North and South Korean flags and emblems.

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The flag of the Republic of Korea. Adopted as the flag of the waning Chosun Dynasty in 1883, it continues to evoke pride in the race even among those who question the Legitimacy of the South Korean state.

Source: CIA Factbook.

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The state emblem of the Republic of Korea shows the flag's yin-yang symbol surrounded by petals of the national flower, the Rose of Sharon. Like the state flag it communicates no values distinct from the race itself.

Source: Wikimedia Commons, Ksiom.

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The flag of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. After flying the yin-yang flag during the Soviet occupation, North Korea switched to the Soviet-inspired star design with the formal establishment of the republic on 9 September 1948.

Source: CIA...