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English: The earliest surviving depiction of the flag of Korea, as published in a U.S. Navy book Flags of Maritime Nations in July 1882.
한국어: 太極旗 朝鮮의 國旗 光緒七年 / 태극기 조선의 국기 광서칠년
日本語: 太極旗朝鮮の国旗光緒七年
中文:太極旗朝鮮國旗光緒七年
العربية: العلم الكوري سنة 1882م.
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U.S. Navy book Flags of Maritime Nations, 1882. Source for this scan: Chosun Ilbo article of January 26, 2004 20:39 KST, online at http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200401/200401260030.html

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current14:20, 2 August 2006Thumbnail for version as of 14:20, 2 August 2006300 × 216 (14 KB)Himasaramfirst known image of flag this flag was designed in 1882 {{PD-US}} or {{PD-USGov-Military-Navy}} if what I've heard about the source text of the book this came from is true. 68.39.174.238 00:45, 17 July 2006 (UTC) Originally up
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