Flag of Cambodia

The flag of Cambodia (ទង់ជាតិកម្ពុជា) or the Khmer flag (ទង់ជាតិខ្មែរ) in its present form was originally adopted in 1948 and readopted in 1993, after the Constituent Assembly election in 1993 and restoration of the Cambodian monarchy.

Kingdom of Cambodia

Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	16:25 (ratio per the flag picture in law) 2:3 (proportion most commonly used)
Adopted	1948 – 9 October 1970 24 September 1993 (readopted)
Design	Three horizontal bands of blue, red (double width) and blue, with a depiction of Angkor Wat in white centred on the red band.

Description

Since around 1875, the Cambodian flag has featured a depiction of Angkor Wat in the centre. The current flag, with blue border stripes and a red central one (ratio 1:2:1 blue-red-blue) was adopted in 1948 after WWII, during a period of reforms and unrest in Cambodia due to French colonial rule. It was used until 9 October 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 beginning in 1976. 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 colour 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 the flags of Portugal, San Marino and Spain, are the only four state flags to feature a building. Red and blue are traditionally the colours of Cambodia.

The flag used today is the same as that established in 1948, although the older flag is sometimes said to have used a red outline for Angkor Wat while the current flag uses black specifically. Since that time, five other intervening designs have been used. Almost all made use of the image of the temple of Angkor Wat in one form or another. This famous Hindu-Buddhist temple, which dates from the 12th century, was built by the Mahidharapura monarchs. It has five 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.

Symbolism

Symbols	Meaning	People
Angkor Wat	Integrity, Justice and Heritage	Religion
Blue	Liberty, Cooperation and Brotherhood	King
Red	Bravery	Nation

Royal Standard

Royal Standard of the King of Cambodia

Proportion	16:25
Adopted	29 October 2004
Design	The Royal Arms in gold centred on a blue field.

The Royal Standard of the King of Cambodia (Khmer: ទង់ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ, Tóng Preăh Môhaksâtr; "King's Flag") is the personal flag of Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni. It is also considered among the National Symbols of Cambodia.

Historical national flags

Flag	Duration	Use	Colors scheme
	1863–1940 1940–1948	Flag of the Kingdom of Cambodia as a French protectorate (1863–1940)-(1940–1948) as well as Kingdom of Kampuchea	Blue Red White RGB^[citation needed] 3-46-161 224-0-37 255-255-255 Hexadecimal^[citation needed] #032ea1 #e00025 #ffffff CMYK^[citation needed] 98-71-0-37 0-100-83-12 0-0-0-0
	1948–1970 1975–1976	Flag of the Kingdom of Cambodia during the French protectorate (1948–1953) and after its independence from France (1953–1970) as well as Kampuchea (1975–1976)	Blue Red White RGB^[citation needed] 3-46-161 224-0-37 255-255-255 Hexadecimal^[citation needed] #032ea1 #e00025 #ffffff CMYK^[citation needed] 98-71-0-37 0-100-83-12 0-0-0-0
	1970–1975	Flag of the Khmer Republic.	Blue Red White RGB^[citation needed] 3-46-161 224-0-37 255-255-255 Hexadecimal^[citation needed] #032ea1 #e00025 #ffffff CMYK^[citation needed] 98-71-0-37 0-100-83-12 0-0-0-0
	1976–1979 1982–1993 1993-1998	Flag of Democratic Kampuchea (and of the Coalition Government of Democratic Kampuchea until 1993 and the Provisional Government of National Union and National Salvation of Cambodia until 1998)	Red Yellow RGB^[citation needed] 218-18-26 252-221-9 Hexadecimal^[citation needed] #da121a #fcdd09 CMYK^[citation needed] 0-92-88-15 0-12-96-1
	1979–1989	Flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea	Red Yellow RGB^[citation needed] 218-18-26 252-221-9 Hexadecimal^[citation needed] #da121a #fcdd09 CMYK^[citation needed] 0-92-88-15 0-12-96-1
	1989–1993	Flag of the State of Cambodia.	Blue Red Yellow RGB^[citation needed] 3-46-161 224-0-37 252-221-9 Hexadecimal^[citation needed] #032ea1 #e00025 #fcdd09 CMYK^[citation needed] 98-71-0-37 0-100-83-12 0-12-96-1
	1992–1993	Flag of United Nations Administered Cambodia (UNTAC)	Blue White RGB^[citation needed] 0-159-220 255-255-255 Hexadecimal^[citation needed] #009fdc #ffffff CMYK^[citation needed] 100-28-0-14 0-0-0-0
	1993–present	Flag of Cambodia since the restoration of the monarchy in 1993.	Blue Red White RGB^[citation needed] 3-46-161 224-0-37 255-255-255 Hexadecimal^[citation needed] #032ea1 #e00025 #ffffff CMYK^[citation needed] 98-71-0-37 0-100-83-12 0-0-0-0

See also

• List of flags of Cambodia