List of flags of French Indochina explained

The following is a list of flags of French Indochina from 18 February 1859 to 9 March 1945.^{[1] [2]}

Union flags

See main article: Flag of France.

Government

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	17 October 1887 to 9 March 1945	State flag and civil ensign	A tricolour flag featuring three vertical bands coloured blue (hoist side), white, and red (2:3).
	1867 – 9 March 1945	Flag of the governor colony	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red on swallow tail blue ensign (1:2). Influences:
	1923–1945		A vertical tricolour of blue, white and red on swallow tail yellow ensign. (proportions 1:2). Influences:

Military

Subjects

Annam and Tonkin

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1858–1885	Diplomatic flag of Dainamese empire^[3]	Yellow field with gold border (2:3).
	1885–1890		National name centered on the yellow field (2:3). Influences:
	1923 – 9 March 1945		French flag canton on a yellow field (2:3). Influences:
Imperial standards
Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1885–1890		Standard of Dainamese emperor, beside, used as the [provisional] national flag. Influences:
	1890–1920		A yellow field with a single red stripe. The flag of dragon and star, originally designed by Emperor Thành Thái.^[4] ^[5] ^[6] Highly same as the Spanish flag. Influences:
	1920 – 8 May 1945		The flag of dragon and star, used as the [official] national flag in 1945. Influences:
Personal standards of emperors
Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1802–1945		The flag of yellow and dragon (黃龍旗 / Hoàng-long kì) or emperor (天子旗 / Thiên-tử kì). Flag ratio is 1:2.
	1922–1945	[Rectangle] Personal standard of emperors of Nguyễn dynasty (Hoằng Tôn and Bảo Đại)	Flag ratio is 2:3. Influences:
	1802–1945		Flag ratio is 5:3.

Laos

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1713–1947
	1707–1893
	1887–1945		Influences:
	1887–1975		Influences:

Cambodia

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1863–1948		Similar flag to the present flag, but instead of 2 blue bands above and bottom, it was a dark blue banner and a small red banner inside.
	1863–1993	Royal and personal standard of the King	Red flag with a dark blue rectangle inside, with elements from the Royal Arms of Cambodia in gold.

Cochinchina

Organizations

• Political organizations

• Political parties

• Religional organizations

• Social organizations

• Illegal organizations

See also

• French colonial flags
• List of flags of Vietnam
• List of flags of Laos
• List of flags of Cambodia
• French possessions and colonies in Southeast Asia

References

• L'enseignement au Vietnam pendant la période coloniale, 1862–1945 : La formation des intellectuels vietnamiens

Notes and References

1. https://fotw.info/flags/vn-inchn.html Drapeux indochinoises
2. http://ourtac2.free.fr/colonies/asie/Indochine_Francaise/Indochine_Francaise_pays/Indochine_Francaise_pays.htm L'union indochinoise 1859–1954, résumé historique – drapeaux ci-dessous
3. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c046857811&view=1up&seq=331&size=300 L'illustration : journal universel. v.32 (July–Dec 1858)
4. Book: Dang. Thanh Thuy Vo. Anticommunism as cultural praxis: South Vietnam, War, and Refugee Memories in the Vietnamese American Community. 28 March 2011. 2008. San Diego, California. 9780549560173.
5. Web site: Vietnam. Ben. Cahoon. www.worldstatesmen.org.
6. https://web.archive.org/web/20050512031344/http://www.vpac-usa.org/flag/The%20National%20Flag%20of%20VN.pdf The National Flag of Viet Nam: Its Origin and Legitimacy