The flag of Europe or European flag consists of a navy blue flag with twelve golden stars in a circle. It was designed and adopted in 1955 by the Council of Europe as a symbol for the whole of Europe.
Statue of the Blessed Virgin in Strasbourg Cathedral (1859)
Demi Vollering, wearing the 2026 European championship medal and jersey
Protesters in Kyiv waving Ukrainian and European flags during the Euromaidan demonstrations in 2013
European flag with the Ukrainian trident at a pro-EU rally in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 24 November 2013
A circle of stars often represents unity, solidarity and harmony in flags, seals and signs, and is also seen in iconographic motifs related to the Woman of the Apocalypse as well as in Baroque allegor
Flag of Europe
…The flag of Europe or European flag consists of a navy blue flag with twelve golden stars in a circle. It was designed and adopted in 1955 by the Council of Europe (CoE) as a symbol for the whole of Europe. Since 1985, the flag has also been a symbol…
Carlo Dolci, Madonna in Glory, c. 1670, oil on canvas, Stanford Museum, California
Diego Velázquez's Immaculate Conception 1618.
6th century synagogue Zodiac, Beit Alpha, Israel
A star circle halo is found on a ceiling fresco in an Annunciation Church located in Fuchstal, a Municipality of the Bavarian district of Landsberg, Germany.