List of flags of Vietnam

The following is a list of flags of Vietnam:^[1]

National flags

See the main article: Flag of Vietnam

• Present

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	July 2, 1976 to present	State flag and civil ensign	A large yellow star centered on the red field (2:3).

• Past

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	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:
	Jul. 2, 1949 - Oct. 26, 1955 Oct. 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[2]	A yellow field with three red stripes (2:3).Influences:
	Sep. 2, 1945 - Feb. 18, 1947 Oc. 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:
	Apr. 17 - May 8, 1945	Flag of the Empire of Vietnam	Yellow field with gold border (2:3). Influences:
	Mar. 11 - Apr. 17, 1945	Flag of the Empire of Vietnam	A yellow field with a single red stripe (1:2). Influences:
	Feb. 10 - Feb. 15, 1930	Flag of the Republic of Vietnam (越南民國), used by Yên Bái mutiny[3]	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:
	1885 - 1890	The provisional flag of Dainamese empire	National name centered on the yellow field (2:3). Influences:
	1858 - 1885	The diplomatic flag of Dainamese empire[4]	Yellow field with gold border (2:3).

Government flags

Royal standards

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	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.[5] Influences: Yellow is the imperial color. ["Emperor" is hoàng đế (皇帝). Hoàng (黃) is Sino-Vietnamese for "yellow".] The color red is connected to "south".
	1885 - 1890	Flag of emperor Đồng Khánh	Đại Nam Đế Kỳ (Personal standard of the Emperor of Đại Nam). Đại Nam (大南, great south) was the official name of Vietnam at this time.
	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.[6][7][8] Influences:
	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:
	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: .

Government standards

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	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

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1821 - 1922	Standard of emperor Nguyễn Thánh Tổ	Yellow field with gold border.
	1922 - 1945	Personal standard of emperors Khải Định and Bảo Đại	Flag ratio: 2:3.
	1802 - 1945	Imperial pennon of Nguyễn dynasty	Flag ratio: 1:2.
	1802 - 1945	Imperial pennon of Nguyễn dynasty	Flag ratio: 5:3.

• Presidents

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1948 - 1955	Personal standard of State Chief Bảo Đại	Standard of the State Chief of State of Vietnam (2:3). Influences:
	1955 - 1963	Presidential standard of the First Vietnamese Republic	Tiết trực tâm hư[9] (2:3). Influences:
	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[9] (2:3). Influences:

Ensigns

Further information: List of ensigns of Vietnam

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1802–1885	Ensign[10] of the Nguyễn dynasty	Flag ratio is 3:5.
	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:
	1868–1945	Naval Ensign of Cochinchina
	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:
	1956–1975	Flag of Saint Tran	Flag ratio is 2:2.

Military flags

• Vietnam People's Armed Forces (1944 to present)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	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).
	1958–present	Flag of Vietnam Border Defense Force	A yellow star centered on a red field (2:3).
	1958–present	Flag of Vietnam Information and Communications Force	A yellow star centered on a red field (2:3).
	1959–present	Flag of the Vietnam People's Air Force	A yellow star centered on a red field (2:3).
	1955–2014	Flag of Vietnam People's Navy	A yellow star centered on a red field (2:3).
	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).[11] Influences:

• Republic of Vietnam Military Forces (1955 - 1975)

See the main article: List of flags of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1955–1975	Republic of Vietnam War flag	Yellow flag with three stripes, and the emblem of (gold eagle) in the middle (3:4).
	1955–1975	Flag of the Republic of Vietnam Military Forces	Flag ratio: 3:4.
	1955–1975	Flag of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam	Flag ratio: 3:4.
	1952–1975	Flag of the Republic of Vietnam Navy	Flag ratio: 2:3.
	1955–1975	Flag of the Republic of Vietnam Air Force	Flag ratio: 2:3.
	1968–1975	Flag of Republic of Vietnam Marine Division	Flag ratio: 2:3.

