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| [[File:Early Nguyen Dynasty Flag.svg|border|100px]] || 1802–1885|| Flag of emperors [[Gia Long]] and [[Tự Đức]]. This was originally the personal banner of Emperor Gia Long (r. 1802–1820). It was used as a national flag beginning in 1863. || The ''Long tinh'' or Dragon Spirit Flag. '''Influences:''' Yellow is the color of an emperor. <nowiki>[</nowiki>"Emperor" is ''hoàng đế'' ({{linktext|皇|帝}}). ''Hoàng'' ({{linktext|黃}}) is Sino-Vietnamese for "yellow".<nowiki>]</nowiki> The color red is connected to "south". |
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| [[File:Flag of Central Vietnam (1885-1890).svg|border|100px]] || 1885–1890 || Flag of Emperor [[Đồng Khánh]] || ''Đại Nam Kỳ'' (National Flag of the Great South). ''Đại Nam'' ({{linktext|大|南}}, great south) was the official name of Vietnam at this time. "大" is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise, while "南" is rotated 90 degree clockwise. |
| [[File:Flag of Central Vietnam (1885-1890).svg|border|100px]] || 1885–1890 || Flag of Emperor [[Đồng Khánh]] || ''Đại Nam Kỳ'' (National Flag of the Great South). ''Đại Nam'' ({{linktext|大|南}}, great south) was the official name of Vietnam at this time. "大" is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise, while "南" is rotated 90 degree clockwise. |
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Revision as of 17:02, 12 June 2013
The following is a list of flags of Vietnam.
National flag and State flag
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November 30, 1955 - present | State flag and civil ensign. | A large yellow star centered on a red field (2:3). |
Royal standards
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| File:Early Nguyen Dynasty Flag.svg | 1802–1885 | Flag of emperors Gia Long and Tự Đức. This was originally the personal banner of Emperor Gia Long (r. 1802–1820). It was used as a national flag beginning in 1863. | The Long tinh or Dragon Spirit Flag. Influences: Yellow is the color of an emperor. ["Emperor" is hoàng đế (皇帝). Hoàng (黃) is Sino-Vietnamese for "yellow".] The color red is connected to "south". |
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1885–1890 | Flag of Emperor Đồng Khánh | Đại Nam Kỳ (National Flag of the Great South). Đại Nam (大南, great south) was the official name of Vietnam at this time. "大" is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise, while "南" is rotated 90 degree clockwise. |
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1890–1920 | Flag of Emperor Thành Thái | A yellow field with three red stripes. The stripes represent the Quẻ Càn, or Qian trigram, also interpreted as representing the three regions of Vietnam (North, Central, and South). Influences: 
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1920–1945 | Flag of emperors Khải Định and Bảo Đại | A yellow field with a single red stripe. Referred to as the Long tinh or Dragon Spirit Flag. Influences: 
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May 8 – August 30, 1945 | Flag of emperors Bảo Đại | A yellow field with a single red stripe. Referred to as the Long tinh or Dragon Spirit Emperor Flag. Influences: 
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Governmental standards
Military flags
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? | Flag of Vietnam People's Army | A yellow star centered on a red field, and yellow words "Quyết thắng" (determined to win) in the upper left (2:3). |
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1955 - 1975 | Flag of ARVN | Yellow flag with three stripes, and the emblem of ARVN (gold eagle) in the middle (28:37). |
Areas with special status
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1868–1945 | Flag of French Cochinchina[1] | A yellow field with black border. Cochinchina is a precursor of South Vietnam. Influences : File:Early Nguyen Dynasty Flag.svg |
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1946–1948 | Flag of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina (Nam Kỳ Cộng hòa quốc) | A yellow field with two white strips and three blue strips. Influences : 
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1888–1889 | Flag of the Kingdom of Sedang[2] | A white cross centered on a blue field. |
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1948–1955 | Flag of Sip Song Chau Tai (Liên bang Thái tự trị) | A vertical bicolour triband of blue-white-blue[3] in the ratio 2:3, with a red star what has 16 rays charged in the centre. Influences : 
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1969–1976 | Flag of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam. | A yellow star on a red and blue background. Influences:  .
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? - 1975 | Flag of Khmer Mountain Tribes | A green field with a white star what has 16 rays charged in the left. |
Historical flags
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1887 – 1923 | Flag of French colonial empire | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red. |
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1923 – March 9, 1945 | The "protectorate flag" of French Indochina | French flag canton on a yellow field. Influences:
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March 9 – March 11, 1945 | Flag of Empire of Japan and the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere | Flag ratio: 7:10. Disc is shifted 1% towards the hoist (left). |
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March 11 – May 8, 1945 | Flag of the Empire of Vietnam (Japanese puppet state) | A yellow field with a single red stripe. |
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May 8 – August 30, 1945 | Flag of the Empire of Vietnam | A yellow field with three red stripes. The stripes represent the Quẻ Ly, or Li trigram. Influences : 
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June 2, 1948 – April 30, 1975 | Flag of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam (1948-1949), the State of Vietnam (1949-1955) and South Vietnam (1955-1975) | A yellow field, with three red stripes. Identical to Thành Thái's flag:
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August 18, 1945 – November 30, 1955 | Flag of the Viet Minh state in Northern Vietnam. Adopted by the Viet Minh in 1941. | A red field with a large yellow star. |
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November 30, 1955 – present | Flag of North Vietnam (1955-1976) and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–present) | A red field with a large yellow star. Influences: Previous Flag of North Vietnam with the star sharpened following a similar modification of the Flag of the Soviet Union. |
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1930 | Flag of Vietnamese Nationalist Army, used at Yen Bai mutiny[4]. | Two equal horizontal bands, red (top) and white (bottom). |
See also
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