List of flags of Vietnam
National flags
- Present
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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July 2, 1976 to present | State flag and civil ensign | A large yellow star centered on the red field (2:3). |
- Past
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Apr. 30, 1975 - Jul. 2, 1976 | Flag of the South Vietnam | A yellow star on the red and blue background. | |
Nov. 30, 1955 - Jul. 2, 1976 | Flag of North Vietnam | A large yellow star centered on the red field (2:3). Influences: | |
Jul. 2, 1949 - Oct. 26, 1955 Oct. 26, 1955 - Apr. 30, 1975 |
Flag of the State of Vietnam and then South Vietnam | A yellow field with three red stripes (2:3). | |
May 27, 1948 - Jul. 2, 1949 | Flag of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam what was designed by painter Lê Văn Đệ and adopted by Emperor Bảo Đại in 1948[2] | A yellow field with three red stripes (2:3).Influences: | |
Sep. 2, 1945 - Feb. 18, 1947 Oc. 1, 1954 - Nov. 30, 1955 |
Flag of Democratic Republic of Vietnam | A large yellow star centered on the red field (2:3). | |
May 8 – Au. 30, 1945 | Flag of the Empire of Vietnam | A yellow field with three red stripes. The stripes represent the Quẻ Ly, or Li trigram (☲). Influences: | |
Apr. 17 - May 8, 1945 | Flag of the Empire of Vietnam | Yellow field with gold border (2:3). Influences: | |
Mar. 11 - Apr. 17, 1945 | Flag of the Empire of Vietnam | A yellow field with a single red stripe (1:2). Influences: | |
Feb. 10 - Feb. 15, 1930 | Flag of the Republic of Vietnam (越南民國), used by Yên Bái mutiny[3] | Two equal horizontal bands, red [top] and white [bottom] (2:3). | |
1923 - Mar. 9, 1945 | The protectorate flag of Annam and Tonkin | French flag canton on a yellow field (2:3). Influences: | |
1885 - 1890 | The provisional flag of Dainamese empire | National name centered on the yellow field (2:3). Influences: | |
1858 - 1885 | The diplomatic flag of Dainamese empire[4] | Yellow field with gold border (2:3). |
Government flags
Royal standards
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1802 - 1885 | Flag of emperors Gia Long and Tự Đức. This was originally the personal banner of Emperor Gia Long (r. 1802–1820). It was used as a national flag beginning in 1863. | The Long tinh kỳ or Dragon Star Flag.[5] Influences: Yellow is the imperial color. ["Emperor" is hoàng đế (皇帝). Hoàng (黃) is Sino-Vietnamese for "yellow".] The color red is connected to "south". | |
1885 - 1890 | Flag of emperor Đồng Khánh | Đại Nam Đế Kỳ (Personal standard of the Emperor of Đại Nam). Đại Nam (大南, great south) was the official name of Vietnam at this time. | |
1890 - 1920 | Flag of emperors Thành Thái, Duy Tân and Khải Định | National flag of Dainam (Đại-Nam quấc-kì), originally designed by Emperor Thành Thái.[6][7][8] Influences: | |
1920 - 1945 | Flag of emperors Khải Định and Bảo Đại | A yellow field with a single red stripe. Referred to as the Long tinh or Dragon Star Flag. Influences: | |
May 8 - August 30, 1945 | Flag of emperor Bảo Đại | A yellow field with a single red stripe. Referred to as the Long tinh or Dragon Star Emperor Flag. Influences: . |
Government standards
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Nov. 1, 1963 - Oct. 26, 1964 | Flag of the Provisional Military Government of RVN | Flag of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces (3:4). |
Personal standards
- Emperors
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1821 - 1922 | Standard of emperor Nguyễn Thánh Tổ | Yellow field with gold border. | |
1922 - 1945 | Personal standard of emperors Khải Định and Bảo Đại | Flag ratio: 2:3. | |
1802 - 1945 | Imperial pennon of Nguyễn dynasty | Flag ratio: 1:2. | |
1802 - 1945 | Imperial pennon of Nguyễn dynasty | Flag ratio: 5:3. |
- Presidents
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1948 - 1955 | Personal standard of State Chief Bảo Đại | Standard of the State Chief of State of Vietnam (2:3). Influences: | |
1955 - 1963 | Presidential standard of the First Vietnamese Republic | Tiết trực tâm hư[9] (2:3). Influences: | |
1967 - 1975 | Presidential standard of the Second Vietnamese Republic as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces | Standard of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces[9] (2:3). Influences: |
Ensigns
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1802–1885 | Ensign[10] of the Nguyễn dynasty | Flag ratio is 3:5. | |
1923–1945, 1945–1949 |
Civil and Naval Ensign of French Indochina | A vertical tricolour of blue, white and red on swallow tail yellow ensign. (proportions 1:2). Influences: | |
1868–1945 | Naval Ensign of Cochinchina | ||
1952–1975 | Naval Ensign of the State of Vietnam and Republic of Vietnam | Yellow field with three red stripes and an anchor in the middle (2:3). Influences: | |
1956–1975 | Flag of Saint Tran | Flag ratio is 2:2. |
Military flags
- Vietnam People's Armed Forces (1944 to present)
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1955–present | Flag of Vietnam People's Army | A yellow star centered on a red field, and yellow words "Quyết thắng" (determined to win) in the upper left (2:3). | |
