The following is a list of flags of Vietnam.

National flag

Current Official FlagDateUseBlazonDescription July 2, 1976 – present State flag and civil flag Gules, a mullet Or. A large yellow star centered on a red field (2:3). The red background symbolizes revolution and bloodshed. The golden star represents the five main classes in Vietnamese society — intellectuals, farmers, workers, entrepreneurs, soldiers.

Diasporic FlagDateUseBlazonDescriptionApril 30, 1975 – presentOften seen among the Vietnamese diaspora and within oppositition movementsOr, three bars Gules.A yellow field and three horizontal red stripes (2:3). The yellow color traditionally represents Vietnam. Three red stripes symbolized the common blood running through northern, central, and southern Vietnam.

This flag is prohibited in modern communist Vietnam since it was the national flag of the anti-communist State of Vietnam (established in 1949) and later the Republic of Vietnam (established in 1955). Since 1975, it has been the flag of anti-communist Overseas Vietnamese recognized by many places in North America, Australia, and other liberal democratic countries. It has also been used by some political dissidents in Vietnam.

Historical FlagDateUseBlazonDescription 1858 – 1885 The diplomatic flag of the Empire of Đại Nam. Or Yellow field with gold border (2:3). 1885 – 1890 The banner of Đại Nam. Or, two Chinese characters 大南 Gules National name (大南) centered on the yellow field (2:3). Influences: 1885 – 9 March 1945 The French protectorate flag of Annam and Tonkin. Or, in the canton side, tierced in pale, Azure, Argent and Gules. French flag canton on a yellow field (2:3). Used as the government flag. Influences: 1941 – 12 June 1945 Flag of Đại Nam and the Empire of Vietnam (main article: Long tinh flag).Or, a fess Gules. A yellow field with a single large red stripe (2:3). Designed according to the pattern of the medal riband of the Order of the Dragon of Annam.Phan Đăng Thanh (2002). "Tư tưởng lập hiến của Phan Bội Châu ". Nghiên cứu Lập pháp số 1, tháng 1 năm 2002 . Emerging in the 1920s as a regal flag of the Nguyễn court. In the World War II, adopted as the national flag of Đại Nam, assigned as the civil flag. Other influences: until 12 June 1945 An early flag of the Empire of Vietnam. The yellow flag was also used briefly in 1947.Or Yellow field with gold border (2:3). Influences: 12 June – 30 August 1945Flag of the Empire of Vietnam (main article: Quẻ Ly flag).Or, the trigram of fire Gules. A yellow field with four red stripes (2:3). The stripes formed the Quẻ Ly, or Li trigram ☲.Trần, Trọng Kim (1969). Một cơn gió bụi. Vĩnh Sơn publisher. pp. 60-61. pdf (in Vietnamese)"Quốc hiệu, Quốc kỳ, Quốc ca". Tin Mới issue 1654, 28 June 1945. Archive: National Library of Vietnam. Designed by Lê Quý Trinh. Influences: 2 September 1945 –30 November 1955 Flag of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Gules, a mullet Or. A large yellow star centered on the red field (2:3). Influences: 14 June 1949 –30 April 1975 Flag of the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam, the State of Vietnam, and the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam). Or, three bars Gules. A yellow field with three red stripes (2:3). Adopted by Bảo Đại and signed into law by Prime Minister Nguyễn Văn Xuân in 1948.Nguyễn, Ngọc Huy. (March & April 1988) "National Flags and National Anthems of Vietnam" Tự Do Dân Bản magazine, issue: 27 & 28. Re-published in July 2015. Archived from original (in Vietnamese). p. 3 of 15.Réalités vietnamiennes (Les réalités permanentes), Saigon, 1969, p. 52 (in French). The flag was later used by the State of Vietnam and its successor, the Republic of Vietnam. Influences: 30 November 1955 –2 July 1976 Flag of North Vietnam. Gules, a mullet Or. A large yellow star centered on the red field (2:3). Influences: 30 April 1975 –2 July 1976 Flag of the Republic of South Vietnam. Per fess Gules and Azure, a mullet Or. A yellow star on the red and blue background. Influences:

Government flags Imperial standards +FlagDurationUseName/Description 1885–1890 Flag of emperor Đồng Khánh. Flag with the word Đại Nam (大南, "Great South'", the then official name of Vietnam).Picking up old royal standards in Vietnam, 1890–1920 Flag of emperors Thành Thái, Duy Tân and Khải Định. A red field with a single yellow stripe. 1920–1945 Flag of emperors Khải Định and Bảo Đại. A yellow field with a single red stripe. Referred to as the cờ Long tinh or "Dragon star flag".

