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![[Star Trek flag]](../images/f/fic-ufp1.gif)
image by Zeljko Heimer
![[Star Trek flag]](../images/f/fic-ufp4.gif)
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![[Star Trek flag]](../images/f/fic-ufp5.gif)
image by Zeljko Heimer
The Star Trek Federation of Planets appears to use something closely based on the UN flag.
Stuart Notholt, 15 November 1995
The gif I got originally had black background, but I changed it to 'deep blue' (but I am ready to correct it if I am wrong). We were discussing once that black flags might be expected when mankind start to colonize outer space, as analogon to blue flags connected with maritime countries. I must say that this flag with black background looks to me much more apropriate then blue one.
Zeljko Heimer, May 1996
A recent episode of Deep Space Nine showed a flag in a courtroom situation which included the words "United Federation of Planets" along the bottom. One would think that being one of the three major powers in this quadrant of the galaxy would keep them from feeling compelled to write their name on the flag as well.
It's not a bad theory [black vs. blue], but given that Star Trek retains a lot of ties to naval concepts, I'm not so sure how much they'd change. Also, black flags seem to have an association with piracy or death -- I don't know if this prejudice might have disappeared in a couple of centuries.
Dipesh Navsaria, 9 June 1996
The United Federation of Planets flag has appeared only a handful of times. It appears in two slight variants in the early films: In Star Trek: The Motion Picture, one is seen hanging in the Enterprise's Recreation Room. In Star Trek II, the exact same flag (or perhaps a slight variant) is placed over Spock's casket at the film. On both occasions, the flag is a royal blue with a propotionally small Fedeatio