ASEAN flag

The current flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was adopted in November 1993. Set upon a blue background, ten paddy or rice stalks are drawn in the middle of a red circle. The stalks symbolize ASEAN's ten members. Image File history File links Flag_of_ASEAN.svg Description Flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). ... Image File history File links Flag_of_ASEAN.svg Description Flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). ... Bold textLink titleWRONG // The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN - pronounced AH-SEE-AHN) is a geo-political and economic organization of 10 countries located in Southeast Asia. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Terrace of rice paddies in Yunnan Province, southern China. ... Species Oryza glaberrima Oryza sativa Brown basmati rice Terrace of paddy fields in Yunnan Province, southern China. ... ASEAN[1], pronounced // (AH-SEE-AHN) in English, or the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a geo-political and economic organization of 10 countries located in Southeast Asia, which was formed on August 8, 1967 by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand[2] as a display of solidarity...

ASEAN's previous flag was similar to the current one - it had six paddy stalks representing the five founding members and Brunei and the word ASEAN written under the stalks. The background was white instead of blue, the border of the circle along with the word ASEAN was turquoise, and the circle was bright yellow. The stalks themselves were brownish in color. This article is about the color. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Turquoise (or turquois) is opaque, blue-to-green hydrated copper aluminium phosphate mineral according to the chemical formula CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·5H2O. It is rare and valuable in finer grades and has been enjoyed as a gem and ornamental stone for thousands of years owing to its unique... A yellow Tulip. ... Brown, when used as a general term, is a color which is a dark orange, red or rose, of very low intensity. ...

External links

• ASEAN - Official description of the flag
• Flag of the World - Description at FotW along with history