Flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States

The flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States (Russian: Флаг Содружества Независимых Государств)^[a] was adopted in 1996 and depicts a yellow sun on a dark blue field, with one straight and eight bending poles holding the sun. The design symbolizes the desire for equal partnership, unity, peace and stability.

Commonwealth of Independent States

Proportion	1:2
Adopted	19 January 1996; 29 years ago (1996-01-19)

Former flag

Before the flag was adopted, a provisional flag just showing the text "C.I.S." on a white background was used, such as at sporting events where a Commonwealth team replaced the USSR after the Soviets had qualified but weren't able to attend before it was dissolved.^{[citation needed]}

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  Former flag of the CIS

See also

• Emblem of the Commonwealth of Independent States
• Flag of the Soviet Union

Notes

1. Azerbaijani: Müstəqil Dövlətlər Birliyinin bayrağı
   Armenian: Անկախ Պետությունների Համագործակցության դրոշ (romanised: Ankakh Petut’yunneri Hamagortsakts’ut’yan drosh)
   Tajik: Парчами Иттиҳоди Давлатҳои Мустақил
   Kazakh: Тәуелсіз Мемлекеттер Достастығы Туы / Täuelsız Memleketter Dostastyğy Tuy
   Romanian: Steagul Comunității Statelor Independente
   Belarusian: Сцяг Садружнасці Незалежных Дзяржаў (romanised: Sciah Sadružnasci Niezaliežnych Dziaržaŭ)
   Kyrgyz: Көз карандысыз Мамлекеттер Шериктештигинин туусу (romanised: Köz qarandısız Mamleketter Şerikteştiginin tuusu)
   Uzbek: Mustaqil Davlatlar Hamdo'stligi bayrog'i