List of South Korean flags
Updated: 5/20/2026, 7:04:17 PM Wikipedia source
This is a list of flags used in South Korea, from 1945 to the present.
Tables
· National flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | 15 August 1948 – 14 October 1949 | Civil and state flag and ensign of the First Republic of South Korea. | This flag was designed by the first National Assembly. |
| | 15 October 1949 – 20 February 1984 | 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 on 15 October 1949. The exact colors were not specified. |
| | 21 February 1984 – 14 October 1997 | Civil and state flag and ensign of the Fifth and Sixth Republic of South Korea. | On 21 February 1984, with the enactment of regulations on the South Korean flag, the South Korean government re-designated the colors. The exact color was not specified. |
| | 15 October 1997 – 29 May 2011 | Civil and state flag and ensign of the Sixth Republic of South Korea. | On 15 October 1997, the South Korean government officially specified the exact colors to be used on the flag via presidential decree. |
| | 30 May 2011 – present | Civil and state flag and ensign of South Korea. | On 30 May 2011, the South Korean government re-specified the colors. |
· National government flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | 1967–present (design update in 2020) | Presidential Standard | Two phoenixes over a golden Hibiscus syriacus |
| | 2022–2025 | Flag of the Presidential Office | Insignia of the Presidential Office with wordmark in Korean 대한민국 대통령실 ("Presidential Office of the Republic of Korea") |
| | 2025 | Flag of the Presidential Office | Insignia of the Presidential Office with wordmark in Korean 대한민국 대통령실 ("Presidential Office of the Republic of Korea"), with the revived Blue House insignia |
| | 2013–2022 2025–present | Flag of the Blue House | Insignia of the Blue House with wordmark in Korean 대한민국 청와대 ("Cheong Wa Dae of the Republic of Korea") |
| | 1988–present | Standard of the prime minister | Golden Hibiscus syriacus inlaid in white symbolic Hibiscus syriacus insignia |
| | 1949 (original) – 1988 (design update) – March 2016 | Flag of the national government | Symbolic Hibiscus syriacus insignia, inlaid with the word 정부 ("Government"). |
| | March 2016 – present | Flag of the national government | Symbolic Taeguk insignia, with wordmark 대한민국정부 ("Government of the Republic of Korea"). |
| | 2005–present | Flag of the South Korean national police agency | Insignia of the South Korean National Police, with the words 경찰청 ("Police Agency") |
| | 2005–present | Flag of the South Korean coast guard | Insignia of the South Korean coast guard, with the words 해양경찰청 ("Maritime Police Agency") |
| | 2004–present | Flag of the South Korean Supreme Prosecutors' Office | Insignia of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office, with the words 검찰 / "Prosecution Service" |
| | 2022–present | Flag of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials | Insignia of the Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, with the words 고위공직자범죄수사처 ("Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials") |
| | ?–2018 | Flag of the National Election Commission | Symbolic Hibiscus syriacus insignia, inlaid with the character 選 |
| | 2018–present | Flag of the National Election Commission | Symbolic Hibiscus syriacus insignia, inlaid with word 선거 |
| | 1998–present | Flag of the Board of Audit and Inspection | Insignia of the Board of Audit and Inspection with the word 감사원 |
| | 2001–present | Flag of the National Human Rights Commission | Insignia of the NHRCK with the word 국가인권위원회 |
| | 1949–2016 | Flag of the Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces | White flag with a Hibiscus syriacus superimposed by a blue north pointer |
| | 2016–present | Flag of the Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces | Symbolic Taeguk insignia, with grey words 이북5도위원회 ("Committee for the Five Northern [Korean] Provinces") |
· Military flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | 1948–present | Flag of the Armed Forces | Insignia of the armed forces on a red field. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Minister of National Defense | Insignia of the armed forces and four stars on a red field. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Vice Minister of National Defense | Insignia of the armed forces and four stars on a blue field. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | Crimson flag with the insignia of the JCS and the words 합동참모본부. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | Insignia of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on a crimson field. |
