Flag of Vietnam

The flag of Vietnam, or "red flag with a gold star", was designed in 1940 and used during an uprising against French rule in southern Vietnam that year. Red symbolizes the goals of social revolution behind the Vietnamese, national uprising. The star represents the five main classes in Vietnamese society—intellectuals, farmers, workers, businesspeople and military personnel.

Quotes

... All those of red blood and yellow skin
Together we fight under the nation’s sacred flag
The flag is soaked with our crimson blood, shed for the nation
The yellow star is the colour of our race’s skin
Stand up, quickly! The nation’s soul is calling for us
Intellectuals, peasants, workers, traders and armymen
United as a five-pointed yellow star...
- Nguyễn Hữu Tiến, as quoted in "Flag Designer Urban Myths Squelched" (2005), Vietnam Embassy USA

External links

Encyclopedic article on Flag of Vietnam on Wikipedia
Media related to National flag of Vietnam on Wikimedia Commons