Personal standards of emperors FlagDurationUseName/Description 1922–1945 Personal standard of emperors Khải Định and Bảo Đại. Flag ratio: 2:3. 1941?–1945 Royal fanion (Cờ Nhà Vua) of the Nguyễn dynasty.Võ Hương-An. Từ điển nhà Nguyễn. San Jose, California, United States: Nhà xuất bản Nam Việt, 2012. Page 515 (in Vietnamese). The "flag of yellow and dragon" (黃龍旗, Hoàng-long kì) or the "Son of Heaven flag" (天子旗, Thiên-tử kì). Flag ratio is 1:2. Imperial standard of the Nguyễn dynasty. Flag ratio: 1:2. 1948–1955 Personal standard of State Chief Bảo Đại. Flag ratio: 2:3. Influences:

Presidential standards FlagDurationUseName/Description 1955–1963 Presidential Standard of the First Vietnamese Republic.Flags of the World (FOTW) - South Viet Nam Presidential Flags (Historical) . Retrieved: 08 September 2021. Yellow field with green bamboo on the top, and the red inscription "Tiết-trực tâm-hư" (節直心虛, "straight-shaped and hollow core") on the bottom. 1964–1975 Presidential Standard of the Second Vietnamese Republic. White field with the coat of arms of the Republic of Vietnam on the middle. 1967–1975 Presidential standard of the Second Vietnamese Republic as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces. Standard of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces (2:3). Influences:

Political flags FlagDurationUseName/Description 1910–1930 Flag of the Indochinese Constitutionalist Party.Vietnam Exodus - Hiệu kỳ Đảng Lập hiến Đông Dương. Retrieved: 00:24, 25 March 2012. (in Vietnamese). A yellow field with a red saltire in its centre extending to all corners. 1925–1930 Flag of the Tân Việt Revolutionary Party.Be Ready Education Australia - . Retrieved: 31 August 2021. (in Vietnamese).c. 1912–1925Flag of the Việt Nam Quang Phục Hội.A yellow flag with a canton containing five red round-stars. Influences: 1929–1930 (Military) flag of the Vietnam Nationalist Party. A horizontal bicolour of yellow and red. 1930– Flag of the Communist Party of Vietnam. A red field with the emblem of the Communist Party of Vietnam in yellow. Influences: 1931—1946 Flag of the Trotskyist League of Vietnam. Nicknamed Cờ sao xẹt (meteor flag). A red field with a white lightning bolt interlacing a hollow circle. 1939–1951 Flag of the Vietnam National Restoration League. Influences: 1941–1951 Flag of the League for the Independence of Vietnam. A yellow star centered on a red field. Influences: 1942–1946 Flag of the Vietnam Revolutionary League. Influences: 1939– Flag of the Đại Việt Nationalist Party. Influences: 1945– Flag of the Vietnam Nationalist Party. 1945 Flag of the Vanguard Youth. A red star centered on a yellow field. Flag of the Vietnam National Independence Party. A tricolour of yellow-blue-yellow. 1951–Flag of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth UnionInfluences: 1954–1963 Flag of the Personalist Labor Revolutionary Party. 1958–1964 Flag of the BAJARAKA. 1960–1977 Flag of the National Liberation Front for South Vietnam (Viet Cong). A horizontal bicolour of red and blue, with a yellow star in the centre. Influences: 1964–1992 Flag of the FULRO. Flag of the FULRO, Variant flag. Flag of the New Greater Viet Party. Influences: 1964–1985 Flag of the Liberation Front of Kampuchea Krom. Flag of Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF). A horizontal tricolour of blue-yellow-red. 1964– Flag of the Front for the Liberation of Central Highlands. 1965– Flag of the Greater Viet Revolutionary Party. Influences: Flag of the Caodaist Youth Union.Daotam.info - ĐẠI-ĐẠO TAM-KỲ PHỔ-ĐỘ (Tứ Thập Niên) TÒA-THÁNH TÂY-NINH - Nghị-Định số 67 - BTNTT/TN9/NĐ; ngày 16 tháng 3 năm 1965 cho phép: "ĐẠI-ĐẠO THANH-NIÊN HỘI" thành-lập và hoạt-động trong toàn Quốc. - Đạo-Lịnh số 038/Đ.L. (in Vietnamese). 1972– Flag of the Vietnamese Democratic Socialist Party. Red tristar and swastika in the white dish, which centered on a yellow field. 1967—1975 Flag of the National Social Democratic Front. A red star centered on a yellow field. 1973 Flag of the Four Power Joint Military Commission.G.R. Dunham & D.A. Quinlan. 1990. U.S. Marines in Vietnam – The Bitter End – 1973–1975. Retrieved: July 12, 2021.Smith's Flags Through the Ages and Across the World (1975). Page . 300 (International flags). Quote: "The flags opposite have been presented in a single shape and size. The correct proportions however are provided below each flag." The flag of the Four Power Joint Military Commission is labelled with 1:1 proportions, therefore square. A black Arabic number "4" (four) centered on a square red field. 1968–1977 Flag of the Alliance of National, Democratic, and Peace Forces. A horizontal tricolour of red-blue-red, with a yellow star in the centre. Influences: 1981– Flag of the Coalition of Vietnam Nationalist Parties. Flag of the Alliance for Democracy in Vietnam. A yellow field with three red stripes and five blue stars in the upper canton. Influences: 1982— Flag of the Viet Tan. 1991— Flag of the People's Action Party of Vietnam. Influences: 1993— Flag of the Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League.CRW Flags - Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League - Movement for the Restoration of the Nguyen Dynasty (Flag ). Last modified: 2016-08-27 by Randy Young. Retrieved: 31 August 2021. Influences: Flag of the Vietnamese Constitutional Monarchist League, variant flag. 2003– Flag of the Vietnamese National Party. Influences: 2006– Flag of the Democratic Party of Vietnam.

Religious flags

Military flags Including unit flags that are derived from the military flag template.