Esperanto jubilee symbol

Because of its shape, the symbol is sometimes informally called the melon (melono), egg (ovo) or rugby ball (rugbea pilko).

With a Latin E on one side and a Cyrillic Э (for Эсперанто) on the other, it can be interpreted as being inclusive of East and West.

At the time, the Cold War was being waged between the United States and the Soviet Union, and they represented the largest enemies in the world.

Currently, many people use the Jubilee Symbol to represent international Esperanto culture as a whole.

Variations of the symbol involve the addition of a green star, the addition of the text "ESPERANTO", a national or local symbol, or a combination of the three.