Flag of Vietnam

Country

Flag of Vietnam uses red field with a large yellow star. Ratio 2:3 and current adoption November 30, 1955.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Vietnam
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Identifier	VN / VNM
Region	South-Eastern Asia

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	November 30, 1955
First Documented Use	1940
Proportion	2:3
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Red, Yellow
Construction	Red field with a large yellow star
Common Name	Cờ đỏ sao vàng

Documented Colour Values

Colour	Appearance	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Red		#DA251D	218, 37, 29	0, 83, 87, 15
Yellow		#FFFF00	255, 255, 0	0, 0, 100, 0

Design and Symbolism

Red	revolution and the blood of the struggle.
Yellow	the star and the Vietnamese people.
Five-pointed star	The five groups of society — workers, peasants, soldiers, intellectuals and traders — united in building socialism.

Proportions

Ratio	2:3
Hoist	2 units
Fly	3 units

About the Flag of Vietnam

Red field with a large yellow star The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with plain field with a central emblem designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Vietnam is Red (#DA251D) and Yellow (#FFFF00). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Five-pointed star: The five groups of society — workers, peasants, soldiers, intellectuals and traders — united in building socialism.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1940. The adoption field for the present record is November 30, 1955.

Additional flag context

The five-pointed gold star on red was used by the independence movement from 1940 and became the national flag of the unified country in 1976.

The star's points are usually explained as representing workers, peasants, soldiers, intellectuals and merchants.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Red field with a large yellow star, a 2:3 proportion and the visible five-pointed star. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Vietnam — Specialist vexillological reference

Other plain field with a central emblem flags

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Facts about the Flag of Vietnam

Vietnam is recorded as red field with a large yellow star.
The reference proportion for the flag of Vietnam is 2:3.
The stored palette for Vietnam contains Red and Yellow.
The adoption field for this country flag record is November 30, 1955.
The design record traces first use to 1940.
Its construction is grouped with the plain field with a central emblem design family in this library.
Five-pointed star: The five groups of society — workers, peasants, soldiers, intellectuals and traders — united in building socialism.
The five-pointed gold star on red was used by the independence movement from 1940 and became the national flag of the unified country in 1976.
The star's points are usually explained as representing workers, peasants, soldiers, intellectuals and merchants.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Vietnam

What does the flag of Vietnam look like?

Red field with a large yellow star, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Vietnam?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 2:3.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Vietnam?

The reference palette lists Red #DA251D and Yellow #FFFF00.

What do the symbols on the flag of Vietnam represent?

Five-pointed star — The five groups of society — workers, peasants, soldiers, intellectuals and traders — united in building socialism.

When was the present flag record for Vietnam adopted?

The adoption field in this record is November 30, 1955.

Which design family does the flag of Vietnam belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with plain field with a central emblem designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.

Where can I verify information about the flag of Vietnam?

The verification-source section on this page links to an official, governmental or specialist reference used to check the underlying record. Source wording is not copied into the article.