Cambodia Flag Detail

Since around 1850, the Cambodian flag has featured a depiction of Angkor Wat in the center. The current flag, with a blue border and red central (the stripes are in the ratio 1:2:1) was adopted following Cambodia's independence in 1948. It was used until October 9, 1970, when a new flag was introduced for Lon Nol's Khmer Republic that lasted until the takeover of the Khmer Rouge in 1975. The subsequent state of Democratic Kampuchea, which existed from 1975 to 1979, used a red flag with a three-towered Angkor Wat design retained in yellow. The People's Republic of Kampuchea was established in 1979, after the Vietnamese invasion of Cambodia. The Kampuchean National United Front for National Salvation (FUNSK) revived the flag adopted by the Khmer Issarak in the days of anti-French resistance for the new state. This flag had the same color pattern as the DK flag, but with a yellow five-towered Angkor Wat silhouette. When the PRK renamed itself as "State of Cambodia" (SOC) in 1989, the flag's lower half became blue. The UNTAC flag was used during the 1992-1993 transitional period along with the flag of the SOC within Cambodia. In 1993, the 1948 Cambodian flag was readopted. The current Cambodian flag, together with that of Afghanistan, hold the distinction of being the only two flags in the world to feature a building in their design. Red and blue are traditional colors of Cambodia. The flag used today is the same as that established in 1948, although since then 5 other designs have been used. Almost all made use of the image of the temple of Angkor Wat in one form or another. This famous temple site, which dates from the 12th century, was built by the Mahidharapura monarchs. It has 5 towers, but these were not always all depicted in the stylised version used on flags. The monarchy was restored in September 1993, the 1948 flag having been readopted in June of that year.

Flag Duration Use
Flag of Cambodia under French protection.svg 1863- March 1945, October 1945-1948 Flag of the Cambodia under French protection
Flag of Cambodia under Japanese occupation.svg March - October 1945 Flag of the short-lived Cambodian Pro-Tokyo puppet state established under theJapanese occupation of Cambodia
Flag of Cambodia.svg 1948–1970, 1993–present Flag of the Kingdom of Cambodia
Flag of the Khmer Republic.svg 1970–1975 Flag of the Khmer Republic
Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg 1975–1979 Flag of the Democratic Kampuchea
Flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea.svg 1979–1989 Flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea
Flag of the State of Cambodia.svg 1989–1991 Flag of the State of Cambodia[1]
Flag of Cambodia under UNTAC.svg 1992–1993 Flag of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)
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