List of Korean flags

This is a list of flags used by Korea, as both entities: the Republic of Korea and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea claim to be the sole legitimate government over all of "Korea".

This article also includes the flags used by the Joseon Dynasty and Korean Empire.

Korean Peninsula flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1991 – present	Korean Unification Flag	Used to represent the whole of Korea when North and South participate together in international sporting events.

National

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Present National Flags of South and North Korea
	1997–present	Flag of the Republic of Korea (Taegeukgi)	White field with a red and blue taegeuk in the center and four black trigrams, one in each corner of the flag
	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
Historical versions
	1392	The royal flag of the Goryeo dynasty	Also known as the "Bong-gi".
	1800	The personal standard of the king of the Joseon dynasty
	1856	Flag of the Joseon dynasty
	1876	The personal standard of the king of Korea
	1882–1910	Flag of the Korean Empire The third version from the top is depicted in the 1882 U.S. Navy book, Flags of Maritime Nations. Lowest is the version found in the 1944 United States postage stamp series.	The former Korean imperial flag had a different taegeuk from that in the current South Korean flag. Note that the 1882 U.S. Navy depiction may be left-right reversed. The arrangement of the trigrams was not officially fixed until an ordinance of 1948, when the South Korean government was established.

National Government (South Korea)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Presidential Standard
	1967 – present	Presidential Standard	Two Phoenix taking golden Hibiscus syriacus under their wings.
Standard of the Prime Minister
	1988 – present	Standard of the Prime Minister	Golden Hibiscus syriacus inlaid in symbolic Hibiscus syriacus insignia
Flag of the National Government
	1988–2016	Flag of the National Government	Symbolic Hibiscus syriacus insignia, inlaid with the word 정부, or the National Government.
	2016 – present	Flag of the National Government	Taeguk with the words "Republic of Korea Government" below.

Military

Flag	Date	Use	Description
North Korea
	1948 - present	Flag of the People's Army
	1948 – present	Naval ensign of North Korea	Shows Mount Paektu and Heaven Lake.
	1948 - present	Flag of the People's Navy
	1948 - present	Flag of the People's Air Force
South Korea
	? - present	Flag of the Ministry of National Defense	Insignia of the Ministry on red field.
	1946 - present	Flag of the Army	Insignia of the Army on a field parted per fess, above is white, below is blue.
	1955 – present	Naval ensign and jack	Taegeuk on crossed anchors, in a white canton on a blue field.
	1952 – present	Flag of the Marine Corps	The resemblance to the flag of the U.S. Marine Corps shows the strong American influence on the creation of South Korean government and military.
Joseon
		War flag

See also

• List of North Korean flags
• List of South Korean flags