The

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of South Korea, also known as the ''Taegeukgi'' (), consists of three components: a white rectangular background, a red and blue ''

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'' in its center, accompanied by four black

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, one in each corner. The predecessors to the current ''Taegeukgi'' were used as the national flag of Korea by the

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dynasty, the

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, as well as the Korean government-in-exile during Japanese rule. South Korea adopted ''Taegeukgi'' for its national flag in 1948.

History

In 1876, the absence of a

became an issue for Korea, at the time reigned over by the

dynasty. Before 1876, Korea did not have a national flag, but the king had his own royal standard. The lack of a national flag became a quandary during negotiations for the

Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876 The Japan–Korea Treaty of 1876 (also known as the Japan–Korea Treaty of Amity in Japan and the Treaty of Ganghwa Island in Korea) was made between representatives of the Empire of Japan and the Joseon, Kingdom of Joseon in 1876.Chung, Young ...

, at which the delegate of

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displayed the Japanese national flag, whereas the Joseon dynasty had no corresponding national symbol to exhibit. At that time, some proposed to create a national flag, but the Joseon government looked upon the matter as unimportant and unnecessary. By 1880, the proliferation of foreign negotiations led to the need for a national flag. The most popular proposal was described in the "Korea Strategy" papers, written by the Chinese delegate

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. It proffered to incorporate the

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of China into that of the Joseon dynasty of Korea. In response to the Chinese proposal, the Joseon government dispatched delegate Lee Young-Sook to consider the scheme with Chinese statesman and diplomat

Li Hongzhang Li Hongzhang, Marquess Suyi ( zh, t=李鴻章; also Li Hung-chang; February 15, 1823 – November 7, 1901) was a Chinese statesman, general and diplomat of the late Qing dynasty. He quelled several major rebellions and served in importan ...

. Li agreed with some elements of Huang's suggestion while accepting that Korea would make some alterations. The

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government assented to Li's conclusions, but the degree of enthusiasm with which the Joseon government explored this proposal is unknown. The issue remained unpursued for a period but reemerged with the negotiation of the

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, also known as the Shufeldt Treaty. The U.S. emissary

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suggested that Korea adopt a national flag to represent its sovereignty. The king of Joseon, Kojong, ordered government officials and

Kim Hong-jip Kim Hong-jip (; 1842 – February 11, 1896) was a Korean politician best known for his role as prime minister during the Kabo Reform period from 1895–1896. His name was originally Kim Goeng-jip () which he later changed to Kim Hong-jip ...

to begin working on a new flag. Kim Hong-jip in turn asked delegate to create the first design, which Lee Eung-jun presented to the Chinese official

Ma Jianzhong Ma Jianzhong (; 1845 – 1900), courtesy name Meishu (), also known as Ma Kié-Tchong in French, was a Chinese official and scholar in the late Qing dynasty. Ma was born in Dantu District, Dantu (), Jiangsu province to a prominent Catholic Churc ...

. Ma Jianzhong argued against Huang Zunxian's proposal that Korea adopt the flag of the Qing dynasty, and proposed a modified dragon flag. Kojong rejected this idea. Ma suggested Lee Eung-jun's ''

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'' and

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flag. It is sometimes claimed that Kim and Ma proposed changes to it on 27 May 1882 (Lunar date April 11): Kim proposed changing the red to blue and white; Ma proposed a white field, a red and black ''taegeuk'', trigrams in black, and a red border. However, since the Taguk flag was already in use during the signing of the

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on 22 May 1882, The Taeguk flag design was already established and in use prior to Ma's proposal. In September 1882, Pak Yŏnghyo presented a

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for ''taegukgi'' to the Joseon government, it was created in cooperate with Kim Man-sik, Soh Kwang-pom and others with advice from British consul

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and British captain James, later Gojong approved the design. Pak Yŏnghyo became the first person to use the ''taegukgi'' in 1882. The 2 October 1882 issue of the Japanese newspaper ' credited Gojong as the designer of the ''taegukgi'' (i.e., a flag with a red and blue ''taegeuk'' and four trigrams). On 27 January 1883, the Joseon government officially promulgated the ''taegukgi'' to be used as the official national flag. In 1919, a flag similar to the current South Korean flag was used by the Korean government-in-exile based in

