This is a list of flags used in South Korea, from 1945 to the present.
See main article: Flag of South Korea.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Civil and state flag and ensign of the First Republic of South Korea. | This flag was designed by the first National Assembly. | |||
| 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] | |||
| Civil and state flag and ensign of the Fifth and Sixth Republic of South Korea. | In 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. | |||
| Civil and state flag and ensign of the Sixth 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. | |||
| present | Civil and state flag and ensign of South Korea. | In May 2011, the South Korean government re-specified the colors. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 - present | Presidential Standard | Two phoenixes over a golden Hibiscus syriacus | ||
| 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 Korean: 정부 ("Government"). | ||
| March 2016present | Flag of the national government | Symbolic Taeguk insignia, with wordmark in Korean Korean: 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") | ||
| ? - 2018 | Flag of the National Election Commission | Symbolic Hibiscus syriacus insignia, inlaid with the character Korean: 選 | ||
| 2018 - present | Flag of the National Election Commission | Symbolic Hibiscus syriacus insignia, inlaid with word Korean: 선거 | ||
| 1949 - 2016 | Flag of the Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces | White flag with a Hibiscus syriacus superimposed by a blue delta symbol represented north | ||
| 2016 - present | Flag of the Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces | Symbolic Taeguk insignia, with grey words Korean: 이북5도위원회 ("Committee for the Five Northern [Korean] Provinces") |
| 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 | |||
| ?–present | Flag of the Vice Minister of National Defense | |||
| ?–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 | |||
| 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 | |||
| ?–present | Flag of the Daejang | |||
| ?–present | Flag of the Jungjang | |||
| ?–present | Flag of the Sojang | |||
| ?–present | Flag of the Junjang | |||
| 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 | |||
| ?–present | Flag of the Daejang | |||
| ?–present | Flag of the Jungjang | |||
| ?–present | Flag of the Sojang | |||
| ?–present | Flag of the Junjang | |||
| 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 | |||
| ?–present | Flag of the Jungjang | |||
| ?–present | Flag of the Sojang | |||
| ?–present | Flag of the Junjang | |||
| 1952–present | Flag of the Air Force | |||
| ?–present | Flag of the Chief of Staff of the Air Force | |||
| ?–present | Flag of the Daejang | |||
| ?–present | Flag of the Jungjang | |||
| ?–present | Flag of the Sojang | |||
| ?–present | Flag of the Junjang | |||
| 1968–present | Flag of the Republic of Korea Reserve Forces |
| Flag | Date | Party | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | ||||
| 2020–present | ||||
| 2020–present | ||||
| ?–present | ||||
| ?–present | ||||
| 2015–present | ||||
| Former | ||||
| 2019–2020 | ||||
| 2018–2020 | ||||
| 2017–2020 | ||||
| 2016–2022 | ||||
| 2016–2018 | ||||
| 1995–2006 | ||||
| 1992–1994 | ||||
| 1995–1997 | ||||
| 1987–1990 | ||||
| 1985–1988 | ||||
| 1987–1990 | ||||
| 1981–1987 | ||||
| 1981–1988 | ||||
| 1976–1979 | Modelled the flag of North Korea and the flag of Viet Cong | |||
| 1967–1980 | ||||
| 1949–1950s | Flag of Ilminism | |||
| 1946–1959 | ||||
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948–2014 | Flag of the National Assembly | |||
| 2014–present | Flag of the National Assembly | |||
| 1991–2014 | Flag of municipal council flags | |||
| 2014–present | Flag of municipal council flags |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978–present | Flag of South Korean courts | Dark blue flag with the emblem of South Korean courts in the middle. | ||
| 1988–2017 | Flag of the Constitutional Court of Korea | Dark blue flag with the emblem of the Constitutional Court of Korea in the middle | ||
| 2017–present | Flag of the Constitutional Court of Korea | Dark blue flag with the emblem of the Constitutional Court of Korea in the middle |
See also: Committee for the Five Northern Korean Provinces. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Hamgyeong Province | - (KP-09) | Flag of North Hamgyeong Province, claimed by South Korea | ||
| South Hamgyeong Province | - (KP-08) | Flag of South Hamgyeong Province, claimed by South Korea | ||
| Hwanghae Province | - (KP-05 and KP-06) | Flag of Hwanghae Province, claimed by South Korea | ||
| North Pyeongan Province | - (KP-03) | Flag of North Pyeongan Province, claimed by South Korea | ||
| South Pyeongan Province | - (KP-02) | Flag of South Pyeongan Province, claimed by South Korea |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 - 1996 | Old flag of Seoul | The circle in the center of the emblem represents a street and the octagonal symbol stands for the eight mountains surrounding Seoul. | |
| 1962 - 1995 | Old flag of Busan | ||
| 1995 - 2023 | |||
| 1977 - 1996 | Old flag of Daegu | The emblem is designed during the Japanese rule. | |
| 1996 - 2001 | |||
| 2001 | |||
| 1972 - 1995 | Old flag of Daejeon | Before upgraded to a municipality in 1989, Daejeon was a city under the South Chungcheong Province's management. | |
| 1977 - 1996 | Old flag of Incheon | ||
| 1986 - 1988 | Old flag of Gwangju | ||
| 1988 - 2000 | |||
| 1969 - 1998 | Old flag of North Chungcheong Province | ||
| 1998 - 2023 | |||
| 1962 - 1998 | Old flag of South Chungcheong Province | ||
| 1998 - 2012 | |||
| 1970 - 1997 | Old flag of Gangwon Province | ||
| 1997 - 2023 | |||
| 1967 - 1996 | Old flag of Gyeonggi Province | ||
| 1996 - 2006 | |||
| 2006 - 2021 | |||
| 1966 - 1997 | Old flag of North Gyeongsang Province | ||
| 1974 - 1999 | Old flag of South Gyeongsang Province | ||
| 1969 - 1987 | Old flag of North Jeolla Province | ||
| 1987 - 1991 | |||
| 1991 - 1997 | |||
| 1997 - 2009 | |||
| 2009 - 2024 | |||
| 1969 - 2000 | Old flag of South Jeolla Province | ||
| 2000 - 2016 | |||
| 1969 - 2009 | Old flag of Jeju Province | ||
| 1949 - 2019 | Old flag of North Pyeongan Province, claimed by South Korea |