Emblem of South Korea

The National Emblem of the Republic of Korea (Korean: 대한민국의 국장; Hanja: 大韓民國의 國章), also officially referred as Naramunjang (Korean: 나라문장; Hanja: 나라紋章, lit. 'State emblem'), consists of the taegeuk symbol present on the South Korean national flag surrounded by five stylized petals and a ribbon bearing the inscription of the official Korean name of the country (Daehanminguk), in Korean characters. The Taegeuk represents peace and harmony. The five petals all have meaning and are related to South Korea's national flower, the Hibiscus syriacus, or Rose of Sharon (Korean: 무궁화; Hanja: 無窮花, mugunghwa).

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National Emblem of the Republic of Korea 대한민국의 국장

Armiger	South Korea
Adopted	10 December 1963; 61 years ago (1963-12-10)
Motto	대한민국 (Republic of Korea)

The emblem was announced on 10 December 1963.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] According to Brian Reynolds Myers, the flower and taegeuk symbols are generally considered by South Koreans to be symbolic of the "Korean ethnos" (Korean: 한민족).^[3]

Historical national emblems

Imperial Seal of the Korean Empire (1897–1910)
Emblem of the Korean Empire (1903–1910)
Emblem of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (1919–1948)
Emblem of South Korea (1948–1963)
Emblem of South Korea (1963–1984)
Emblem of South Korea (1984–1997)
Emblem of South Korea (1997–2016)
Emblem of South Korea (2016–present)

Other emblems

Executive

Emblem of the National Government (1949–2016)
Emblem of the National Government, a stylized Taegeuk (2016–present)
Seal of the President, with two phoenixes facing each other over a rose of Sharon
Seal of the Office of the President, with two phoenixes facing each other over the office building and a rose of Sharon
Emblem of the Prime Minister: A rose of Sharon enclosed by another
Emblem of the Ministry of National Defense: A star superimposed on an anchor and two wings

Legislative

Emblem of the National Assembly (1948–2014)
Emblem of the National Assembly: The word "국회" meaning 'National Assembly' (gukhoe; 國會 in Hanja) appears in Korean characters in the center of a rose of Sharon
Emblem of a local council (1991–2014)
Emblem of a local council: The word "의회" meaning 'Assembly' (uihoe; 議會 in Hanja) appears in Korean characters in the center of a rose of Sharon