List of Taiwanese flags
Appearance
Taiwan has been controlled by various governments and has been associated with various flags throughout its history. Since 1945, the Republic of China controls the island; thus the flag most commonly associated with it is the Flag of the Republic of China.
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Current Flags
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1945– | Flag of the Republic of China. | A red field, with a blue canton containing a 12-ray white sun. |
Historical flags
Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1624–1662 | Flag of Dutch Formosa | Same as the Flag of the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
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1626–1642 | Flag of Spanish Formosa | Same as the Flag of the Spanish Empire |
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1661–1683 | Flag of the Kingdom of Tungning | The Han character "鄭" in a red circle outline on a plain white field. |
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1890–1895 | Flag of the Qing Dynasty | Azure Dragon on a plain yellow field with the red sun of the three-legged crow in the upper left corner. |
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1895 | Flag of the Republic of Formosa | Tiger on a plain blue filed with azure clouds below it. |
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1895–1945 | Flag of Taiwan under Japanese rule | Same as the Flag of the Empire of Japan |
Political divisions
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Below are the flags used in the political divisions of Taiwan.
Provinces
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Fujian Province | ||
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Taiwan Province |
Special municipalities
Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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2010– | Kaohsiung City
高雄市 |
Stylized "高". Colors symbolizing sunshine, vitality, environmental protection, & ocean.
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2010– | New Taipei City
新北市 |
Highly stylized "北" in the form of four hearts arranged to resemble a four-leaf clover. |
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2008– | Taichung City | |
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2010– | Tainan City | |
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2010– | Taipei City | |
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2014– | Taoyuan City |
Provincial cities
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Chiayi City | ||
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Hsinchu City | ||
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Keelung City |
Counties
Military flags
Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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Flag of the Republic of China Army (formerly National Revolutionary Army) | The Blue Sky with a White Sun with a red border. | |
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Republic of China Navy | Identical to the Kuomintang flag (see below). | |
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Republic of China Air Force | ||
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Republic of China Marine Corps | ||
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Republic of China Military Police | ||
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Armed Forces | ||
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Armed Forces Reserve | ||
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Republic of China Military Academy | ||
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Combined Logistics Command | ||
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ROCA General's Flag | ||
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Coast Guard Administration (Taiwan) | ||
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Chairman of the ROC Military Affairs Commission | ||
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National Defense University (Republic of China) |
Other state flags
Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1979– | Chinese Taipei's Olympic flag. | The ROC is recognized as "Chinese Taipei" in the Olympics, due to the political status of Taiwan. |
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1929– | Commander-in-Chief Flag of the Republic of China, also known as Standard of the President of the Republic of China | |
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1930– | Standard of the Vice President of the Republic of China (abolished) | |
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1947–1986 | Standard of the Vice President of the Republic of China | Abolished with Act of Ensign of the Republic of China Navy (海軍旗章條例) on Jan. 3rd, 1986. |
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1929–1966 | Civil Ensign of the Republic of China | Four serrated yellow stripes are added to the flag of the Republic of China for use as a civil ensign at sea. Present civil ensign is national flag. |
Political party flags
Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1895– | Kuomintang flag (shared as the Naval Jack of the nation). | The "Blue Sky with a White Sun", 12 rays of the sun represent progressive ideals. |
1986– | Democratic Progressive Party flag. | ||
2000– | Taiwan Solidarity Union flag. | ||
2000– | People First Party flag. | ||
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1952– | China Youth Corps flag. | |
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2015–2019 | Minkuotang flag. |