| | 1946–present | Flag of the Army | Insignia of the army on a field parted per fess; above is white, below is blue. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Chief of Staff of the Army | Insignia of the Chief of Staff and four stars on a red field. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Daejang | Four stars and a Hibiscus syriacus on a red field. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Jungjang | Three stars and a Hibiscus syriacus on a red field. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Sojang | Two stars and a Hibiscus syriacus on a red field. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Junjang | A star and a Hibiscus syriacus on a red field. |
| | 1955–present | Naval ensign, navy flag, and naval jack | Taegeuk on crossed anchors in a white canton on a blue field |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Chief of Naval Operations | Insignia of the Chief of Naval Operations and four stars on a blue field |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Daejang | Four stars and a Hibiscus syriacus on a blue field. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Jungjang | Three stars and a Hibiscus syriacus on a blue field. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Sojang | Two stars and a Hibiscus syriacus on a blue field. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Junjang | A star and a Hibiscus syriacus on a blue field. |
| | 1952–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. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Commandant of the Marine Corps | Three stars above the insignia of the Marine Corps on a red field. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Jungjang | Three stars and a Hibiscus syriacus on a red field. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Sojang | Two stars and a Hibiscus syriacus on a red field. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Junjang | A star and a Hibiscus syriacus on a red field. |
| | 1952–present | Flag of the Air Force | Insignia of the air force on a sky blue field. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force | Insignia of the Chief of Staff and four stars on a sky blue field. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Daejang | Four stars and a Hibiscus syriacus on a sky blue field. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Jungjang | Three stars and a Hibiscus syriacus on a sky blue field. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Sojang | Two stars and a Hibiscus syriacus on a sky blue field. |
| | ?–present | Flag of the Junjang | A star and a Hibiscus syriacus on a sky blue field. |
| | 1975–2023 | Flag of the Republic of Korea Civil Defense Corps | Insignia of the Civil Defense Corps on a white field. |
| | 2023–present | Flag of the Republic of Korea Civil Defense Corps | Insignia of the Civil Defense Corps on a white field. |
| | 1968–present | Flag of the Republic of Korea Reserve Forces | Insignia of the Reserve Forces on a blue field. |
· Political flags
Current
Current
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Former
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Former
| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
| Current | |||
| | 2020–present | People Power Party | |
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| | 2024–present | Democratic Party of Korea | |
| | 2024–present | Reform Party | |
| | 2020–present | Minsaeng Party | |
| | 2020–present | Women's Party | |
| | 2014–present | Justice Party | |
| | 2015–present | New National Participation Party | |
| Former | |||
| | 2019–2020 | New Conservative Party | |
| | 2019–2020 | New Conservative Party | |
| | 2018–2020 | Bareunmirae Party | |
| | 2017–2020 | Liberty Korea Party | |
| | 2016–2022 | Socialist Revolutionary Workers' Party | |
| | 2016–2018 | Bareun Party | |
| | 1995–2006 | United Liberal Democrats | |
| | 1992–1994 | Unification National Party | |
| | 1995–1997 | New Korea Party | |
| | 1987–1990 | Reunification Democratic Party | |
| | 1985–1988 | New Korean Democratic Party | |
| | 1987–1990 | Democratic Justice Party | |
| | 1981–1987 | Democratic Justice Party | |
| | 1981–1988 | Democratic Korea Party | |
| | 1976–1979 | South Korean National Liberation Front Preparation Committee | Modelled the flag of North Korea and the flag of Viet Cong |
| | 1967–1980 | New Democratic Party | |
| | 1949–1950s | Flag of Ilminism | |
| | 1946–1959 | Northwest Youth League | |
| | 1946–1949 | Korean National Youth Association | |
| | 1946–1949 | Workers' Party of South Korea | |
· Flags of legislatures
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
| | 1948–2014 | Flag of the National Assembly | |
| | 2014–present | Flag of the National Assembly | |
| | 1991–2014 | Flag of regional councils | |
| | 2014–present | Flag of regional councils |
References
- 관보http://theme.archives.go.kr/viewer/common/archWebViewer.do?bsid=200300954967&dsid=000000000003&gubun=search
- Ministry of the Interior and Safetyhttp://www.mois.go.kr/eng/sub/a03/nationalSymbol/screen.do
- Tertitskiy 2016, p. 276.