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![[Coat of Arms, South Korea]](../images/k/kr).gif)
image by Zoltan Horvath, 23 June 2024
The national emblem of South Korea consists of the taegeuk symbol present on the South Korean national flag surrounded by five stylized petals and a ribbon bearing the inscription of the official Korean name of the country (Daehan Minguk), in Korean characters. The Taegeuk represents peace and harmony. The five petals all have meaning and are related to South Korea's national flower, the Hibiscus syriacus, or Rose of Sharon. The emblem was adopted on 10 December 1963. The flower and taegeuk symbols are generally considered by South Koreans to be symbolic of the "Korean race".
Zoltan Horvath, 23 June 2024