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The 1877 design featured a yellow star on a blue background. The 1877 flag continued as the flag of the Congo Free State after the territory was recognized as an official possession of Leopold II at the Berlin Conference. After gaining independence from Belgium on 30 June 1960, the same basic design was maintained.
Blue background emblazoned with a central yellow five-pointed star The blue background symbolises the Congo River and the yellow star (which is still used) symbolises both unity, [1] and a bright future. [2] It was the only flag used during the entire period of colonial Belgian administration. 1879–1885 International Association of the Congo
These are often Red Ensigns (e.g., Bermuda) or Blue Ensigns (e.g., New South Wales and Anguilla). A small number have backgrounds of other colors (e.g. British Antarctic Territory and Niue) or a unique pattern in the field (e.g. British Indian Ocean Territory and Hawaii).
The five major colors of European heraldry (black, red, green, blue, and purple) are sorted next. Miscellaneous colors ( murrey , tan , grey, and pink) are sorted last. Similar colors are grouped together to make navigation of this list practical.
Other proposals included the flag was the European Movement, which had a large green E on a white background, [33] a design was based on the Olympic rings, eight golden rings on a blue background, rejected due to the rings' similarity with "dial", "chain" and "zeros", or a large yellow star on a blue background, rejected due to its equality ...
(white flag, charged with the Olympic rings in blue, yellow, black, green, and red, representing the five continents Europe, Asia, Africa, America, and Oceania) Flag of the People's Republic of China (red flag, charged with yellow canton stars in the top left corner, colors reminiscent of the Flag of the Qing dynasty and the Flag of the ...
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The flag of Europe is used to represent both the European Union and the Council of Europe. It consists of a circle of 12 golden (yellow) stars on a blue background. The blue represents the west, the number of stars represents completeness while their position in a circle represents unity.