• Others

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1961 - 1963	Flag of Vietnamese Republican Youth Movement	Flag ratio is 2:3.
	1955 - 1975	Flag of Republic of Vietnam National Police[12]	Flag ratio: 2:3.
	1949 - 1955	Flag of Vietnamese National Army	Yellow flag with three stripes, and the name of State of Vietnam (3:4). Influences:
	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:
	1945	Flag of Vanguard Youth	A large red star centered on the yellow field (2:3).
	1930 - 1931	Flag of the Red Guards of Nghe-Tinh Revolt	Flag ratio: 2:3. Influences:
	1929 - 1946	Flag of Vietnamese Revolutionary Army, used at Yên Bái mutiny[3]	Two equal horizontal bands, red (top) and white (bottom). Influences:
	1923 – March 9, 1945	Flag of Tirailleurs indochinois	French flag canton on a yellow field (1:1). Influences:
N/A	1917	Flag of the forces of Empire of Daihung[13]	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

See the main article: Flags of the Nguyen dynasty's administrative units

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  Thừa Thiên
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  Quảng Trị
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  Lạng Sơn
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  Hà Nội
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  Thanh Hóa
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  Bình Định

• Areas with special status

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  Kingdom of Sedang^[14] (1888 - 1889)
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  French Cochinchina^[15] (1868 - March 9, 1945)
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  Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina (June 1 - October 10, 1946)
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  Autonomous Republic of Cochinchina (October 10, 1946 - May 27, 1948), add two white stripes
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  Tai Dón people^[16][17] (1944 - 1953)
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  Montagnard country of South Indochina (1946 - 1950)
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  Tai Autonomous Territory (1946 - 1950)
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  Tai Autonomous Territory^[18] (1950 - 1955)
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  Tho Autonomous Territory (1947 - 1954)
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  Muong Autonomous Territory (1947 - 1954)
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  Khmer Loeu people (1947 - 1975)
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  Republic of Montagnard and Champa (1964 - 1965)
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  Republic of Champa (1965)
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  Lahu people
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  PRGR of South Vietnam in Lộc Ninh (1969 - 1976)

Flags of organizations

• Political org.s

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  Vietnam Restoration League (1912 - 1925)
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  Trotskyist League of Vietnam (1931 - 1946)
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  Vietnam National Restoration League (1939 - 1951)
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  League for the Independence of Vietnam (1941 - 1951)
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  Vietnam Revolutionary League (1942 - 1946)
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  Vietnamese Nationalist Front (1945 - 1946)
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  BAJARAKA (1958 - 1964)
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  Liberation Front of Kampuchea Krom (1964 - 1985)
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  Front for the Liberation of Champa (1962 - 1964)
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  Front for the Liberation of Central Highlands (1964 - now)
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  FULRO (1964 - 1992)
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  National Liberation Front for South Vietnam (1960 - 1977)
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  National Social Democratic Front (1967 - 1975)
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  National Progressive Movement^[19] (1968 - 1973)
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  Alliance of National, Democratic, and Peace Forces (1968 - 1977)
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  Vietnamese Fatherland Front (1977 - now)

• Political parties

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  Vietnamese Nationalist Party (1929 - 1945)
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  Communist Party of Vietnam (1930 - now)
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  Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam (1939 - now) and Vietnamese Nationalist Party (1945 - now)
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  New Greater Viet Party (1964 - now)
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  Greater Viet Revolutionary Party (1965 - now)
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  People's Action Party of Vietnam (1991 - now)
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  Democratic Party of Vietnam (2006 - now)

• Religional org.s

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  Hòa Hảo (1939 - now)

• Social org.s

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  Vietnamese Scout Association (1930 - now)
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  Enlightenment Association^[20] (1939 - 1940)
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  4-T Union^[21] (1965 - 1970)
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  Big Dipper Union (2003 - now)

Historical flags

Further information: History of Vietnam

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  Poulo Condor under the EIC^[22] (1702 - 1705)
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  Flag of Tây Sơn uprising (1771 - 1778)
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  Flag of Annamese diplomatic delegation (yellow field with four red word Đại-Nam khâm-sứ 大南欽使) from the Red Sea to Spain and France in 1864
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  Indochinese Union (1887 - March 9, 1945) and Provisional Military Government (September 23, 1945 - May 27, 1948)
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  Indochina under the GEACPS (March 9 - September 9, 1945)

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