Flag of Mercosur

The Flag of Mercosur is the official vexillological symbol of Mercosur.

Flag of Mercosur

Other names	Flag of Mercosur, Flag of Mercosul
Use	It represents the Mercosur in the constituent countries and also before the world and also used in official documents, buildings and ceremonial on the block.
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	17 December 1996
Design	The Mercosur Flag is made up of a white rectangle and above it has the Mercosur emblem that is composed of four blue stars located in a curved green line, representing the constellation of the southern transept that emerges from the horizon.
Designed by	Carlos Varau
Portuguese version

History

The emblem was chosen in a contest promoted by the Communications Directorates of the Presidencies of the Member States, in which 1,412 works were presented, with the winner being the Argentine designer Carlos Varau. The approval of the winning design took place at the XI Meeting of the Common Market Council (CMC), held on December 16 and 17, 1996, in the city of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. In 2002, the Common Market Council regulated the use of the Common Market of the South, the acronym MERCOSUR and the Emblem / Logo of MERCOSUR, through the approval of Decision No. 17/02. In accordance with this Decision, the symbols are in use in the states parties and related bodies and may be used without prior permission by individuals or national entities of the member states, always in a manner consistent with the objectives of Mercosur.

Vexilology and description

The Mercosur Flag is made up of a white rectangle and above it has the Mercosur emblem that is composed of four blue stars located in a curved green line, representing the constellation of the southern transept that emerges from the horizon.

The four blue stars also represent the four founding countries: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay.

See also

• Flag of Europe
• Flag of the Eurasian Economic Union