Cephalopodcast

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Sure, nations of the world have their flags to fly. But what if you want to consider yourself a citizen of planet Earth? There is a flag for that too.

Created on May 17, 1970 by James W. (Jim) Cadle of St. Joseph, Illinois

Jim designed the Flag of Earth, then hand crafted sewn flags of various sizes, and sold them on his website. Many of the radio observatories around the world, particularly those involved in SETI (the Search for ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence) fly a Flag of Earth as a reminder of the purpose of the searches.

Officially, The Flag of Earth, while on Earth, has had no display protocol. On November 1, 2003, the Flag of Earth became part of the public domain.

• Flag of the Earth
• Free FotE image download
• Order the FotE in various sizes, from $20-$50 US
• SETI and the FotE
• Fictional Flags of the Earth from SF and television