North Korea Flag

How to identify it

Blue, red, blue horizontal bands with thin white lines, and a red five-pointed star inside a white disc toward the flagpole side.

Design and construction

Adoption and legal status

The design was adopted in 1948 with the founding constitution.

History of the design

The flag replaced use of the traditional Korean taeguk flag in the northern state. Its red star and striped field belong to the design introduced with the new state in 1948.

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