Emblem of South Korea

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National Emblem of the Republic of Korea
대한민국의 국장

Armiger|  South Korea
Adopted| 10 December 1963; 61 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), also officially referred as Naramunjang (Korean: 나라문장; Hanja: 나라紋章, lit. 'State 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 (Daehanminguk), 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] According to Brian Reynolds Myers, the flower and taegeuk symbols are generally considered by South Koreans to be symbolic of the "Korean ethnos" (Korean: 한민족).[3]

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## Historical national emblems

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* Royal seal of Goryeo (1370–1392)

* Seal of Great Joseon (1884-1897)

* Emblem of Great Joseon

* Imperial Seal of the Korean Empire (1897–1910)

* Emblem of the Korean Empire (1903–1910)

* Emblem of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (1919–1945)

* Emblem of South Korea (1948–1963)

* Emblem of South Korea (1963–1984)

* Emblem of South Korea (1984–1997)

* Emblem of South Korea (1997–2016)

* Emblem of South Korea (2016–present)

## Other national emblems

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* Seal of the United States Army Military Government in Korea (1945–1948)

* Emblem of the People's Republic of Korea (1945–1946)

## Other emblems

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### Executive

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* Emblem of the National Government (1949–2016)

* Emblem of the National Government, a stylized Taegeuk (2016–present)

* Seal of the President, with two phoenixes facing each other over a rose of Sharon

* Emblem of the Prime Minister: A rose of Sharon enclosed by another

* Emblem of the Ministry of National Defense: A star superimposed on an anchor and two wings

### Legislative

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* Emblem of the National Assembly (1948–2014)

* 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

* Emblem of a local council (1991–2014)

* Emblem of a local council: The word "의회" meaning 'Assembly' (uihoe; 議會 in Hanja) appears in Korean characters in the center of a rose of Sharon

### Judicial

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* Emblem of South Korean Court

* Emblem of the Constitutional Court of Korea (1988–2017)

* Emblem of the Constitutional Court of Korea (2017–present)

## Gallery

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* South Korean passport

* Emblem on South Korean Honorary Consul in Gent, Belgium

## See also

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* South Korea portal

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

## References

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1. ^ Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Korea (2017). National Symbols of the Republic of Korea: Uniting People and Elevating National Pride. Seoul: Ministry of the Interior of the Republic of Korea. pp. 10–11\. Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
2. ^ "우리나라 국가상징> 나라문장".
3. ^ a b Myers, Brian Reynolds (2011). "North Korea's state-loyalty advantage". Free Online Library. Archived from the original on 20 May 2018. Retrieved 20 May 2018. "The state emblem (adopted in 1963) is a taegeuk symbol on a rose of Sharon--another purely racial symbol."
4. ^ 관보 [Official Gazette]. Government of the Republic of Korea. 10 December 1963. pp. 25–26. Retrieved 5 July 2024.

## External links

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* The National Emblem - Ministry of Interior and Safety

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