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Flag of Korea

Historical and Conceptual Nation in Eastern Asia

Page last modified 05/05/2024

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Korean Unification Flag

Adopted in 2003
Used as an other/miscellaneous flag
The officially recognized proportion is 2:3

No notes

IMAGE SOURCE: English Wikipedia

Korean Unification Flag

Adopted in 2002
Abolished in 2003
Used as an other/miscellaneous flag
The officially recognized proportion is 2:3

No notes

IMAGE SOURCE: English Wikipedia

Korean Unification Flag

Adopted in 1991
Abolished in 2002
Used as an other/miscellaneous flag
The officially recognized proportion is 2:3

Used to represent both North & South Korea for international sporting events.

IMAGE SOURCE: English Wikipedia

Flag of the People's Republic of Korea

Adopted in 1945
Abolished in 1946
Used as a national flag
The officially recognized proportion is 2:3

Provisional government of Korea

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Flag of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea

Adopted in 1919
Abolished in 1945
Used as an other/miscellaneous flag
The officially recognized proportion is 2:3

Korean Government in exile in China

From Korea's annexation into Japan to the proclamation of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea, no flag for Korea was officially in use. However, some might argue the flag of the Korean Empire could still be used to represent Korea.

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Flag of the Empire of Korea

Adopted in 1897
Abolished in 1910
Used as a national flag and naval jack(?)
This flag has no official proportion

Several variants of this flag were used until Japan's annexation of Korea in 1910.

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Royal Standard of the Joseon Dynasty

Adopted in 1882
Abolished in 1907
This flag has no official proportion

This flag is commonly used to represent the Joseon Dynasty, however various other flags (including the flag of the Korean Empire) were used at different points in Joseon's history.