List of flags of Cambodia
Appearance
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This list describes the evolution of Cambodian flags, as well as other flags used within Cambodia and Governmental agencies.
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State
[edit]National
[edit]Flag | Duration | Usage | Description |
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1948–1970
1993–present |
Flag of the Kingdom of Cambodia | Three horizontal bands of blue, red and blue and a depiction of Angkor Wat in white with black outlining.[1] |
Ceremonial
[edit]Flag | Duration | Usage | Description |
---|---|---|---|
1948–1970
1993–present |
Ceremonial flag of Cambodia | Three vertical bands of blue, red and blue and a depiction of Angkor Wat in white with black outlining.[2] |
Government
[edit]Flag | Duration | Usage | Description |
---|---|---|---|
1993–present | Flag of the Parliament of Cambodia | A blue field with the emblem of the Cambodian Parliament in gold.[3] | |
1993–present | Flag of the Customs of Cambodia | A blue field with the emblem of the Customs of Cambodia.[4] |
Royal Standard
[edit]Flag | Duration | Usage | Description |
---|---|---|---|
1863–1970 | Flag of the King of Cambodia | A blue field surrounded by a red band with elements of the Royal arms of Cambodia in gold.[5] | |
1993–present | Flag of the King of Cambodia | A blue field with the emblem of the Royal arms of Cambodia in gold.[6] |
Military
[edit]Flag | Duration | Usage | Description |
---|---|---|---|
–present | Flag of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces | A red field with the Emblem of the Armed Forces.[7] | |
–present | Flag of the Royal Cambodian Army | A red field with the Emblem of the army.[7] | |
–present | Flag of the Royal Cambodian Navy | A blue field with the Emblem of the navy.[7] | |
–present | Flag of the Royal Cambodian Air Force | A dark blue field with the Emblem of the air force.[7] | |
–present | Flag of the Royal Cambodian Gendarmerie | A dark blue field with the Emblem of the gendarmerie.[7] |
Historical flags
[edit]National
[edit]Flag | Duration | Usage | Description |
---|---|---|---|
?–1863 | Alleged flag of the Krong Kampuchea Thipdei | A yellow pennant with green fringe. The claim that this flag existed is dubious and questioned.[8] | |
1863–1940 | Flag of the French protectorate of Cambodia | A red field surrounded by a blue band with a depiction of the Angkor Wat in white.[9][failed verification] | |
1940–1948 | Flag of the French protectorate of Cambodia | Three horizontal bands of blue, red and blue and a depiction of Angkor Wat in white.[9] | |
1942–1945 | Flag of the Japanese occupation of Cambodia | Red flag with white-outlined square followed by 4 small full white squares in each angle and another in the center. The claim that this flag existed is dubious and questioned.[10] | |
1948–1970 | Flag of the French protectorate of Cambodia
and the Kingdom of Cambodia |
Three horizontal bands of blue, red and blue and a depiction of Angkor Wat in white with either black or red outlining.[11] | |
1970–1975 | Flag of the Khmer Republic | A blue field with a red canton with a depiction of Angkor Wat in white with either black or red outlining and three stars in the upper fly.[12] | |
1975–1979 | Flag of Democratic Kampuchea | A red field with a simplified depiction of Angkor Wat in yellow.[13] | |
1979–1989 | Flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea | A red field with a simplified depiction of Angkor Wat in yellow, this time five towers instead of three.[14] | |
1989–1993 | Flag of the State of Cambodia | Two horizontal bands of red and blue with either the simplified depiction or a new five tower depiction of Angkor Wat in yellow.[15] | |
1992–1993 | Flag of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia | A United Nations blue field with a map of Cambodia in white and the Khmer word for Cambodia in blue.[16] | |
1993–present | Flag of the Kingdom of Cambodia | Three horizontal bands of blue, red and blue and a depiction of Angkor Wat in white with black outlining.[1][17] |
Other flags
[edit]Flag | Duration | Usage | Description |
---|---|---|---|
? | Flag of the Cambodian Chams ethnic | Following the official flag of Cambodia with a triangle on the left and the "Star and Crescent" as a symbol of Islam.[18] | |
? | Flag of the Khmer Loeu ethnic | The flag representing the Khmer Loeu (Mountain Khmer) ethnic groups.[19] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National flag (1993 - Present)".
- ^ "Ceremonial flag".
- ^ "Parliamentary flag".
- ^ "Customs flag".
- ^ "Royal Standards (1863 - 1970)".
- ^ "Royal Standards (1993 - Present)".
- ^ a b c d e "Sub-Decree on the Correction of Uniforms, Signs and Flags of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces" (PDF) (in Khmer). 21 April 2024. pp. 17–26. Retrieved 7 September 2024.
- ^ "Khmer Empire".
- ^ a b "French protectorate of Cambodia".
- ^ "Japanese occupation".
- ^ "First Kingdom of Cambodia".
- ^ "Khmer Republic".
- ^ "Democratic Kampuchea".
- ^ "People's Republic of Kampuchea".
- ^ "State of Cambodia".
- ^ "UNTAC".
- ^ "Second Kingdom of Cambodia".
- ^ "Crescent Moon - Dates to Pre Mohamed Era". volker-doormann.org.
- ^ "Mountain Khmer Tribes". markodehaeck.free.fr.