Jaettehjort@lemmy.worldM to Vexillology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

Today marks 75 years since North Korea adapted its flag. The North Koreans themselves were reluctant, preferring the same flag that South Korea used, but changed under Soviet pressure.

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Today marks 75 years since North Korea adapted its flag. The North Koreans themselves were reluctant, preferring the same flag that South Korea used, but changed under Soviet pressure.

Jaettehjort@lemmy.worldM to Vexillology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year ago

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Article about the adoption of the flag

Wikipedia article about the flag

Here’s a painting depicting when Kim Il Sung selected the new flag (presumably a very objective depiction and not at all idealized for propaganda purposes):

Note the two other proposals to the left:

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Centred design is way too similar to Laos