Flag of Cambodia

King of Cambodia
Proportion	16:25
Adopted	24 September 1993
Design	The royal arms in gold centred on a blue field.

Kingdom of Cambodia
Use	National flag and ensign
Proportion	16:25 (ratio per the flag picture in law); 2:3 (proportion according to actual use)
Adopted	1948; 76 years ago; 24 September 1993; 30 years ago; (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.

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The flag of Cambodia (Khmer: ទង់ជាតិកម្ពុជា, Tóng chéatĕ Kâmpŭchéa [tɔŋ ciət kampuciə]; lit. 'National flag of Cambodia'), or the Khmer flag (Khmer: ទង់ជាតិខ្មែរ, Tóng chéatĕ Khmêr [tɔŋ ciət kʰmae]; lit. 'Khmer national flag'), in its present form was originally adopted in 1989 and readopted in 1993, after the Constituent Assembly election in 1993 and restoration of the Cambodian monarchy.

Description

Since around 1875, the Cambodian flag has featured a depiction of Angkor Wat in the centre. 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 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.^[1] Red and blue are traditional 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 temple site, which dates from the 12th century, was built by the Mahidharapura monarchs.^[2] 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

The Royal Standard of the King of Cambodia (Khmer: ទង់ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ, Tóng Preăh Môhaksâtr; "King's Flag") is the personal flag of the Cambodian monarch. It was officially adopted in 1993, but its initial use dates back to 1941. It is also considered among the national symbols of Cambodia.

Historical national flags

Flag

Duration

Use

Colors scheme

1863–1948

Flag of the Kingdom of Cambodia as a French protectorate (1863–1948)

	Blue	Red	White
RGB	3-46-161	224-0-37	255-255-255
Hexadecimal	#032ea1	#e00025	#ffffff
CMYK	98-71-0-37	0-100-83-12	0-0-0-0

1948–1970

1975-1976

1993-present

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). The current flag may only differ in the outline color of Angkor Wat.

	Blue	Red	White
RGB	3-46-161	224-0-37	255-255-255
Hexadecimal	#032ea1	#e00025	#ffffff
CMYK	98-71-0-37	0-100-83-12	0-0-0-0

1970–1975

Flag of the Khmer Republic

	Blue	Red	White
RGB	3-46-161	224-0-37	255-255-255
Hexadecimal	#032ea1	#e00025	#ffffff
CMYK	98-71-0-37	0-100-83-12	0-0-0-0

1976–1992

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	218-18-26	252-221-9
Hexadecimal	#da121a	#fcdd09
CMYK	0-92-88-15	0-12-96-1

1979–1989

Flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea

	Red	Yellow
RGB	218-18-26	252-221-9
Hexadecimal	#da121a	#fcdd09
CMYK	0-92-88-15	0-12-96-1

1989–1993

Flag of the State of Cambodia^[3] used along with the flag of the UNTAC until 1993.

	Blue	Red	Yellow
RGB	3-46-161	224-0-37	252-221-9
Hexadecimal	#032ea1	#e00025	#fcdd09
CMYK	98-71-0-37	0-100-83-12	0-12-96-1

1992–1993

Flag of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC)

	Blue	White
RGB	0-159-220	255-255-255
Hexadecimal	#009fdc	#ffffff
CMYK	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	3-46-161	224-0-37	255-255-255
Hexadecimal	#032ea1	#e00025	#ffffff
CMYK	98-71-0-37	0-100-83-12	0-0-0-0

References

^ Green, Michael (20 March 2015). "Flags, for God's Sake". brandingthenations.com. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ Higham, Charles F. W. (2002). The Origins of the Civilisation of Angkor (PDF). Vol. 121. Oxford: Proceedings of the British Academy. pp. 41–90. ISBN 0197263038. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
^ "Cambodian Flag History". Crwflags.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.