Flag of North Korea

The flag of North Korea was adopted in 1948 and consists of a central red panel, bordered both above and below by a narrow white stripe and a broad blue stripe. The central red panel bears a five-pointed red star within a white circle near the hoist.

According to official myth, the DPRK is both a young revolutionary state and the only true representative of the five-thousand-year-old race. Although the unity of state and nation is stressed, the former was conceived to inspire loyalty as a political entity in its own right. Thus did the DPRK readily cede to its rival the old yin-yang flag in favor of a new flag with a red socialist star. ~ Brian Reynolds Myers

Quotes

• According to official myth, the DPRK is both a young revolutionary state and the only true representative of the five-thousand-year-old race. Although the unity of state and nation is stressed, the former was conceived to inspire loyalty as a political entity in its own right. Thus did the DPRK readily cede to its rival the old yin-yang flag in favor of a new flag with a red socialist star. The DPRK's emblem or seal, a star shining over a hydroelectric dam, also eschews racial symbolism for the state-political kind.
  • Brian Reynolds Myers, "North Korea's State Loyalty Advantage", Journal of International Affairs (1 December 2011)

• North Korea, arming steadily, has always held fast to its commitment to “final victory,” to unification under its own flag.
  • Brian Reynolds Myers, "On That March First Speech" (4 March 2019), Sthele Press

External links

• Encyclopedic article on Flag of North Korea on Wikipedia
• Media related to National flag of North Korea on Wikimedia Commons