Emblem of South Korea

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National Emblem of the Republic of Korea 대한민국의 국장 나라문장
Armiger	South Korea
Adopted	10 December 1963; 60 years ago (1963-12-10)
Motto	대한민국 (Republic of Korea)

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The National Emblem of the Republic of Korea (Korean: 대한민국의 국장; Hanja: 大韓民國의 國章, lit. 'Republic of Korea national emblem') consists of the taegeuk symbol present on the South Korean national flag surrounded by five stylized petals and a ribbon bearing the inscription of the official Korean name of the country (Daehan Minguk), in Korean characters. The Taegeuk represents peace and harmony. The five petals all have meaning and are related to South Korea's national flower, the Hibiscus syriacus, or Rose of Sharon (Korean: 무궁화; Hanja: 無窮花, mugunghwa).

The emblem was announced on 10 December 1963.^[1][2][3][4] The flower and taegeuk symbols are generally considered by South Koreans to be symbolic of the "Korean ethnos" (Korean: 한민족).^[3]

National emblem[edit]

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  Emblem of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (1919–1948)
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  Seal of the United States Army Military Government in Korea (1945–1948)
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  Emblem of the People's Republic of Korea (1945–1946)
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  Emblem of South Korea (1948–1963)
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  Emblem of South Korea (1963–1984)
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  Emblem of South Korea (1984–1997)
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  Emblem of South Korea (1997–2011)

Other emblems[edit]

Executive[edit]

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  Emblem of the National Government (1949-2016)
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  Emblem of the National Government, a stylized Taegeuk (2016–present)
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  Seal of the President, with two phoenixes facing each other over a rose of Sharon
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  Emblem of the Prime Minister: A rose of Sharon enclosed by another

Legislative[edit]

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  Emblem of the National Assembly (1948-2014)
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  Emblem of the National Assembly: The word "국회" meaning 'National Assembly' (gukhoe / 國會 in Hanja) appears in Korean characters in the center of a rose of Sharon

Judicial[edit]

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  Emblem of South Korean Court
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  Emblem of the Constitutional Court of Korea (1988-2017)
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  Emblem of the Constitutional Court of Korea (2017–present)

Gallery[edit]

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  South Korean passport
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  Emblem on South Korean Honorary Consul in Gent, Belgium

See also[edit]

• Seal of South Korea
• Flag of South Korea
• Emblem of North Korea
• Imperial Seal of Korea, uses plum blossom instead
• Taegeuk

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• The National Emblem - Ministry of Interior and Safety