List of Korean flags
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This is a list of flags used by Korea, as both entities: the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea claim to be the sole legitimate government over all of "Korea".
This article also includes the flags used by the Joseon Dynasty and Korean Empire.
Korean Peninsula flag
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1991 – present | Korean Unification Flag | Used to represent the whole of Korea when North and South participate together in international sporting events. |
National
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1948–1949 1949–1984 1984–1997 1997–2011 2011–present | Flag of the Republic of Korea (Taegeukgi) |
White field with a red and blue taegeuk in the center and four black trigrams, one in each corner of the flag |
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1948–1992 1992–present | Flag of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Ramhongsaek Konghwagukki) |
Red field with a blue bar on the top and bottom and a star in the center known as the red flag |
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1392 | The royal flag of the Goryeo dynasty | Also known as the "Bong-gi". |
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1800 | The personal standard of the king of the Joseon dynasty | |
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1856 | Flag of the Joseon dynasty | |
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1876 | The personal standard of the king of Korea | |
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1882–1910 | Flag of the Korean Empire
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The former Korean imperial flag had a different taegeuk from that in the current South Korean flag. Note that the 1882 U.S. Navy depiction may be left-right reversed. The arrangement of the trigrams was not officially fixed until an ordinance of 1948, when the South Korean government was established. |
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1919-1948 | The flag of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea | In exile in Shanghai and Chungking located in China |
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1946-1948 | Flag of the People's Republic of Korea | Used by the People's Committees throughout postwar Korea |
National Government (South Korea)
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1967 – present | Presidential Standard | Two Phoenix taking golden Hibiscus syriacus under their wings. |
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1988 – present | Standard of the Prime Minister | Golden Hibiscus syriacus inlaid in symbolic Hibiscus syriacus insignia |
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1988–2016 | Flag of the National Government | Symbolic Hibiscus syriacus insignia, inlaid with the word 정부, or the National Government. |
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2016 – present | Flag of the National Government | Taeguk with the words "Republic of Korea Government" below. |
Military
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1948 - present | Flag of the People's Army | |
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1948 – present | Naval ensign of North Korea | Shows Mount Paektu and Heaven Lake. |
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1948 - present | Flag of the People's Navy | |
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1948 - present | Flag of the People's Air Force | |
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1948 - present | Flag of the Ministry of National Defense | Insignia of the Ministry on red field. |
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1946 - present | Flag of the Army | Insignia of the Army on a field parted per fess, above is white, below is blue. |
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1955 – present | Naval ensign and jack | Taegeuk on crossed anchors, in a white canton on a blue field. |
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1952 – present | Flag of the Marine Corps | The resemblance to the flag of the U.S. Marine Corps shows the strong American influence on the creation of South Korean government and military. |
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1952 - present | Flag of the Air Force | |
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War flag | Shows a version of the Lo shu magic square. | |