List of South Korean flags
This is a list of flags used in South Korea, during from 1945 to the present.
National flags
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August 15, 1948 – October 15, 1949 | Civil and state flag and ensign of the First Republic of South Korea. | This flag was designed by the first National Assembly. |
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October 15, 1949 – October 1997 | Civil and state flag and ensign of the First Republic of South Korea. | This flag was designed by the Ministry of Education and Culture in October 1949. The exact colors were not specified. |
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October 1997 – present | Civil and state flag and ensign of the 6th Republic of South Korea. | In October 1997, the South Korean government officially specified the exact colors to be used on the flag via presidential decree. |
National government flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1967 – present | Presidential Standard | Two phoenixes 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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March 2016 – present | Flag of the national government | Symbolic Taeguk insignia, with wordmark in Korean 대한민국정부 ("National Government of the Republic of Korea"). |
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1949 (original) – 1988 (design update) – March 2016 |
Flag of the national government | Symbolic Hibiscus syriacus insignia, inlaid with the words 정부 ("National Government"). |
Military flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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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 jack (maritime flag) | Taegeuk on crossed anchors in a white canton on a blue field |
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1951 – present | Flag of the marine corps | The similarity with the flag of the United States Marine Corps shows the strong influence of the United States since the creation of South Korean armed forces. |
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1951 – 2005 | Old roundel of the air force | Used until the 2000s |
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2005 – present | Roundel of the air force | Used after the 2000s |
Korean coast guard flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2005 – present | Flag of the Korea Coast Guard | This flag has three diagonal lines of red, yellow, and blue. |
Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1946 – 1996 | Old flag of Seoul | The circle in the center of the emblem represents a street[clarification needed] and the octagonal symbol stands for the eight mountains surrounding Seoul. |
Minorities
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1976 – 1979 | Flag of the South Korean People's Front Preparation Committee | Similar to the flag of North Korea |
Provincial-level division flags
| Flag | Name | Geocode | Description |
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Busan | KR-26 | Flag of Busan since March 28, 1995 |
| North Chungcheong Province | KR-43 | Flag of North Chungcheong Province | |
| South Chungcheong Province | KR-44 | Flag of South Chungcheong Province | |
| Daegu | KR-27 | Flag of Daegu since October 10, 1996 | |
| Daejeon | KR-30 | Flag of Daejeon | |
| Gangwon | KR-42 | Flag of Gangwon Province | |
| Gwangju | KR-29 | Flag of Gwangju | |
| Gyeonggi Province | KR-41 | Flag of Gyeonggi Province since 2006 | |
| North Gyeongsang Province | KR-49 | Flag of North Gyeongsang Province | |
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South Gyeongsang Province | KR-49 | Flag of South Gyeongsang Province |
| Incheon | KR-28 | Flag of Incheon | |
| Jeju | KR-49 | Flag of Jeju Province since July 2006 | |
| File:Symbol of Jeonbuk.svg | North Jeolla Province | KR-45 | Flag of North Jeolla Province |
| South Jeolla Province | KR-46 | Flag of South Jeolla Province | |
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Sejong City | KR-50 | Flag of Sejong City |
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Seoul | KR-11 | Flag of Seoul |
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Ulsan | KR-31 | Flag of Ulsan |
North Korean provincial flags
As the South Korean government claims the territory of North Korea as its own, provincial flags also exist for the North Korean provinces that are claimed by South Korea. The following are flags of the five Korean provinces located entirely north of the Military Demarcation Line as according to the South Korean government, as it formally claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire Korean Peninsula.
| Flag | Name | Geocode | Description |
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North Hamgyeong Province | - (KP-09) |
Flag of North Hamgyeong Province, claimed by South Korea |
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South Hamgyeong Province | - (KP-08) |
Flag of South Hamgyeong Province, claimed by South Korea |
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Hwanghae Province | - (KP-05 and KP-06) |
Flag of Hwanghae Province, claimed by South Korea |
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North Pyeongan Province | - (KP-03) |
Flag of North Pyeongan Province, claimed by South Korea |
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South Pyeongan Province | - (KP-02) |
Flag of South Pyeongan Province, claimed by South Korea |