List of flags of Vietnam
The following is a list of flags of Vietnam:[1]
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National flags[change | change source]
- Present
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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
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Apr. 30, 1975 - Jul. 2, 1976 | Flag of the South Vietnam | A yellow star on the red and blue background. |
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Nov. 30, 1955 - Jul. 2, 1976 | Flag of North Vietnam | A large yellow star centered on the red field (2:3). Influences: .svg){kind=small}
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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). |
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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: .svg){kind=small} 
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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). |
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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: 
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Apr. 17 - May 8, 1945 | Flag of the Empire of Vietnam | Yellow field with gold border (2:3). Influences: .svg){kind=small}
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Mar. 11 - Apr. 17, 1945 | Flag of the Empire of Vietnam | A yellow field with a single red stripe (1:2). Influences: .svg){kind=small}
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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). |
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1923 - Mar. 9, 1945 | The protectorate flag of Annam and Tonkin | French flag canton on a yellow field (2:3). Influences: 
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1885 - 1890 | The provisional flag of Dainamese empire | National name centered on the yellow field (2:3). Influences:
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1858 - 1885 | The diplomatic flag of Dainamese empire[4] | Yellow field with gold border (2:3). |
Government flags[change | change source]
Royal standards[change | change source]
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1778 - 1793 | Flag of Tây Sơn dynasty (Thái Đức) | Red field with yellow border. |
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1788 - 1802 | Flag of emperors Quang Trung and Quang Toản | Quang Trung Đế kỳ[5] (光中帝旗) or Quang Trung Emperor Standard. Influences: 
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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.[6] 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". |
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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. |
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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.[7][8][9] Influences:
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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: 
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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:  .
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Government standards[change | change source]
| 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[change | change source]
- Emperors
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1788 - 1802 | Standards of emperor Quang Trung | Quang Trung Đế kỳ (光中帝旗) or Quang Trung Emperor Standard. Influences:
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1821 - 1922 | Standard of emperor Nguyễn Thánh Tổ | Yellow field with gold border. |
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1922 - 1945 | Personal standard of emperors Khải Định and Bảo Đại | Flag ratio: 2:3. |
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1802 - 1945 | Imperial pennon of Nguyễn dynasty | Flag ratio: 1:2. |
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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:
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1955 - 1963 | Presidential standard of the First Vietnamese Republic | Tiết trực tâm hư[10] (2:3). Influences:
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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[10] (2:3). Influences:
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Ensigns[change | change source]
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1802–1885 | Ensign[11] of the Nguyễn dynasty | Flag ratio is 3:5. |
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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:  
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1868–1945 | Naval Ensign of Cochinchina | |
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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: 
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1956–1975 | Flag of Saint Tran | Flag ratio is 2:2. |
Military flags[change | change source]
- 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). |
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1958–present | Flag of Vietnam Border Defense Force | A yellow star centered on a red field (2:3). |
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1958–present | Flag of Vietnam Information and Communications Force | A yellow star centered on a red field (2:3). |
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1959–present | Flag of the Vietnam People's Air Force | A yellow star centered on a red field (2:3). |
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1955–2014 | Flag of Vietnam People's Navy | A yellow star centered on a red field (2:3). |
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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).[12] Influences: 
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- Republic of Vietnam Military Forces (1955 - 1975)
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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). |
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1955–1975 | Flag of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces | Flag ratio: 3:4. |
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1955–1975 | Flag of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam | Flag ratio: 3:4. |
