File:Flag of Europe.svg

Summary
{{Media-info {{cs|{{de|{{en|{{es|{{fr|{{it|{{pl| The Flag of Europe consists of a circle of twelve golden (yellow) stars on a blue background. It is most commonly associated with the The number of stars has nothing to do with the number of Member States. There are twelve stars because the number twelve is traditionally the symbol of perfection, completeness and unity. The flag therefore remains unchanged regardless of EU enlargements.
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14:06, 31 July 2006. . -xfi- (Talk | contribs). . 945×630 (1,313 bytes) (exact stars in a perfect circle; tag Flag of the European Union ; less bytes; natural size; same licensing, same colors) 21:58, 29 July 2006. . Paddu (Talk | contribs). . 2700×1800 (2,292 bytes) (Reverted to earlier revision) 08:42, 13 June 2006. . Nightstallion (Talk | contribs). . 945×630 (1,274 bytes) (Reverted to earlier revision) 14:54, 12 June 2006. . Funakoshi (Talk | contribs). . 945×630 (3,798 bytes) (color) 09:43, 31 March 2006. . -xfi- (Talk | contribs). . 945×630 (1,274 bytes) (recode) 08:51, 31 March 2006. . -xfi- (Talk | contribs). . 945×630 (1,296 bytes) (exact stars, +tag Flag of the European Union ; less bytes; natural size; same licensing) 21:15, 30 December 2005. . Jeltz (Talk | contribs). . 2700×1800 (2,292 bytes) (Reverted to earlier revision) 22:21, 4 December 2005. . Dbenbenn (Talk | contribs). . 2700×1800 (2,292 bytes) (Rewrote from scratch based on http://europa.eu.int/abc/symbols/emblem/graphics1_en.htm to have more accurate geometry. Star positions are exact, and star vertices are correct to 42 decimal places. PD-self.) 03:42, 17 October 2005. . Zscout370 (Talk | contribs). . 450×300 (3,000 bytes) (I cloned all of the stars.) 06:33, 28 September 2005. . Zscout370 (Talk | contribs). . 450×300 (6,077 bytes) (The flag of the European Union.) }} {{Flag 2) European Union 2) 1983 (European Parliament), 1986 (European Communities) {{{!}} class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%" ! ! style="background:#003399" width="240px" {{!}} Blue ! style="background:#FFCC00" width="200px" {{!}} Gold {{!}}- {{!}} style="background:#F2F2F2; text-align:right" {{!}} RGB {{!}}  {{!}}{{!}}  {{!}}- {{!}} style="background:#F2F2F2; text-align:right" {{!}} Hexadecimal {{!}}  {{!}}{{!}}  {{!}}- {{!}} style="background:#F2F2F2; text-align:right" {{!}} Pantone {{!}} Reflex Blue {{!}}{{!}} Yellow {{!}}- {{!}} style="background:#F2F2F2; text-align:right" {{!}}CMYK {{!}} {{nowrap|100% Process Cyan}} {{nowrap|80% Process Magenta}} {{!}}{{!}} {{nowrap|100% Process Yellow}} {{!}}} }}
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 * Author= 03:42, 11 May 2007 . . Verdy p (Talk | contribs) . . 810×540 (1,127 bytes) (use default view for compatibility with simpler SVG renderers; make default display size fit on SXWGA (810x540px), same colors, same proportions, a bit smaller, same licensing)
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 * NAME=Flag of Europe
 * DEFAULT=1
 * COUNTRY= All countries of the European continent
 * OF=1) Council of Europe
 * FROM=1) 9 december 1955
 * CREATOR=Arsène Heitz
 * FORMAT=2:3
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 * CHARACTERISTICS={{Stars|12|five-point-stars, all upright, equally spaced on a central circle whose radius is one 3{{sup| rd }} of the flag height (like the 12 hours on a circular clock); each star is regular and placed on a circle whose radius is one 18{{sup| th }} of the flag height.}}

Original graphical design and permission of use
The Requests shall be addressed to the Legal Affairs Directorate of the Council of Europe: [F-67075 The European emblem may be used only if:
 * there is no likelihood of the user of the emblem being confused with the * the emblem is not used in connection with objectives or activities which are incompatible with the aims and principles of the European Community or of the Council of Europe.

Permission to use the European emblem does not confer on those to whom it is granted any right of exclusive use, nor does it allow them to appropriate the emblem or any similar trademark or logo, either by registration or any other means. Each case will be examined individually to ascertain whether it satisfies the criteria set out above. This will be unlikely in a commercial context if the European emblem is used in conjunction with a company's own logo, name or trade mark.

(See: Official copyright and legal statement)

For the file format and data
The following licence only covers the creation of the file, not the flag's graphical design itself.