The Flag of the United Nations was adopted on October 20, 1947. Subject: Flag of the United Nations Source: United Nations web site [1] Notes: According to this web site the background colour is Pantone 279C. This is 6689CC in 8 bit Hex RGB code. ... Subject: Flag of the United Nations Source: United Nations web site [1] Notes: According to this web site the background colour is Pantone 279C. This is 6689CC in 8 bit Hex RGB code. ... October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
The flag has the official emblem of United Nations in white on a blue background. The emblem is composed of an azimuthal equidistant projection of a world map (less Antarctica) centred on the North Pole enclosed in olive branches. The olive branches is a symbol for peace, and the world map represent all the people of the world. A similar looking flag was first used in 1945, with the difference of the drawing of the Earth[1]. White and blue are the official colors of the United Nations. The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 member states, which includes virtually all internationally recognized independent countries. ... This projection shows all distances and directions correctly from a single point. ... The North Pole is the northernmost point on any planet. ... A peace symbol is a representation or object that has come to symbolize peace. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Earth, also known as the Earth, Terra, and (mostly in the 19th century) Tellus, is the third-closest planet to the Sun. ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 member states, which includes virtually all internationally recognized independent countries. ...