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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
1967present Presidential Standard Two phoenixes taking golden Hibiscus syriacus under their wings
1988present Standard of the prime minister Golden Hibiscus syriacus inlaid in symbolic Hibiscus syriacus insignia
March 2016  present Flag of the national government Symbolic Taeguk insignia, with wordmark in Korean 대한민국정부 ("Government of the Republic of Korea").
1949 (original) 
1988 (design update) 
March 2016
Flag of the national government Symbolic Hibiscus syriacus insignia, inlaid with the words 정부 ("Government").
2009present Flag of the South Korean national police agency.

Military flags

Flag Date Use Description
1948present Flag of the armed forces Insignia of the armed forces on a red field.
1946present Flag of the army Insignia of the army on a field parted per fess; above is white, below is blue.
1955present Naval jack (maritime flag) Taegeuk on crossed anchors in a white canton on a blue field
1952present 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.
1949present Flag of the air force
1968present Flag of the Republic of Korea Reserve Forces

South Korean coast guard flags

Flag Date Use Description
2005present Flag of the South Korean coast guard Insignia of the South Korean coast guard, with the words 해양경찰청 ("Maritime Police Agency")

Historical flags

Flag Date Use Description
19461996 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.

Political flags

Flag Date Use Description Ref.
19761979 Flag of the South Korean People's Front Preparation Committee Similar to the flag of North Korea and the flag of Viet Cong [1]

Provincial-level division flags

Flag Name Geocode Description
Seoul Special City KR-11 Flag of Seoul
Sejong Special Self-Governing City KR-50 Flag of Sejong City
Busan Metropolitan City KR-26 Flag of Busan
Daegu Metropolitan City KR-27 Flag of Daegu
Incheon Metropolitan City KR-28 Flag of Incheon
Gwangju Metropolitan City KR-29 Flag of Gwangju
Daejeon Metropolitan City KR-30 Flag of Daejeon
Ulsan Metropolitan City KR-31 Flag of Ulsan
Gyeonggi Province KR-41 Flag of Gyeonggi Province
Gangwon Province KR-42 Flag of Gangwon Province
North Chungcheong Province KR-43 Flag of North Chungcheong Province
South Chungcheong Province KR-44 Flag of South Chungcheong Province
North Jeolla Province KR-45 Flag of North Jeolla Province
South Jeolla Province KR-46 Flag of South Jeolla Province
North Gyeongsang Province KR-47 Flag of North Gyeongsang Province
South Gyeongsang Province KR-48 Flag of South Gyeongsang Province
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
North Hamgyeong Province -
(KP-09)
Flag of North Hamgyeong Province, claimed by South Korea
South Hamgyeong Province -
(KP-08)
Flag of South Hamgyeong Province, claimed by South Korea
Hwanghae Province -
(KP-05 and KP-06)
Flag of Hwanghae Province, claimed by South Korea
North Pyeongan Province -
(KP-03)
Flag of North Pyeongan Province, claimed by South Korea
South Pyeongan Province -
(KP-02)
Flag of South Pyeongan Province, claimed by South Korea

See also

References

  1. 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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