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.
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]
^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
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