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. The term ''taegukgi'' began to be used in 1942. The ''

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'' and ''taegukgi'' grew as powerful symbols of independence in the 1,500 demonstrations during colonial rule. Following the restoration of Korean independence in 1945, the ''taegukgi'' design was again widely used. It remained in use as the southern portion of Korea became a republic under the influence of the

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and even in the

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for a time. The

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started to use the ''taegukgi'' alongside the

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on 14 January 1946. On 12 July 1948, the Constituent National Assembly of the Republic of Korea adopted the ''taegukgi'' as the national flag. Following the establishment of the South Korean state in August 1948, the

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created the National Flag Correction Committee in January 1949 to establish the modern standardization for the ''taegukgi''. On 15 October 1949, the Ministry of Education and Culture announced the ''National Flag Production Law''. The northern portion of Korea also used the ''taegukgi'' even during the

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in 1945. It was used until the new design was adopted in September 1948. On 21 February 1984, exact dimensional specifications and etiquettes for the flag were codified. On 15 October 1997, a precise color scheme for the flag was fixed via presidential decree for the first time.

Symbolism

The flag's field is white, a traditional color in

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that was common in the daily attire of 19th-century Koreans and still appears in contemporary versions of traditional Korean garments such as the

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. The color represents peace and purity. The circle in the flag's center symbolizes harmony in the world. Derived from the Chinese ''

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'' and

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, known in the west as the Yin and Yang, the blue half represents negative energy (Yin), and the red half represents the positive energy (Yang). Together, the

represent movement and harmony as fundamental principles. Each trigram represents one of the four

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s, as described below:

Cultural role in contemporary South Korean society

The name of the South Korean flag is used in the title of a 2004 film about the

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, ''

Taegukgi The national flag of South Korea, also known as the ''Taegeukgi'' (), consists of three components: a white rectangular background, a red and blue ''taegeuk'' in its center, accompanied by four black Bagua, trigrams, one in each corner. The p ...

''. A Taegukgi with the word appeared in a 2011 film ''

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''. A Taegukgi with the word appeared in a stage musical ''Hero''. Observers such as ''The Times Literary Supplement''s Colin Marshall and Korea scholar

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have noted that the South Korean flag in the context of the country's society is often used as an

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, representing a grander nationalistic idea of a racialized (Korean) people rather than merely symbolizing the (South Korean) state itself as national flags do in other countries. Myers argues that: "When the average outh Koreanman sees the outh Koreanflag, he feels fraternity with thnicKoreans around the world." Myers also stated in a 2011 thesis that: "Judging from the yin-yang flag's universal popularity in South Korea, even among those who deny the legitimacy of the Republic of Korea, it evidently evokes the oreanrace first and the outh Koreanstate second."

Specifications

Dimensions

The width and height are in the ratio of 3:2. There are five sections on the flag, the ''

'' and the four groups of bars (trigrams). The diameter of the ''taegeuk'' is half of the height of the flag. The top of the ''taegeuk'' is red and the bottom of the ''taegeuk'' is blue. The width of each trigram is the radius of the ''taegeuk''. The distance between ''taegeuk'' and four trigrams is half of the radius of the ''taegeuk''. The design of the ''taegeuk'', as well as the trigrams residing in each of the four corners, are geometrically defined.

Colors

The colors of the ''taegukgi'' are specified in the ''Ordinance Act of the Law concerning the National Flag of the Republic of Korea'' (). The color scheme was unspecified until 1997, when the

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decided to standardize specifications for the flag. On 25 October 1997, a

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ordinance on the standard specification of the South Korean flag was promulgated, and that specification was acceded by the ''National Flag Law'' in July 2007. Colors are defined in legislation by the

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and CIE color systems as follows:

Flag days

The days required to display ''taegukgi'' are defined by the ''National Flag Law of the Republic of Korea'' () as follows: * 1 March — March First Day * 6 June —

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(half-mast needed) * 17 July —

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* 15 August —

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* 1 October —

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* 3 October —

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* 9 October —

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* Any day for the state funeral (half-mast needed) Apart from these days, the Government of South Korea and local authorities in South Korea also call for the display of ''taegukgi'' in other days under special conditions.

