CHAPTER I

Rotary Code of Policies 234
January 2013
2) The Rotary Marks when printed in more than one color may be printed only in the official,
Rotary colors; namely, royal blue and gold for the Rotary emblem, the TRF logo and the Interact
emblem; and red and gold for the Rotaract emblem.
3) The emblem shall not be manufactured or used in combination with any other emblem or
name except in accordance with RI’s sponsorship and cooperative relationship policies and under
the provisions of RI’s licensing system.
4) The Rotary emblem shall not be printed or used in any manner on the business stationery or
business cards of any person, firm, or corporation (except RI and the member clubs of RI which
may make such use of the emblem).
5) The Rotary emblem shall not be used by any person, firm or corporation as a trademark, nor
shall the word "Rotary" be used as a trade name or brand or as descriptive of any article of
merchandise. (November 2007 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 32)
Source: January 1956 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 94; Amended by November 2000 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 133; Amended by November 2007 Mtg., Bd. Dec. 32
33.030. Use of Emblem
33.030.1. Rotary Emblem Specifications
The official emblem of RI is a gear wheel of six spokes or arms, 24 teeth or cogs and a
keyway; one tooth is placed on the center line of each arm and three in between the
center lines of arms. The wheel is designed in accordance with the proportions given in
the table below. The two words “Rotary International” appear in depressed spaces in the
rim. With the wheel standing on edge, the word “Rotary” appears in the depression at the
top which occupies a space of about five teeth, and the word “International” appears in
the depression at the bottom which occupies the space of about nine and one-half (9 1/2)
teeth. On each side and between these two depressions are two other depressions without
lettering. The space between any two of these four depressions is about two units in
accordance with the proportions given below and the space between the depressions and
either edge of the rim is one and one-half (1 1/2) units. The arms are tapered and elliptical
in cross-section. When the wheel is standing on edge with the word “Rotary” at the top,
the center lines of two opposing arms form a vertical diameter of the wheel, and bisect
the keyway which has reached the highest point in its revolution. The sides of the teeth
are slightly convexed outward, so that the space left between teeth is approximately
mechanically correct. The proportions for the correct design are
Overall diameter 61 units
Center to base or root of teeth 26 units
Width of rim (inside edge to base of teeth) 8½ units
Hub diameter 12 units
Shaft diameter 7 units
Arms or Spokes
Width where they join the rim (sides projected) 5 units
Width at center of shaft (sides projected) 7 units