List of Korean flags

This is a list of flags used by Korea, as both entities: the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea claim to be the sole legitimate government over all of "Korea".

This article also includes the flags used by the Joseon Dynasty and Korean Empire.

Korean Peninsula flag

FlagDateUseDescription
1991 – presentKorean Unification FlagUsed to represent the whole of Korea when North and South participate together in international sporting events.

National

FlagDateUseDescription
Present national flags of North and South Korea
1948–1949 1949–1984 1984–1997 1997–2011 2011–presentFlag of the Republic of Korea
(Taegeukgi)		White field with a red and blue taegeuk in the center and four black trigrams, one in each corner of the flag
1948–1992 1992–presentFlag of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea
(Ramhongsaek Konghwagukki) 		Red field with a blue bar on the top and bottom and a star in the center known as the red flag
Historical versions
1392The royal flag of the Goryeo dynastyAlso known as the "Bong-gi".
1800The personal standard of the king of the Joseon dynasty
1856Flag of the Joseon dynasty
1876The personal standard of the king of Korea
1882–1910 Flag of the Korean Empire


The third version from the top is depicted in the 1882 U.S. Navy book, Flags of Maritime Nations. Lowest is the version found in the 1944 United States postage stamp series.

The former Korean imperial flag had a different taegeuk from that in the current South Korean flag. Note that the 1882 U.S. Navy depiction may be left-right reversed. The arrangement of the trigrams was not officially fixed until an ordinance of 1948, when the South Korean government was established.
1919-1948The flag of the Provisional Government of the Republic of KoreaIn exile in Shanghai and Chungking located in China
1946-1948 Flag of the People's Republic of Korea Used by the People's Committees throughout postwar Korea

National Government (South Korea)

FlagDateUseDescription
Presidential Standard
1967 – presentPresidential StandardTwo Phoenix taking golden Hibiscus syriacus under their wings.
Standard of the Prime Minister
1988 – presentStandard of the Prime MinisterGolden Hibiscus syriacus inlaid in symbolic Hibiscus syriacus insignia
Flag of the National Government
1988–2016Flag of the National GovernmentSymbolic Hibiscus syriacus insignia, inlaid with the word 정부, or the National Government.
2016 – presentFlag of the National GovernmentTaeguk with the words "Republic of Korea Government" below.

Military

FlagDateUseDescription
North Korea
1948 - presentFlag of the People's Army
1948 – presentNaval ensign of North KoreaShows Mount Paektu and Heaven Lake.
1948 - presentFlag of the People's Navy
1948 - presentFlag of the People's Air Force
South Korea
1948 - presentFlag of the Ministry of National DefenseInsignia of the Ministry on red field.
1946 - presentFlag of the ArmyInsignia of the Army on a field parted per fess, above is white, below is blue.
1955 – presentNaval ensign and jackTaegeuk on crossed anchors, in a white canton on a blue field.
1952 – presentFlag of the Marine CorpsThe resemblance to the flag of the U.S. Marine Corps shows the strong American influence on the creation of South Korean government and military.
1952 - presentFlag of the Air Force
Joseon
War flagShows a version of the Lo shu magic square.

See also

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