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Designed by. Kim Il Sung [ a] The national flag of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, consists of a wide horizontal red stripe bordered above and below by a thin white stripe and a broad blue stripe. The red stripe is charged near the hoist with a five-pointed red star inside a white circle.
Use. Description. National Flag of North Korea. 1946–1948. Flag of the Provisional People's Committee for North Korea. A white rectangular background, a red and blue Taeguk in the center that symbolizes a balance, and four black trigrams, on each corner of the flag. 1948–1992.
Article 169 of the Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1972, amended 2013) The present emblem of North Korea was adopted on 9 September 1948, on the Day of the Foundation of the Republic. It features a hydroelectric plant and the design was, much like the flag, probably commissioned by the Soviets. The design was amended in 1993 to feature, under the red star ...
Description Present national flags of North and South Korea 1948–present Flag of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Ramhongsaek Konghwagukki) Red field with a blue bar on the top and bottom and a star in the center known as the red flag. Current, post-1992 version shown. 1948–present Flag of the Republic of Korea (Taegeukgi)
The National Emblem of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is one of the national symbols of North Korea. Prominent features on the emblem are a red star, a hydroelectric plant (the Sup'ung Dam) and Mount Paektu. The design bears similarities to the emblem of the Soviet Union and other emblems done in the socialist heraldic style.
North Korea, [ c] officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( DPRK ), [ d] is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and borders China and Russia to the north at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone.
McCune–Reischauer. P'yŏngyang. lit.'flat soil'. Pyongyang[ a ] ( Korean : 평양 ; Hancha : 平壤) is the capital and largest city of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea, where it is sometimes labeled as the "Capital of the Revolution" ( 혁명의 수도 ). [ 8 ]
The Order of the National Flag ( Korean : 국기훈장; MR : Kukki Hunjang) is the second highest order of North Korea, after the Order of Kim Il Sung and the Order of Kim Jong Il . It is the oldest order in the country, having been established in 1948, just six weeks after the North Korean state was founded . The order is awarded to both ...