Flag of the Commonwealth of Nations

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The flag of the Commonwealth of Nations consists of the Commonwealth symbol in gold on a blue background. Its proportions are 1:2. The spears that surround the globe form a 'C' for 'Commonwealth', but their number (61) has no special significance.

The flag developed from car pennants produced for the first time at the Ottawa Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 1973. The initiative for its design is credited to two Canadians—first Commonwealth Secretary-General Arnold Smith, and Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau.

It is flown at Marlborough House, London, the headquarters of the Commonwealth Secretariat, throughout the year and for a limited period at other venues where Commonwealth Meetings are held or when other Commonwealth events/visits are taking place (for example Commonwealth Heads of Government Meetings). Canada's government directs that the Union Flag be flown at federal buildings, where facilities permit, to mark Commonwealth Day annually.^[1] The Scottish Parliament Building in Edinburgh flies the flag on Commonwealth Day from the fourth flagpole.

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1. ^ Dept. of Canadian Heritage: The Royal Union Flag

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• Commonwealth Symbol and Flag

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