Emblem of South Korea

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National Emblem of the Republic of Korea
대한민국의 국장
Armiger South Korea
Adopted10 December 1963; 60 years ago (1963-12-10)
Motto대한민국
(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 (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]

Construction sheet

Historical national emblems

  • Emblem of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (1919–1948)
  • Emblem of South Korea (1948–1963)
    Emblem of South Korea (1948–1963)
  • Emblem of South Korea (1963–1984)
    Emblem of South Korea (1963–1984)
  • Emblem of South Korea (1984–1997)
    Emblem of South Korea (1984–1997)
  • Emblem of South Korea (1997–2011)
    Emblem of South Korea (1997–2011)
  • Emblem of South Korea (2011–present)
    Emblem of South Korea (2011–present)

Other national emblems

Other emblems

Executive

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

Legislative

  • Emblem of the National Assembly (1948-2014)
    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 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

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

See also

  • flagSouth Korea portal

References

  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.
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