Flag of Cambodia

Cambodia

Name	Khmer: ទង់ជាតិកម្ពុជា (The national flag of Cambodia)
Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	16:25
Adopted	1993 (previously used 1948–1970)
Design	Three horizontal bands of blue, red (double width) and blue, with a depiction of Angkor Wat in white centred on the red band.

Vertical display of the Flag of Cambodia

The national flag of Cambodia (Khmer: ទង់ជាតិ កម្ពុជា Tung-Cheat, "National flag") in its present form was originally adopted in 1948 and readopted in 1993, after the Constituent Assembly election in 1993 and restoration of the monarchy.

Since around 1850, the Cambodian flag has featured a depiction of Angkor Wat in the centre. The current flag, with a blue border and red central (the stripes are in the ratio 1:2:1) was adopted following Cambodia's independence in 1948. It was used until 9 October 1970, when a new flag was introduced for Lon Nol's Khmer Republic that lasted until the takeover of the Khmer Rouge in 1975. The subsequent state of Democratic Kampuchea, which existed from 1975 to 1979, used a red flag with a three-towered Angkor Wat design retained in yellow beginning in 1976. The People's Republic of Kampuchea was established in 1979, after the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia.

The Kampuchean National United Front for National Salvation (FUNSK) revived the flag adopted by the Khmer Issarak in the days of anti-French resistance for the new state. This flag had the same colour pattern as the DK flag, but with a yellow five-towered Angkor Wat silhouette. When the PRK renamed itself as "State of Cambodia" (SOC) in 1989, the flag's lower half became blue. The UNTAC flag was used during the 1992–1993 transitional period along with the flag of the SOC within Cambodia.

In 1993, the 1948 Cambodian flag was readopted. The current Cambodian flag, together with the flag of Afghanistan, the flag of Spain, and the flag of Portugal, are the only four state flags to feature a building. Red and blue are traditional colours of Cambodia.

The flag used today is the same as that established in 1948, although the older flag is sometimes said to have used a red outline for Angkor Wat while the current flag uses black specifically. Since that time, five other intervening designs have been used. Almost all made use of the image of the temple of Angkor Wat in one form or another. This famous temple site, which dates from the 12th century, was built by the Mahidharapura monarchs. It has five towers, but these were not always all depicted in the stylised version used on flags. The monarchy was restored in September 1993, the 1948 flag having been readopted in June of that year.

Symbolism

Royal standard

Royal Standard of the King of Cambodia

Adopted	1993
Design	azure, the royal arms or

The Royal Standard of the King of Cambodia (Khmer: ទង់ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ; literally, "King's Flag") is the personal flag of the Cambodian monarch. It was officially adopted in 1993, but its initial use dates back to 1941. It is also considered among the national symbols of Cambodia.

Historical national flags

Flag	Duration	Use	Colors scheme
	Pre-1863	Flag of the Khmer Empire
	1863 – 1948	Flag of the Kingdom of Cambodia during the French protectorate (1863 - 1941, 1945 - 1948) and the Japanese occupation (1941 - 1945).	Blue Red White RGB 3-46-161 224-0-37 255-255-255 Hexadecimal #032ea1ff #e00025ff #FFFFFF CMYK 98-71-0-37 0-100-83-12 0-0-0-0
	Claimed to be from March–October 1945	Dubious claimed flag of Cambodia during the Japanese occupation of Cambodia[1] [2]
	1948–1970, 1993–present	Flag of the Kingdom of Cambodia during the French protectorate (1948 – 1953) and after independence from France (1953 – 1970) and since the restoration of the monarchy in 1993.	Blue Red White RGB 3-46-161 224-0-37 255-255-255 Hexadecimal #032ea1ff #e00025ff #FFFFFF CMYK 98-71-0-37 0-100-83-12 0-0-0-0
	1970–1975	Flag of the Khmer Republic	Blue Red White RGB 0-0-128 204-0-0 255-255-255 Hexadecimal #000080ff #cc0000ff #FFFFFF CMYK 100-100-0-50 0-100-100-20 0-0-0-0
	1975–1976, 1990–1993	Flag of Democratic Kampuchea and National Government of Cambodia	Blue Red White RGB 3-46-161 224-0-37 255-255-255 Hexadecimal #032ea1ff #e00025ff #FFFFFF CMYK 98-71-0-37 0-100-83-12 0-0-0-0
	1976–1992	Flag of Democratic Kampuchea and Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea	Red Yellow RGB 218-18-26 252-221-9 Hexadecimal #da121aff #fcdd09ff CMYK 0-92-88-15 0-12-96-1
	1979–1989	Flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea	Red Yellow RGB 218-18-26 252-221-9 Hexadecimal #da121aff #fcdd09ff CMYK 0-92-88-15 0-12-96-1
	1989–1991	Flag of the State of Cambodia[3]	Blue Red Yellow RGB 0-0-128 218-18-26 252-221-9 Hexadecimal #000080ff #da121aff #fcdd09ff CMYK 100-100-0-50 0-92-88-15 0-12-96-1
	1992–1993	Flag of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)

See also

• List of Cambodian flags

References

External links

• Cambodia at Flags of the World