List of flags of Vietnam
Appearance
The following is a list of flags of Vietnam.
National flag and State flag
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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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
Flag | Duration | Use | Name/Description |
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File:Early Nguyen Dynasty Flag.svg | 1863–1885 | 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: ![]() |
Governmental standards
Military flags
Military pendants
Historical flags
Flag | Duration | Use | Name/Description |
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1923 – March 1945 | The "protectorate flag" of French Indochina | French flag canton on a yellow field. Influences: ![]() ![]() |
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May 8 – August 30, 1945 | Flag of the Empire of Vietnam (Japanese puppet state) | A yellow field with three red stripes. The stripes represent the Quẻ Ly, or Li trigram. Influences: ![]() ![]() |
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1946–1948 | Flag of the Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina (Nam Kỳ Cộng hòa quốc) | A yellow field with three blue strips. Cochinchina is a precursor of South Vietnam. 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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1960–1975 | Flag of the Vietcong. This was briefly the legal flag of South Vietnam after Saigon fell in 1975. | A yellow star on a red and blue background. Influences: ![]() |
See also
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