Flag of the European Coal and Steel Community

Infobox flag
Name = the European Coal and Steel Community
Article =
Type = International

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Nickname =
Morenicks =
Use = 110000
Symbol = FIAV|historical
Proportion = 2:3
Adoption = 1986 to 2002
Design = Blue and black horizontal strips with twelve white stars in two lines across each stripe.
Designer =

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Nickname2 =
Morenicks2 =
Use2 = 110000
Symbol2 = FIAV|historical
Proportion2 = 2:3
Adoption2 = 1958 to 1973
Design2 = Blue and black horizontal strips with six gold stars in two lines across each stripe.
Designer2 = The Flag of the European Coal and Steel Community consisted of two horizontal stripes, blue on the top and black on the bottom. There were a number of gold, later white, stars equivalent to the number of states belonging to the community (until 1986, when the number was frozen at twelve). These stars were equally divided between each strip, aligned close to the centre border (if there were an unequal number of stars, then the smallest number would be on the top stripe.

History

The flag was first unveiled in 1958 Expo in Brussels, six years after the establishment of the Community.cite web|last=|first=|title=The European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC)|publisher=Flags Of The World|date=2004-10-28|url=http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/eu-ecsc.html|accessdate=2007-08-04]

The number of stars began at six and increased with the membership of the Community until 1986 when it reached 12. After this it was decided not to increase the number of stars to reflect the new members joining in the 1990s.

The Community eventually merged into the European Community in 2002, and on this day the flag outside the European Commission in Brussels was lowered for the final time and replaced with the Flag of the European Union. [ [http://www.ena.lu?lang=2&doc=19592 The ECSC flag 1986-2002] , European NAvigator] [ [http://www.ena.lu?lang=1&doc=19789 The ECSC flag 1978] , European NAvigator]

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