Since around 1875, the Cambodian flag has featured a depiction ofAngkor Wat in the centre. The current flag, with ablue border andred central (the stripes are in the ratio 1:2:1) was adopted following Cambodia's independence in 1948. It was used until 9 October 1970, when a new flag was introduced forLon Nol'sKhmer Republic that lasted until the takeover of theKhmer Rouge in 1975. The subsequent state ofDemocratic Kampuchea, which existed from 1975 to 1979, used a red flag with a three-towered Angkor Wat design retained inyellow beginning in 1976. ThePeople's Republic of Kampuchea was established in 1979, after theVietnamese invasion of Cambodia.
TheKampuchean National United Front for National Salvation (FUNSK) revived the flag adopted by theKhmer Issarak in the days of anti-French resistance for the new state. This flag had the same colour pattern as the DK flag, but with a yellow five-towered Angkor Wat silhouette. When the PRK renamed itself as "State of Cambodia" (SOC) in 1989, the flag's lower half became blue. TheUNTAC flag was used during the 1992–1993 transitional period along with the flag of the SOC within Cambodia.
In 1993, the 1948 Cambodian flag was readopted. The current Cambodian flag, together with the flags ofPortugal,San Marino andSpain, are the only four state flags to feature a building.[1] Red and blue are traditional colours of Cambodia.
The flag used today is the same as that established in 1948, although the older flag is sometimes said to have used a red outline for Angkor Wat while the current flag uses black specifically. Since that time, five other intervening designs have been used. Almost all made use of the image of the temple of Angkor Wat in one form or another. This famousHindu temple site, which dates from the 12th century, was built by theMahidharapura monarchs.[2] It has five towers, but these were not always all depicted in the stylised version used on flags. The monarchy was restored in September 1993, the 1948 flag having been readopted in June of that year.
TheRoyal Standard of the King of Cambodia (Khmer:ទង់ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ,Tóng Preăh Môhaksâtr; "King's Flag") is the personal flag of Cambodian KingNorodom Sihamoni. It is also considered among theNational Symbols of Cambodia.
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