Vietnam - the country, something very close to China, in addition, many regions have long been European colonies.Yet, it is the state with its distinctive national symbols.Which flag and emblem use the Vietnamese?What is their significance?
history and significance of the modern flag
Chief symbol is used by the Vietnamese from the thirtieth November 1955.Initially, the flag of Vietnam, photos and images which can be seen today, used Democratic Republic, located in the northern part of the country.The ratio of width to length of the flag is two to three.A similar picture was used already in 1945, but ten years later the outlines of the stars have changed.Since 1976, the Democratic Republic teamed up with South Vietnam and the former flag was already used as a general symbol of the socialist republic.Changes in his view did not been made, no further innovation was not so modern version is no different from what was passed in the '70s.Flag of Vietnam at the moment looks like a red cloth with a large golden-yellow five-pointed star.The choice of a color for the base is intended to express the victory of communism in the revolution, in which the symbol is similar to the Chinese.His gold star flag symbolizes the leadership of the Party of Viet Nam, and all five express the unity of workers, peasants, soldiers, youth and intellectuals.All these classes rallied to work together for the good of the state.
Previous versions
From 1890 to 1920 flag of Vietnam was a yellow flag with three horizontal red stripes positioned at the center.Initially this flag belonged to the ruling dynasty of the state.From 1948 to 1975, this symbol still used the southern part of Vietnam.The northern part of the state since 1920, before the formation of the Democratic Republic in 1945, also used the symbolism of the Nguyen Dynasty, but in a slightly different version.Therefore, the Vietnamese flag that period is a yellow cloth with a broad red stripe, placed horizontally in the center.In addition, from 1969 to 1976 in South Vietnam was in the course of the pro-flag of the ruling party, which consists of two equally sized horizontal stripes, a red top and blue bottom, against which has a large yellow star.
State emblem in red and gold colors is made not only to the flag of Vietnam.The same color scheme is used in the national emblem of the country.At its center is a gold five-pointed star, which, like the flag, symbolizes the unity of the five classes, co-created the welfare state.The red background is a symbol of the revolution.The boundaries of the emblem is the image of the field entirely sown crops.At the bottom center of the gear are rice and stems.They are symbols of the close alliance of workers and peasants.It is expected that this emblem was designed taking into account the projects symbolism of the People's Democratic Republic.
