their number does not represent the number of members of the Commonwealth, but means cooperation between states.
| Commonwealth Flag | |
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| Commonwealth of Nations | |
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| Approved by | March 26, 1976 |
| Proportion | 3: 5 |
Flag History
The appearance of the flag is associated with the meeting of the heads of state of the Commonwealth of Nations, held in Ottawa in March 1973 . Then an image similar to the current flag was placed on the pennants of the cars of the assembled delegates at the initiative of the Commonwealth Secretary General Arnold Smith and Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau .
In November 2013, the original flag design changed: the globe was tilted and redrawn, the number of copies decreased, and the shade of blue was also changed. The proportions of the flag are now 2: 3 instead of the previous 1: 2.
Using the flag
The flag flutters over the London Marlborough House , the headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat , as well as other buildings that host Commonwealth meetings and meetings of Heads of Government, as well as events related to its activities.
The flag of the Commonwealth hangs over the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh on Commonwealth Day, which is celebrated in Britain on the second Tuesday of March. In Canada, the flag is not actually used during the holiday.