The Flag of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations is one of the official symbols of the

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on a blue background.

Design

Construction

Set upon a blue background, ten paddy or

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stalks are drawn in the middle of a red circle with white circumference. The colours of the flag are specified as follows: Ixelles - Ambassade du Viêt Nam 20190908-02

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The ratio of width to length of the flag is 2:3. The ASEAN Charter includes size specifications for usage of the flag:ASEAN Charter
/ref> * Table flag: 10 cm x 15 cm * Room flag: 100 cm x 150 cm * Car flag: 20 cm x 30 cm * Field flag: 200 cm x 300 cm

Symbolism

The official symbolism of the flag is detailed in the

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. Blue represents peace and stability, red represents courage and dynamism, white represents purity, and yellow represents prosperity. The stalks symbolise

ASEAN ASEAN ( , ), officially the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a political and economic union of 10 member states in Southeast Asia, which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, militar ...

's ten members. The colours of the flag – blue, red, white, and yellow – represent the main colours of the

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s of all ten ASEAN member states.

History

ASEAN's previous flag was similar to the current one - it had five paddy stalks representing the five founding members and the word ASEAN written under the stalks. The background was

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instead of

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, the border of the circle along with the word ASEAN was

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, and the circle was bright

yellow Yellow is the color between green and orange on the spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 575585 nm. It is a primary color in subtractive color systems, used in painting or color printing. In the R ...

. The stalks themselves were golden

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ish in colour. Old ASEAN flag

References

External links

ASEAN
- Official description of the flag

- Description at FotW along with history {{Flags of International Organization

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Association Of Southeast Asian Nations ASEAN ( , ), officially the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, is a political and economic union of 10 member states in Southeast Asia, which promotes intergovernmental cooperation and facilitates economic, political, security, militar ...