Emblem of South Korea

National Emblem of the Republic of Korea 대한민국의 국장
Details
Armiger	Republic of Korea
Adopted	1963 (modified in 1997)
Escutcheon	Taegeuk; Hibiscus syriacus

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The National Emblem of the Republic of Korea (Hangul: 대한민국의 국장 / Hanja: 大韓民國의 國章) consists of the taeguk symbol present on the country's national flag surrounded by five stylized petals and a ribbon bearing the inscription of the official Korean name of the country (Daehan Minguk), in Hangul characters. The Taegeuk represents peace and harmony. The five petals all have meaning and are related to South Korea's national flower, the Hibiscus syriacus, or Rose of Sharon (mugunghwa (무궁화/無窮花). The emblem was adopted in 1963. The flower and yin-yang symbols are traditional symbols of the "Korean race".^[1]

Gallery

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  Seal of Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, 1919–1948
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  Emblem of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, 1919–1948
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  Emblem of South Korea, 1948–1963
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  Emblem of South Korea, 1963–1997
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  Seal of the President, with two phoenixes facing each other over a rose of Sharon.
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  Emblem of the National Government, a stylized Taeguk.
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  Emblem of the Prime Minister. A rose of Sharon enclosed by another.
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  Emblem of the National Assembly. The word "국회" meaning 'National Assembly' (gukhoe / 國會 in Hanja) appears in Hangul in the center of a rose of Sharon.

See also

• Flag of South Korea
• Emblem of North Korea
• Imperial Seal of Korea, uses plum blossom instead
• Taegeuk

References

External links

• Office of the President
• Office of the Prime Minister
• Korea.net