Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A new tartan has been created for INTERPOL by one of the world’s leading tartan designers.
The traditional patterned cloth was commissioned by the United Kingdom, in advance of INTERPOL’s 92nd General Assembly which will be held in Glasgow from 4 to 7 November.
The General Assembly is INTERPOL’s supreme governing body, made up of representatives from each of its 196 member countries. It is the largest global gathering of senior law enforcement officials.
The design was loosely based on the tartan of Scotland’s Black Watch Regiment, formed in 1739 to “Watch upon the braes", meaning “to guard the hills”. The infantry battalion was tasked with keeping the peace in the Scottish Highlands and was described by designer Brian Wilton MBE, also known as Scotland’s “Tartan Ambassador", as “a very worthy forerunner of today’s international police body”.
The bespoke tartan features the blue of INTERPOL interwoven with the colours of the UK flag. A wide navy-blue band comprised of 92 threads represents the 92 INTERPOL General Assemblies.
On either side of the navy band, are the threads of 7, 9, 19 and 23 signifying 7 September 1923, the precise date of the 1923 Congress which marked the foundation of INTERPOL.
#INTERPOLGA
A new tartan has been created for INTERPOL by one of the world’s leading tartan designers.
The traditional patterned cloth was commissioned by the United Kingdom, in advance of INTERPOL’s 92nd General Assembly which will be held in Glasgow from 4 to 7 November.
The General Assembly is INTERPOL’s supreme governing body, made up of representatives from each of its 196 member countries. It is the largest global gathering of senior law enforcement officials.
The design was loosely based on the tartan of Scotland’s Black Watch Regiment, formed in 1739 to “Watch upon the braes", meaning “to guard the hills”. The infantry battalion was tasked with keeping the peace in the Scottish Highlands and was described by designer Brian Wilton MBE, also known as Scotland’s “Tartan Ambassador", as “a very worthy forerunner of today’s international police body”.
The bespoke tartan features the blue of INTERPOL interwoven with the colours of the UK flag. A wide navy-blue band comprised of 92 threads represents the 92 INTERPOL General Assemblies.
On either side of the navy band, are the threads of 7, 9, 19 and 23 signifying 7 September 1923, the precise date of the 1923 Congress which marked the foundation of INTERPOL.
#INTERPOLGA
