The national flag of the Republic of Korea, also known as the Taegeukgi (Korean: 태극기; Hanja: 太極旗), has three parts: a white rectangular background, a red and blue taegeuk in its center, accompanied by four black trigrams, one in each corner.

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)

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.

Although the style of the Taegeukgi design greatly varied throughout the 1880s to the 1940s, the Korean national flag represented an autonomous country from China, a unified collective nation capable of socio-political reform and participation in world politics, and the Korean people’s will to resist Japanese occupation and fight for ...

Dec 27, 2024 · With the yellow color on the flagpole, the Korean national flag has all five colors of obangsaek, the traditional Korean palette including white, black, red, blue, and yellow. It also means five orientations (blue: east, red: south, yellow: center, white: west, black: north).

The Korean flag was officially proclaimed the national flag on March 6, 1883 by King Gojong. Subsequently, a national flag style guide was issued, and in 1948, after the establishment of the Republic of Korea, the need to standardize flags was established.

Taegeukgi, the Korean national flag, features the taegeuk (yin and yang symbol) and sagwe (four groups of bars). The four sagwe each have a specific meaning: starting from the top left, moving clockwise, the geon bars symbolize air/south/summer; the gam bars symbolize water/west/autumn; the gon bars symbolize Earth/north/winter; and the ri bars ...

Jan 28, 2025 · flag of Korea, South national flag consisting of a white field bearing a central red-blue disk and four groups of black bars. The flag has a width-to-length ratio of 2 to 3.

The national flag of South Korea consists of a white background and Taeguk at the center, surrounded by four trigram, one one each corner of the flag. The national anthem is Aegukga and the currency is South Korean Won.

Sep 6, 2023 · The South Korean flag, known as the Taegukgi (???) in Korean, is a striking and symbolic national emblem that holds deep historical and cultural significance for the Korean people. Its design is both aesthetically pleasing and rich in …