List of South Korean flags

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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

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Current

Former

Flag

Former

Flag	Date	Party	Description
Current
	2020–present	People Power Party
	2020–present	People Power Party
	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

관보
http://theme.archives.go.kr/viewer/common/archWebViewer.do?bsid=200300954967&dsid=000000000003&gubun=search
Ministry of the Interior and Safety
http://www.mois.go.kr/eng/sub/a03/nationalSymbol/screen.do
Tertitskiy 2016, p. 276.