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In Fahnen, Flags, Drapeaux (Proceedings of the XVth
International Congress of Vexillology, Zurich, 23-27 August 1993
[icv93]), there is a paper by Carole
Lager entitled Le drapeau européen, histoire et
symbolisme (The European flag, history and symbolism) [lag99].
Lager's paper includes a colour plate showing proposals for the European flag, originally published by P.M.G. Lévy and P. Martin, as Un drapeau pour l'Europe (A
flag for Europe) in Saisons d'Alsace, 1950, #3.
The two first flags showed on the plate are those of the two private European movements which existed in 1950:
The other proposals shown on the colour plate are, unfortunately, not discussed by C. Lager and are presented below without further comments but a short description.
Ivan Sache, 6 January 2000
Flag proposal #1 - Image by Ivan Sache, 15 April 2005
Proposal #1 is a plain green flag.
Flag proposal #2 - Image by Ivan Sache, 15 April 2005
Proposal #2 has four horizontal blue-green-yellow-black stripes and a triangle horizontally divided into two equal white-red parts placed along the hoist.
Flag proposal #3 - Image by Ivan Sache, 15 April 2005
Proposal #3 is blue with a white triangle bordered in black placed in the middle of the flag.
Flag proposal #4 - Image by Ivan Sache, 15 April 2005
Proposal #4 is quartered red-blue-green-yellow by a thick white cross.
Flag proposal #5 - Image by Ivan Sache, 15 April 2005
Proposal #5 is horizontally divided blue-white, 13 stripes, with a red, square canton (height, seven stripes) charged with three columns of five white stars each.
Flag proposal #6 - Image by Ivan Sache, 15 April 2005
Proposal #6 is white with a green letter E in the middle.
Flag proposal #7 - Image by Ivan Sache, 15 April 2005
Proposal #7 is horizontally divided blue-white-red with EUROPE written in black thick letters in the white stripe.
Flag proposal #8 - Image by Ivan Sache, 15 April 2005
Proposal #8 is blue with a white diamond; the flag is crossed by a white (through the blue field) and red (through the diamond) stripe.
Flag proposal #9 - Image by Ivan Sache, 15 April 2005
Proposal #9 is white with a red cross bordered in yellow; a red square bordered in yellow is placed in the middle of the cross and charged with a white shield and a red bend. The shield shows the historical coat of arms of Strasbourg.
Flag proposal #10 - Image by Ivan Sache, 15 April 2005
Proposal #10 is blue with a thin white cross and a green triangle bordered in black placed in the middle of the cross.
Flag proposal #11 - Image by Ivan Sache, 15 April 2005
Proposal #11 is quartered per saltire white-red-white-blue with two smaller green triangles placed inside the white triangles and the white letters E and U placed in the red and blue triangle, respectively.
Flag proposal #12 - Image by Ivan Sache, 15 April 2005
Proposal #12 is quartered per saltire white-red-white-blue with a green star placed in each white triangle. The star placed in the left triangle is tilted to the upper left corner whereas the other star points upwards.
Ivan Sache, 15 April 2005