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The national symbols of South Korea are official and unofficial flags, icons, or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative, or otherwise characteristic of South Korea (the Republic of Korea) and of its culture.
The Taegeuk represents peace and harmony. The five petals all have meaning and are related to South Korea's national flower, the Hibiscus syriacus, or Rose of Sharon (Korean: 무궁화; Hanja: 無窮花, mugunghwa). The emblem was announced on 10 December 1963.
National symbols (2 types) 1 Taegeukgi (태극기) The Taegeukgi is the national flag of the Republic of Korea (South Korea), and the Taegeukgi itself is a cultural symbol intuition. 2 Rose of Sharon (무궁화) Rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus) is the national flower of the Republic of Korea (South Korea) and has historical implications in ...
Flags of Korea (2 C, 3 P) H. Korean heraldry (1 C, 5 P) N. ... Pages in category "National symbols of Korea" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Present national flags of North and South Korea 1948–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. Current, post-1992 version shown. 1948–present Flag of the Republic of Korea (Taegeukgi)
Before 1876, Korea did not have a national flag, but the king had his own royal standard. The lack of a national flag became a quandary during negotiations for the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876, at which the delegate of Japan displayed the Japanese national flag, whereas the Joseon dynasty had no corresponding national symbol to exhibit. At that ...
Civil and state flag and ensign of the First, Second, Third, Fourth and the Fifth Republic of South Korea. This flag was standardized by the National Flag Correction Committee, and announced by the Ministry of Education and Culture in October 1949. The exact colors were not specified. [1] [2] 21 February 1984 – 14 October 1997
Orders, decorations, and medals of South Korea (6 C, 3 P) Pages in category "National symbols of South Korea" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.