Laws on desecrations

The South Korean flag is considered by a large part of the country's citizens to represent the "Korean ethnos" rather than solely the South Korean state; consequently

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by the country's citizens is rare when compared to other countries, where citizens may desecrate their own national flags as political statements. Thus those South Korean citizens opposed to the state's actions or even its existence will still treat their national flag with reverence and respect: "There is therefore none of the parodying or deliberate desecration of the state flag that one encounters in the countercultures of other countries." Regardless of frequency, the South Korean ''Criminal Act'' punishes desecration of the South Korean national flag in various ways: *Article 105 imposes up to 5 years in prison,

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of up to 10 years, or a fine up to 7 million

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for damaging, removing, or staining a South Korean flag or

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with intent to insult the South Korean state. Article 5 makes this crime punishable, even if done by aliens outside South Korea. *Article 106 imposes up to 1 year in prison, disfranchisement of up to 5 years, or a fine up to 2 million South Korean won for defaming a South Korean flag or emblem with intent to insult the South Korean state. Article 5 makes this crime punishable, even if done by aliens outside South Korea. South Korea also criminalizes not just desecration of the South Korean flag, but the flags of other countries as well: *Article 109 imposes up to 2 years in prison or a fine up to 3 million South Korean won for damaging, removing, or staining a foreign flag or emblem with intent to insult a foreign country. Article 110 forbids

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without foreign governmental complaint.

Gallery

File:Ensign of the Joseon Navy.svg,

naval ensign, based on a Taoist flag called ''jwadogi'' (坐纛旗) with elements of the Nakseo File:Flag of the king of Joseon.svg,

royal standard (1882–1907) Flag of Korea (1882–1910).svg, ''Taegukgi'' published in U.S. Navy book ''Flags of Maritime Nations'' in July 1882 File:Flag of Korea (November 1882).svg, ''Taegukgi'' (November 1882) File:大淸國屬高麗國旗.jpg, ''Taegukgi'' published in a Qing diplomatic book ''Tōngshāng Zhāngchéng Chéng'àn Huìbiān'' (通商章程成案彙編), edited by Li Hongzhang (March 1883). File:Flag of Korea (1888, Denny Taegukgi).svg, ''Taegukgi'' given to O. N. Denny (1888) File:Flag of Korea (1893).svg, ''Taegukgi'' (1893) File:Flag of Korea (1899).svg, Flag of the

(1897–1910) File:Imperial banner of Korea.svg, Imperial standard of the

(1897–1907) File:Imperial Standard of Korean Empire (1908 ~ 1910).png, Imperial standard of the Korean Empire (1908–1910) File:Ahn's Taegukgi.png, A flag made by

An Jung-geun An Jung-geun (; 2 September 1879 – 26 March 1910) was a Korean independence activist. He is remembered as a martyr in both South and North Korea for his 1909 assassination of the Japanese politician Itō Hirobumi, who had previously served a ...

, a Korean independence activist who died in 1910. "大韓獨立" is written. File:Flag by Pyongyang Soongsil School (1919).svg, Flag of Korean protestors used during the

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(1919) File:Flag of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.svg, Flag of the

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from 1919 to 1948 used in exile in

File:Korean flag 1944 United States stamp detail.jpg, ''Taegukgi'' on a U.S. postage stamp (1944) File:한국광복군 서명문 태극기.jpg, ''Taegukgi'' with signatures by

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(1945) File:Korea Independence Army Marching Flag.svg, A marching flag kept by the commander of the Independence Army File:Flag of the People's Committee of Korea.svg, A flag of the

from August 1945 until December 1945, when the USAMGIK outlawed the PRK File:Flag of the United States (1912–1959).svg, The

used during the U.S. military occupation of the southern part of Korea from 1945 to 1948 File:Flag of South Korea (1945-1948).svg, ''Taegukgi'' used by the

from 1945 to 1948 File:Flag of South Korea (1948-1949).svg, Post-independence South Korean flag until October 1949 File:경주 학도병 서명문 태극기.jpg, ''Taegukgi'' with anti-North Korean mottos and signatures by student soldiers from

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(1950) File:Flag of the Army of the Republic of Korea.svg, Flag of the

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File:Flag of the Republic of Korea Air Force.svg, Flag of the

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File:Flag of Republic of Korea Marine Corps.svg, Flag of the

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File:Unification flag of Korea.svg,

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