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Description	English: Proposed flag of the United Nations, reconstructed from verbal descriptions. The background color was a "smokey blue" (named "Stettinius blue"), which was not found on any flag; the globe was centered on the US at 100 degrees west longitude, as the US was the host of the UN, and extended only to 40 degrees south latitude, cutting off part of South America and New Zealand, because that's where the Rand MacNally map they used as a model ended. Upon adoption as the flag of the UN, the color would be changed to a light blue that was found on some flags, the globe recentred to the international date line and extended to 60 degrees south.
Date	2006 (SVG file)
Source	English: Made and uploaded by Huhsunqu, based on Flag of the United Nations.svg. Español: Hecho y subido por Huhsunqu, basado en Flag of the United Nations.svg. Français : Réalisé et mis en ligne par Huhsunqu, à partir de Flag of the United Nations.svg. Italiano: File fatto e caricato da Huhsunqu, basato in Flag of the United Nations.svg. Português: Feito e carregado por Huhsunqu. Runa Simi: Kaytaqa Huhsunqupam tiksisqan yapasqanpas, Flag of the United Nations.svg nisqamanta rurasqa. Runa Simi: Kaytaqa Huhsunqupam tiksishqan yapashqanpis, Flag of the United Nations.svg nishqapita rurashqa. This SVG flag includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this flag: Flag of the United Nations.svg.
Author	Huhsunqu (SVG file)
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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	04:24, 27 August 2024	1,200 × 800 (33 KB)	Kwamikagami	4 lines of latitude, down to 40S; centered on 100W; guess at "smokey blue" color
	14:22, 18 November 2022	1,200 × 800 (42 KB)	Pkanella	Map projection now more accurate.
	21:28, 6 July 2022	900 × 600 (48 KB)	Kwamikagami	official UN blue
	03:09, 4 October 2019	900 × 600 (48 KB)	Tcfc2349	optimized and matching colors with the File:Flag of the United Nations.svg
	20:57, 1 June 2006	900 × 600 (71 KB)	Huhsunqu	{{es\|es:Bandera de las Naciones Unidas.}} ===Detalles técnicos=== {{es\|Basada en Image:Flag od the United Nations.svg.}} ==Origen== {{Huhsunqu}}