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1952–1975 | Flag of the Republic of Vietnam Navy | Flag ratio: 2:3. |
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1955–1975 | Flag of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force | Flag ratio: 2:3. |
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1968–1975 | Flag of Republic of Vietnam Marine Division | Flag ratio: 2:3. |
- Others
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1961 - 1963 | Flag of Vietnamese Republican Youth Movement | Flag ratio is 2:3. |
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1955 - 1975 | Flag of Republic of Vietnam National Police[13] | Flag ratio: 2:3. |
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1949 - 1955 | Flag of Vietnamese National Army | Yellow flag with three stripes, and the name of State of Vietnam (3:4). Influences:
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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:
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1945 | Flag of Vanguard Youth | A large red star centered on the yellow field (2:3). |
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1930 - 1931 | Flag of the Red Guards of Nghe-Tinh Revolt | Flag ratio: 2:3. Influences: 
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1929 - 1946 | Flag of Vietnamese Revolutionary Army, used at Yên Bái mutiny[3] | Two equal horizontal bands, red (top) and white (bottom). Influences:
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1923 – March 9, 1945 | Flag of Tirailleurs indochinois | French flag canton on a yellow field (1:1). Influences: 
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| N/A | 1917 | Flag of the forces of Empire of Daihung[14] | 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[change | change source]
- Provinces
- Areas with special status
![Kingdom of Sedang[15] (1888 - 1889)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Sedang.svg/120px-Flag_of_Sedang.svg.png)
Kingdom of Sedang[15] (1888 - 1889)
![French Cochinchina[16] (1868 - March 9, 1945)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Flag_of_French_Cochinchina_%281868-1945%29.svg/120px-Flag_of_French_Cochinchina_%281868-1945%29.svg.png)
French Cochinchina[16] (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[17][18] (1944 - 1953)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/86/Flag_of_Tay_Khao.png/120px-Flag_of_Tay_Khao.png)
Tai Dón people[17][18] (1944 - 1953)
Montagnard country of South Indochina (1946 - 1950)
Tai Autonomous Territory (1946 - 1950)
![Tai Autonomous Territory[19] (1950 - 1955)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Flag_of_the_Tai_Dam_People.svg/120px-Flag_of_the_Tai_Dam_People.svg.png)
Tai Autonomous Territory[19] (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)
![Kingdom of Sedang[15] (1888 - 1889)](/wiki/File:Flag_of_Sedang.svg)
![French Cochinchina[16] (1868 - March 9, 1945)](/wiki/File:Flag_of_French_Cochinchina_(1868-1945).svg)
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![Tai Dón people[17][18] (1944 - 1953)](/wiki/File:Flag_of_Tay_Khao.png)
![Tai Autonomous Territory[19] (1950 - 1955)](/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_Tai_Dam_People.svg)
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Flags of organizations[change | change source]
- 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)
Vietnamese Nationalist Front (1945 - 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[20] (1968 - 1973)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e0/Flag_of_National_Progressive_Movement.svg/120px-Flag_of_National_Progressive_Movement.svg.png)
National Progressive Movement[20] (1968 - 1973)
Alliance of National, Democratic, and Peace Forces (1968 - 1977)
Vietnamese Fatherland Front (1977 - now)
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![National Progressive Movement[20] (1968 - 1973)](/wiki/File:Flag_of_National_Progressive_Movement.svg)
- 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[21] (1939 - 1940)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Drapeau_de_Groupe_Lumi%C3%A8re.svg/120px-Drapeau_de_Groupe_Lumi%C3%A8re.svg.png)
Enlightenment Association[21] (1939 - 1940)
Big Dipper Union (2003 - now)
![Enlightenment Association[21] (1939 - 1940)](/wiki/File:Drapeau_de_Groupe_Lumi%C3%A8re.svg)
![4-T Union[22] (1965 - 1970)](/wiki/File:4-T.png)
Historical flags[change | change source]
![Poulo Condor under the EIC[23] (1702 - 1705)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/British_East_India_Company_flag.svg/120px-British_East_India_Company_flag.svg.png)
Poulo Condor under the EIC[23] (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)
![Poulo Condor under the EIC[23] (1702 - 1705)](/wiki/File:British_East_India_Company_flag.svg)
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References[change | change source]
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- ↑ Dang, Thanh Thuy Vo (2008). Anticommunism as cultural praxis: South Vietnam, War, and Refugee Memories in the Vietnamese American Community. San Diego, California. ISBN 978-0-549-56017-3. Retrieved 2011-03-28.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Cahoon, Ben. "Vietnam". www.worldstatesmen.org.
- ↑ "The National Flag of Viet Nam: Its Origin and Legitimacy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-05-12. or in Vietbao.com Archived 2007-05-13 at the Wayback MachineArchived May 12, 2005[Date mismatch], at the Wayback MachineArchived May 12, 2005, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Republic of Vietnam Presidential flag
- ↑ Marine drapeau pavillon Chine - Japon - Cochinchine - Corée litho 1858
- ↑ "Nguyen Tan Dung and navy". Archived from the original on 2005-05-12.
- ↑ Đại nhạc hội Cảm Ơn Anh kỳ 5 Đại nhạc hội Cảm Ơn Anh kỳ 6 Đại nhạc hội Cảm Ơn Anh - Người Thương Binh VNCH kỳ 6 Lễ vinh danh Quân lực Việt Nam Cộng hòa Archived 2013-12-06 at the Wayback Machine Hội ái hữu CSQG Georgia - 2009 Archived 2013-02-04 at the Wayback Machine Hội ái hữu CSQG Georgia Archived 2013-10-15 at the Wayback Machine Hội CSQG San Diego 2010 Archived 2013-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Stamps of 4-T Union
- ↑ Vietnam's flags