1958–present | Flag of Vietnam Border Defense Force | A yellow star centered on a red field (2:3). | |
1958–present | Flag of Vietnam Information and Communications Force | A yellow star centered on a red field (2:3). | |
1959–present | Flag of the Vietnam People's Air Force | A yellow star centered on a red field (2:3). | |
1955–2014 | Flag of Vietnam People's Navy | A yellow star centered on a red field (2:3). | |
2014–present | Ensign of the Vietnam People's Navy | A white flag with emblem of Vietnam People's Navy in its upper canton with a blue strip below (2:3).[11] Influences: |
- Republic of Vietnam Military Forces (1955 - 1975)
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1955–1975 | Republic of Vietnam War flag | Yellow flag with three stripes, and the emblem of (gold eagle) in the middle (3:4). | |
1955–1975 | Flag of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces | Flag ratio: 3:4. | |
1955–1975 | Flag of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam | Flag ratio: 3:4. | |
1952–1975 | Flag of the Republic of Vietnam Navy | Flag ratio: 2:3. | |
1955–1975 | Flag of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force | Flag ratio: 2:3. | |
1968–1975 | Flag of Republic of Vietnam Marine Division | Flag ratio: 2:3. |
- Others
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1961 - 1963 | Flag of Vietnamese Republican Youth Movement | Flag ratio is 2:3. | |
1955 - 1975 | Flag of Republic of Vietnam National Police[12] | Flag ratio: 2:3. | |
1949 - 1955 | Flag of Vietnamese National Army | Yellow flag with three stripes, and the name of State of Vietnam (3:4). Influences: | |
1945 - 1960 | Flag of Bình Xuyên | A dark red banner and a small blue banner inside, a small yellow star centered on a blue banner (2:3). Influences: | |
1945 | Flag of Vanguard Youth | A large red star centered on the yellow field (2:3). | |
1930 - 1931 | Flag of the Red Guards of Nghe-Tinh Revolt | Flag ratio: 2:3. Influences: | |
1929 - 1946 | Flag of Vietnamese Revolutionary Army, used at Yên Bái mutiny[3] | Two equal horizontal bands, red (top) and white (bottom). Influences: | |
1923 – March 9, 1945 | Flag of Tirailleurs indochinois | French flag canton on a yellow field (1:1). Influences: | |
N/A | 1917 | Flag of the forces of Empire of Daihung[13] | Five red round-stars centered on a yellow field with 4 black words Nam binh phục quốc (南兵復國) at the left. Influences: |
Flags of subjects
- Provinces
- Areas with special status
Kingdom of Sedang[14] (1888 - 1889)
French Cochinchina[15] (1868 - March 9, 1945)
Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina (June 1 - October 10, 1946)
Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina (October 10, 1946 - May 27, 1948), add two white stripes
Tai Dón people[16][17] (1944 - 1953)
Montagnard country of South Indochina (1946 - 1950)
Tai Autonomous Territory (1946 - 1950)
Tai Autonomous Territory[18] (1950 - 1955)
Tho Autonomous Territory (1947 - 1954)
Muong Autonomous Territory (1947 - 1954)
Khmer Loeu people (1947 - 1975)
Republic of Montagnard and Champa (1964 - 1965)
Republic of Champa (1965)
PRGR of South Vietnam in Lộc Ninh (1969 - 1976)
Flags of organizations
- Political org.s
Vietnam Restoration League (1912 - 1925)
Trotskyist League of Vietnam (1931 - 1946)
Vietnam National Restoration League (1939 - 1951)
League for the Independence of Vietnam (1941 - 1951)
Vietnam Revolutionary League (1942 - 1946)
BAJARAKA (1958 - 1964)
Liberation Front of Kampuchea Krom (1964 - 1985)
Front for the Liberation of Champa (1962 - 1964)
Front for the Liberation of Central Highlands (1964 - now)
FULRO (1964 - 1992)
National Liberation Front for South Vietnam (1960 - 1977)
National Social Democratic Front (1967 - 1975)
National Progressive Movement[19] (1968 - 1973)
Alliance of National, Democratic, and Peace Forces (1968 - 1977)
Vietnamese Fatherland Front (1977 - now)
- Political parties
Vietnamese Nationalist Party (1929 - 1945)
Communist Party of Vietnam (1930 - now)
Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam (1939 - now) and Vietnamese Nationalist Party (1945 - now)
New Greater Viet Party (1964 - now)
Greater Viet Revolutionary Party (1965 - now)
People's Action Party of Vietnam (1991 - now)
Democratic Party of Vietnam (2006 - now)
- Religional org.s
Hòa Hảo (1939 - now)
- Social org.s
Vietnamese Scout Association (1930 - now)
Enlightenment Association[20] (1939 - 1940)
Historical flags
Poulo Condor under the EIC[22] (1702 - 1705)
Flag of Tây Sơn uprising (1771 - 1778)
Indochinese Union (1887 - March 9, 1945) and Provisional Military Government (September 23, 1945 - May 27, 1948)
List Of Flags Of Vietnam Media
References
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- ↑ Lá quốc kỳ Việt Nam đầu tiên đã tung bay ở Thái Nguyên năm 1917
- ↑ Stamps of Sedang
- ↑ Cochin-China, Woven Silk Tobacco Premium Flag, 1910
- ↑ Symbols of Vietnam : New discoveries
- ↑ Flags in Vietnam
- ↑ Tay Dam - Vietnam
- ↑ National Progressive Movement
- ↑ Phong trào Nhà Ánh Sáng của Tự Lực văn đoàn 1 Archived 2017-01-02 at the Wayback Machine "2". Archived from the original on 2005-05-12.
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