List of North Korean flags

This is a list of flags used by North Korea.

National

Flag	Date	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–present	Flag of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Red field with a blue bar on the top and bottom and a star in the center known as the red flag

Political

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Political Organizations
	1949 - present	Flag of the Workers' Party of Korea	Combination of a hammer (workers), a writing brush (intellectuals) and a Korean sickle (peasants), crossed over a red field.
	1946 - present	Flag of the Kimilsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League

Military

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Flag of Korean People's Army
	1948 - present	Flag of the Korean People's Army	Initially designed in 1948 with the Emblem of North Korea in 1948. Current emblem adopted since 1992. The slogan reads: "For the unification of motherland and the liberation of the people" (조국의통립과 인민을위하여).
Flag of Supreme Commander
	2002 - present	Flag of the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army	The Supreme Commander Star on a red flag.
	1948 - 2002	Flag of the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army
Flag of Ground Forces, Navy and Air Forces
	1948 - present	Flag of the People's Army Ground Forces	Emblem of KPA with slogan: "For the unification and independence of motherland, the freedom and happiness of the people" (조국의 통일 독립과，인민의 자유와 행복을 위하여). The 4.25 commemorates the foundation of People's Anti-Japanese Guerrilla Army on April 25, 1932.
	1948 - present	Flag of the People's Navy	Emblem of KPA with anchor.
	1948 - present, insignia updated in 2012	Flag of the People's Air Force	Emblem of KPA with wings.
	1997 - 2011	Flag of the People's Army Ground Forces	Flag with modified slogan when Kim Jong Il was in power. The slogan: "Let us defend the headquarters of the revolution headed by the great Comrade Kim Jong Il with our lives!" (위대한 김정일동지를 수반으로 하는 혁명의 수뇌부를 목숨으로 사수하자！). The name of Kim Jong Il is slightly enlarged.
	1997 - 2011	Flag of the People's Navy
	1997 - 2011 (slogan), 1993 - 2012 (design)	Flag of the People's Air Force	Wings and a star above the KPA emblem.
	? - present	Reverse side of the flag of the Korean People's Army.	With Korean letters reading "Revolutionary armed forces of the Workers' Party of Korea, Korean People's Army [unit name]".
	? - present	Reverse side of the flag of the flag of Korean People's Navy.	With Korean letters reading "Revolutionary armed forces of the Workers' Party of Korea, Korean People's Army [unit name]".
	? - present	Reverse side of the flag of the Korean People's Air Force.	With Korean letters reading "Revolutionary armed forces of the Workers' Party of Korea, Korean People's Army [unit name]".
Naval Ensigns
	1990s - present	Naval Ensign of North Korea	Red flag with Paektu Mountain in rays in a disc with national color outlines and a red star.
	1990s - present	Naval Guards Ensign of North Korea

Regional

Flag	Date	Use	Description
Special Administrative Region
	2002 - present	Flag of Sinuiju Special Administrative Region	Green flag with a white Magnolia, in 3:2 ratio.

See also

• List of Korean flags