Emblem of South Korea

National Emblem of the Republic of Korea 대한민국의 국장 大韓民國國徽
Details
Armiger	Republic of Korea
Adopted	1963
Escutcheon	Taegeuk; Hibiscus syriacus

The National Emblem of the Republic of Korea (Hangul: 대한민국의 국장; Hanja: 大韓民國國徽) consists of the taeguk symbol present on the country's national flag surrounded by five stylized petals and a ribbon bearing the inscription "The Republic of Korea" (Daehan Minguk), the official name of the country, in Hangul characters. The Taegeuk represents peace and harmony. The five petals all have meaning and are related to Korea's national flower (the Hibiscus syriacus, or Rose of Sharon). It was adopted in 1963.

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  Seal of the President, with phoenixes.

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  Emblem of the Prime Minister. Hibiscus enclosed by another.

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  Emblem of the National Assembly, with the character for nation (國).

See also

• Flag of South Korea
• Emblem of North Korea
• Imperial Seal of Korea, uses plum blossom instead
• Yin and yang

External links

• Office of the President
• Office of the Prime Minister
• Korea.net