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|year_adopted     = 1996
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The '''emblem of the [[Commonwealth of Independent States]]''' ({{lang-ru|Флаг Содружества Независимых Государств}}) depicts a yellow sun on a dark blue field, with eight bending poles holding the sun. 

==Description==
[[File:Stamp 2011 CIS-20 (1).JPG|thumbnail|2011 stamp of [[Ukraine]]]]
The poles represent the [[Commonwealth of Independent States|CIS]] members, who signed the [[New Union treaty]] on December 21, 1991 ([[Armenia]], [[Azerbaijan]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], [[Moldova]], [[Tajikistan]], [[Turkmenistan]], and [[Uzbekistan]]). The design (which reflects the one of the [[Flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States|flag of the Commonwealth]]) symbolizes the desire for equal partnership, unity, peace and stability.

==See also==
*[[Flag of the Commonwealth of Independent States]]
*[[Branding national myths and symbols]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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[[Category:Seals of organizations|Commonwealth Of Independent States]]

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