List of South Korean flags
This is a list of flags used in South Korea, from 1945 to the present.
National flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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August 15, 1948 – October 15, 1949 | Civil and state flag and ensign of the First Republic of South Korea. | This flag was designed by the first National Assembly. |
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October 15, 1949 – October 1984 | Civil and state flag and ensign of South Korea | This flag was designed by the Ministry of Education and Culture in October 1949. The exact colors were not specified. |
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October 15, 1984 – October 1997 | Civil and state flag and ensign of South Korea | Dimensions were specified in 1984. The exact colors were not specified. |
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October 15, 1997 – May 2011 | Civil and state flag and ensign of the Sixth Republic of South Korea. | In October 1997, the South Korean government officially specified the exact colors to be used on the flag via presidential decree. |
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May 30, 2011 – present | Civil and state flag and ensign of South Korea. | In 2011, the South Korean government re-specified the colors. |
National government flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1967–present | Presidential Standard | Two phoenixes taking golden Hibiscus syriacus under their wings |
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1988–present | Standard of the prime minister | Golden Hibiscus syriacus inlaid in symbolic Hibiscus syriacus insignia |
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March 2016 – present | Flag of the national government | Symbolic Taeguk insignia, with wordmark in Korean 대한민국정부 ("Government of the Republic of Korea"). |
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1949 (original) – 1988 (design update) – March 2016 |
Flag of the national government | Symbolic Hibiscus syriacus insignia, inlaid with the words 정부 ("Government"). |
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2009–present | Flag of the South Korean national police agency. |
Military flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1948–present | Flag of the armed forces | Insignia of the armed forces on a red field. |
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1946–present | Flag of the army | Insignia of the army on a field parted per fess; above is white, below is blue. |
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1955–present | Naval jack (maritime flag) | Taegeuk on crossed anchors in a white canton on a blue field |
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1952–present | Flag of the marine corps | The similarity with the flag of the United States Marine Corps shows the strong influence of the United States since the creation of South Korean armed forces. |
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1949–present | Flag of the air force | |
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1968–present | Flag of the Republic of Korea Reserve Forces |
South Korean coast guard flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2005–present | Flag of the South Korean coast guard |
Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1946–1996 | Old flag of Seoul | The circle in the center of the emblem represents a street and the octagonal symbol stands for the eight mountains surrounding Seoul. |
Minorities
| Flag | Date | Use | Description | Ref. |
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1976–1979 | Flag of the South Korean People's Front Preparation Committee | Similar to the flag of North Korea | [1] |
Provincial-level division flags
| Flag | Name | Geocode | Description |
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Seoul Special City | KR-11 | Flag of Seoul |
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Sejong Special Self-Governing City | KR-50 | Flag of Sejong City |
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Busan Metropolitan City | KR-26 | Flag of Busan |
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Daegu Metropolitan City | KR-27 | Flag of Daegu |
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Incheon Metropolitan City | KR-28 | Flag of Incheon |
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Gwangju Metropolitan City | KR-29 | Flag of Gwangju |
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Daejeon Metropolitan City | KR-30 | Flag of Daejeon |
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Ulsan Metropolitan City | KR-31 | Flag of Ulsan |
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Gyeonggi Province | KR-41 | Flag of Gyeonggi Province |
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Gangwon Province | KR-42 | Flag of Gangwon Province |
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North Chungcheong Province | KR-43 | Flag of North Chungcheong Province |
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South Chungcheong Province | KR-44 | Flag of South Chungcheong Province |
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North Jeolla Province | KR-45 | Flag of North Jeolla Province |
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South Jeolla Province | KR-46 | Flag of South Jeolla Province |
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North Gyeongsang Province | KR-47 | Flag of North Gyeongsang Province |
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South Gyeongsang Province | KR-48 | Flag of South Gyeongsang Province |
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Jeju Special Self-Governing Province | KR-49 | Flag of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province |
North Korean provincial flags
As the South Korean government claims the territory of North Korea as its own, provincial flags also exist for the North Korean provinces that are claimed by South Korea. The following are flags of the five Korean provinces located entirely north of the Military Demarcation Line as according to the South Korean government, as it formally claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire Korean Peninsula.
| Flag | Name | Geocode | Description |
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North Hamgyeong Province | - (KP-09) |
Flag of North Hamgyeong Province, claimed by South Korea |
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South Hamgyeong Province | - (KP-08) |
Flag of South Hamgyeong Province, claimed by South Korea |
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Hwanghae Province | - (KP-05 and KP-06) |
Flag of Hwanghae Province, claimed by South Korea |
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North Pyeongan Province | - (KP-03) |
Flag of North Pyeongan Province, claimed by South Korea |
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South Pyeongan Province | - (KP-02) |
Flag of South Pyeongan Province, claimed by South Korea |
References
- Tertitskiy 2016, p. 276.
Works cited
- Tertitskiy, Fyodor (August 2016). "Star and Stripes: History of the North Korean Flag and its Place in State Ideology" (PDF). Journal of Contemporary Korean Studies. 3 (1–2): 265–284. OCLC 6848975723.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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