South Korean Flag

A bit of History

The Korean flag, or Taegeukgi, was created and used during the Choseon Dynasty (조선, 朝鲜). The date and its creator is somewhat uncertain. It is said that Pak was Yeonghyo (박영효, 朴 泳 孝) the creator and first to use the current flag. However, it is not entirely clear.Recientemente1 was found in the book "Flags of Maritime Nations," published by the Bureau of Navigation, Department of U.S. Navy, the first known flag of Korea, with its distinctive red and blue in the center, along with four trigrams in every corner. The book was published in July 1882. Yeonghyo Pak flag used between September and August 1882 on a diplomatic mission in Japan, so that the flag would be published in the book, at least four months old.According to Kim Weon-mo (김원모), professor emeritus at the University of Danguk, the flag is in the book could be the same as was used in May 1882 during the signing of the Treaty of Chemulpo (제물포 조약) between the Cheoson dynasty and the U.S..In March 1883, was formally adopted as the official flag Taegeukgi.In 1948, after the establishment of government, "Rules of the Korean flag" became a guide for the raising, production and flag protocol.