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| Novelty flags The World Flag was created in 1988 by Paul Carroll. The original artwork, (silk on canvas) consisted of all the members of the United Nations surrounding Buckminster Fullers’ Dymaxion map of the earth. The debut of The Flag was at a Prayer for World Peace event at the United Nations headquarters in NYC. Embedded in the World Flag are several intentional design elements; In the center is the Earth with a white background symbolizing peace and purity while the green represents nature. The white of Japan draws the eye downward creating the image of a flagpole. This then becomes a flag within the World Flag and also symbolizes a P for peace. The fulcrum of Saint Lucia, whose triangle reaches toward the sky, symbolizes the fragile environmental balance of the Earth and its nations. Japan (left) is one of the wealthier nations and Bangladesh one of the poorest. The United Nations in the center symbolizes unity. Just above Earths center the three sun signs within the flags of Argentina, Antigua & Barbuda, and Uruguay (left to right) symbolize the rays of light and hope shining into the flag of Tibet above. These four flags collectively represent the life-giving power of the sun both lighting the Earth and shining upward into the flag of Afghanistan, flanked on the left by Lesotho and on the right by Kenya. Within those flags are symbols of hope, peace, and freedom challenging the internal conflict(s) faced by Afghanistan today. The underlying meaning here exists within the tribal history of these nations. Although not encompassing all the worlds religions, the next three flags above, Vatican City, Saudi Arabia, and Israel (left to right), are a symbolic challenge to transcend the politics of religion and find a common spiritual ground. Above these the olive branches of Cyprus symbolize peace and hope. At the top, the tree of Norfolk Islands roots reach into the white of Cyprus representing peace as the soil from which new life may grow. Above the U.S. flag is Ireland and below is Italy, representing the designer’s multicultural heritage. To the left of the U.S. is China, symbolizing the opposing tensions of economic and military power in the world. Opposing each other across the Earth, the U.S. and Russia symbolize the challenge of opposing powers whose collective actions can have major impact on the planet as a whole. The four corners of the earth are represented by Sweden on the top left, Nepal on the top right, Tuvalu the bottom left, and Malaysia on the bottom right. Each country is in a relative opposite location of the planet from each other. The World Flag includes 216 different flags including all 192 UN Members and the UN Flag. The remaining flags are all territories dependent on a larger country. The World Flag has evolved 4 times since its inception in 1988 to keep up with the changing world. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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