Flag of Cambodia

Flag of Cambodia
Vexillological symbol :	?
Aspect ratio:	2: 3
Officially accepted:	First introduced: October 29, 1948 Reintroduced: September 24, 1993

The current flag of Cambodia was first introduced on October 29, 1948, but was replaced by another in October 1970. On September 24, 1993, the old design was adopted again after the end of the Khmer Rouge rule and civil war.

description

Angkor Wat (2001)

The flag is based on three horizontal stripes in blue, red and blue. The red stripe is twice as wide as a blue stripe. In the center it shows Angkor Wat in white , the most important temple complex in Cambodia, about 240 km north of Phnom Penh , near Siem Reap . As a national symbol , the temple can be found on almost all national flags in the history of Cambodia.

Blue stands for the monarchy, red for the nation and white for religion, Buddhism .

history

The current flag of Cambodia goes back to a design from the mid-19th century. In the previous design under the Khmer Rouge, the blue stripes had been removed; the flag of the "Democratic Kampuchea" showed Angkor Wat as a golden silhouette on an exclusively red background.

After the Khmer Rouge was overthrown by Vietnamese troops in 1979, the flag showed a silhouette with five towers. During the UN administration in Cambodia between 1991 and 1993, a sky blue flag based on the UN flag with a white silhouette of the national territory and the country name was displayed.

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  ^? 1863-1948

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  ^? 1942–1945 (at the time of the Japanese occupation)

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  ^? October 29, 1948-1970 and 1975-1976

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  ^? 1970-1975

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  ^? 1976-1979

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  ^? 1979-1989

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  ^? 1989-1991

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  ^? 1992-23. September 1993

Web links

Commons : Flags of Cambodia  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Flags of the World : Cambodia
• Siegfried Ehrmann: Kampuchea - flag with a past. In: one day, April 13, 2008.