List of flags of Vietnam

The following is a list of flags of Vietnam:

National flags

 Present
FlagDateUseDescription   July 2, 1976 to present  State flag and civil ensign  A large yellow star centered on the red field (2:3).
 Past
FlagDateUseDescription   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: border|25px   Jul. 2, 1949 - Oct. 26, 1955Oct. 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 A yellow field with three red stripes (2:3).Influences: border|25px border|25px   Sep. 2, 1945 - Feb. 18, 1947Oc. 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: border|25px   Apr. 17 - May 8, 1945  Flag of the Empire of Vietnam  Yellow field with gold border (2:3). Influences: border|25px   Mar. 11 - Apr. 17, 1945  Flag of the Empire of Vietnam  A yellow field with a single red stripe (1:2). Influences: border|25px border|100px  Feb. 10 - Feb. 15, 1930  Flag of the Republic of Vietnam (越南民國), used by Yên Bái mutiny  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: border|25px border|25px   1885 - 1890  The provisional flag of Dainamese empire  National name centered on the yellow field (2:3). Influences: border|25px   1858 - 1885  The diplomatic flag of Dainamese empireL'illustration : journal universel. v.32 (July-Dec 1858) 1  Yellow field with gold border (2:3).

Government flags
Royal standards
+FlagDateUseDescription 100px  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.Picking up old royal standards in Vietnam  – http://www.kyvatlichsucand.vn  Influences: Yellow is the imperial color. ["Emperor" is hoàng đế (). Hoàng () is Sino-Vietnamese for "yellow".] The color red is connected to "south". border|100px  1885 - 1890  Flag of emperor Đồng Khánh  Đại Nam Đế Kỳ (Personal standard of the Emperor of Đại Nam). Đại Nam (, great south) was the official name of Vietnam at this time. border|100px  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. or in Vietbao.com  Influences: 25px|border border|100px  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: 30px|link=Dragon Star Banner (1802-1885) border|100px 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: 30px|border|link=First flag of the Nguyễn dynasty.

Government standards
+FlagDateUseDescription   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
FlagDateUseDescription border|100px  1821 - 1922  Standard of emperor Nguyễn Thánh Tổ  Yellow field with gold border. 100px  1922 - 1945  Personal standard of emperors Khải Định and Bảo Đại  Flag ratio: 2:3. 100px  1802 - 1945  Imperial pennon of Nguyễn dynasty  Flag ratio: 1:2. 100px  1802 - 1945  Imperial pennon of Nguyễn dynasty  Flag ratio: 5:3.
 Presidents
FlagDateUseDescription   1948 - 1955  Personal standard of State Chief Bảo Đại  Standard of the State Chief of State of Vietnam (2:3). Influences: border|25px   1955 - 1963 Presidential standard of the First Vietnamese Republic  Tiết trực tâm hưRepublic of Vietnam Presidential flag (2:3). Influences: border|25px   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 (2:3). Influences: border|25px

Ensigns

FlagDateUseDescription   1802–1885  Ensign of the Nguyễn dynasty Flag ratio is 3:5. 100px  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: 30px|border|link=Flag of French Indochina 30px|link=Flag of the Governor Colony 100px  1868–1945  Naval Ensign of Cochinchina  border|100px  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: 30px|border|link=Flag of South Vietnam 100px  1956–1975  Flag of Saint Tran  Flag ratio is 2:2.

Military flags
 Vietnam People's Armed Forces (1944 to present)
FlagDateUseDescription   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). border|100px  1958–present  Flag of Vietnam Border Defense Force  A yellow star centered on a red field (2:3). border|100px  1958–present  Flag of Vietnam Information and Communications Force  A yellow star centered on a red field (2:3). border|100px  1959–present  Flag of the Vietnam People's Air Force  A yellow star centered on a red field (2:3). border|100px  1955–2014  Flag of Vietnam People's Navy  A yellow star centered on a red field (2:3).border|100px 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). Influences: border|25px border|25px
 Republic of Vietnam Military Forces (1955 - 1975)

FlagDateUseDescription border|100px  1955–1975  Republic of Vietnam War flag   Yellow flag with three stripes, and the emblem of  (gold eagle) in the middle (3:4). border|100px  1955–1975  Flag of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces  Flag ratio: 3:4. border|100px  1955–1975  Flag of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam  Flag ratio: 3:4. border|100px  1952–1975  Flag of the Republic of Vietnam Navy  Flag ratio: 2:3. border|100px  1955–1975  Flag of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force  Flag ratio: 2:3. border|100px  1968–1975  Flag of Republic of Vietnam Marine Division  Flag ratio: 2:3.
 Others
FlagDateUseDescription border|100px  1961 - 1963  Flag of Vietnamese Republican Youth Movement  Flag ratio is 2:3. border|100px  1955 - 1975  Flag of Republic of Vietnam National PoliceĐại 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  Hội ái hữu CSQG Georgia - 2009  Hội ái hữu CSQG Georgia  Hội CSQG San Diego 2010   Flag ratio: 2:3. 100px  1949 - 1955  Flag of Vietnamese National Army  Yellow flag with three stripes, and the name of  State of Vietnam (3:4). Influences: border|25px border|25px border|100px  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: border|25px border|100px  1945  Flag of Vanguard Youth  A large red star centered on the yellow field (2:3). border|100px  1930 - 1931  Flag of the Red Guards of Nghe-Tinh Revolt  Flag ratio: 2:3. Influences: border|25px border|100px  1929 - 1946  Flag of Vietnamese Revolutionary Army, used at Yên Bái mutiny  Two equal horizontal bands, red (top) and white (bottom). Influences: border|25px border|100px  1923 – March 9, 1945  Flag of Tirailleurs indochinois  French flag canton on a yellow field (1:1). Influences: 25px|border|link=Flag of France  border|25px N/A  1917  Flag of the forces of Empire of DaihungLá quốc kỳ Việt Nam đầu tiên đã tung bay ở Thái Nguyên năm 1917  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

Flags of organizations
 Political org.s

 Political parties

 Religional org.s

 Social org.s

Historical flags

References

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