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Flag of Gwangju

Enseña de Gwangju, ciudad metropolitana de Corea del Sur.

Flag of Gwangju
Coat of arms
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The flag, in figures

Every fact about the flag, each with what it means.

Proportions
2:33 wide for every 2 high. 989 flags in the catalogue share it.
Properties
Normal flagFIAV symbol: the form of the flag.
Use
CivilFIAV symbol: who may fly the flag.
Colours
  • White
  • Red
Reference shades: the official one may vary slightly.
Coat of arms
YesIt carries the coat of arms on the cloth.
12

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  1. The white cloth

  2. 1

    The emblem

  3. 2

    The circle

How it is described

The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.

Vexillological description

Paño de proporción 2:3, de plata (blanco), liso, con el emblema de la ciudad en el centro y el nombre en hangul debajo.

Campo
de plata (blanco), liso.
Emblema
centrado, de gules (rojo).
Nombre
«광주광역시», de sable (negro), bajo el emblema.
Cinta
de azur oscuro (azul marino) en el borde inferior, con un tramo de gules (rojo) hacia el batiente.

What it carries

Each element and how many of the 1,390 flags in the catalogue carry it. In yellow, the rarest.

The full story

How it was born, how it has changed and what it means.

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Test what you have read about the flag of Gwangju.

  1. 1. Which one is the flag of Gwangju?

  2. 2. Which of these elements appears on the flag?

  3. 3. What are the proportions (height:width) of the flag?

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Credits

Flag image: Gwangju Metropolitan Government. Replica (this file) made by User:D6283, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain.

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