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"Taegukgi" redirects here. For the film, see Taegukgi (film).
The national flag of the Republic of Korea, also known as the Taegeukgi (also romanized as Taegukgi, Korean: 태극기; lit. taegeuk flag), has three parts: a white rectangular background, a red and blue taegeuk in its center, accompanied by four black trigrams, one in each corner. Flags similar to the current Taegeukgi were used as the national flag of Korea by the Joseon dynasty, the Korean Empire, as well as the Korean government-in-exile during Japanese rule. South Korea adopted the Taegeukgi for its national flag when it gained independence from Japan on 15 August 1945.
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Taegeukgi / Taegukgi (Korean: 태극기, Hanja: 太極旗) | |
Use | National flag and ensign |
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Proportion | 2:3 |
Adopted | January 27, 1883; 141 years ago (1883-01-27) (original version, used by the Joseon dynasty) June 29, 1942; 81 years ago (1942-06-29) (during Japanese occupation, by the exiled Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea) October 15, 1949; 74 years ago (1949-10-15) (for South Korea, by the first Republic of Korea, current geometry) May 30, 2011; 13 years ago (2011-05-30) (current colors) |
Design | A white field with a centered red and blue taegeuk surrounded by four trigrams |
Designed by | Lee Eung-jun and Ma Jianzhong (Designed) Park Yung-hyo (Selected) Gojong (Approved) |
Naval jack | |
Use | Naval jack |
Proportion | 2:3 |
Design | A blue field with a white canton that has a red and blue taegeuk superimposed on two crossed anchors. |
Governmental ensign | |
Use | Government ensign |
Proportion | 2:3 |
Design | A white field with the logo of the government in the middle |
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Flag of South Korea | |
Hangul | 태극기 |
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Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Taegeukgi |
McCune–Reischauer | T'aegŭkki |
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