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The following is a list of flags of Vietnam .
National flag and State flag
Flag
Date
Use
Description
November 30, 1955 - present
State flag and civil ensign.
A large yellow star centered on a red field (2:3).
Royal standards
Flag
Duration
Use
Name/Description
File:Early Nguyen Dynasty Flag.svg
1863–1885
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 or Dragon Spirit Flag. Influences: Yellow is the color of an emperor. ["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 Kỳ (National Flag of the Great South). Đại Nam (大 南 , great south) was the official name of Vietnam at this time. "大" is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise, while "南" is rotated 90 degree clockwise.
1890–1920
Flag of Emperor Thành Thái
A yellow field with three red stripes. The stripes represent the Quẻ Càn , or Qian trigram , also interpreted as representing the three regions of Vietnam (North, Central, and South). 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 Spirit Flag. Influences:
May 8 – August 30, 1945
Flag of emperors Bảo Đại
A yellow field with a single red stripe. Referred to as the Long tinh or Dragon Spirit Emperor Flag. Influences:
Governmental standards
Military flags
Flag
Date
Use
Description
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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).
1955 - 1975
Flag of ARVN
Yellow flag with three stripes, and the emblem of ARVN (gold eagle ) in the middle (28:37).
Areas with special status
Historical flags
Flag
Duration
Use
Name/Description
1887 – 1923
Flag of French colonial empire
A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red.
1923 – March 1945
The "protectorate flag" of French Indochina
French flag canton on a yellow field. Influences:
March 11 – May 8, 1945
Flag of the Empire of Vietnam (Japanese puppet state)
A yellow field with a single red stripe.
May 8 – August 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 :
June 2, 1948 – April 30, 1975
Flag of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam (1948-1949), the State of Vietnam (1949-1955) and South Vietnam (1955-1975)
A yellow field, with three red stripes. Identical to Thành Thái's flag:
August 18, 1945 – November 30, 1955
Flag of the Viet Minh state in Northern Vietnam. Adopted by the Viet Minh in 1941.
A red field with a large yellow star.
November 30, 1955 – present
Flag of North Vietnam (1955-1976) and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (1976–present)
A red field with a large yellow star. Influences: Previous Flag of North Vietnam with the star sharpened following a similar modification of the Flag of the Soviet Union .
1930
Flag of Vietnamese Nationalist Army , used at Yen Bai mutiny [ 4] .
Two equal horizontal bands, red (top) and white (bottom).
See also
References
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Names in
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