Dimensions The width and height are in the ratio of 3:2. There are five sections on the flag, the
taegeuk and the four groups of bars (trigrams). The diameter of the
taegeuk is half of the height of the flag. The top of the
taegeuk is red and the bottom of the
taegeuk is blue. The width of each trigram is the radius of the
taegeuk. The distance between
taegeuk and four trigrams is half of the radius of the
taegeuk. The design of the
taegeuk, as well as the trigrams residing in each of the four corners, are geometrically defined.
Colors The colors of the
taegukgi are specified in the
Ordinance Act of the Law concerning the National Flag of the Republic of Korea (). The color scheme was unspecified until 1997, when the
South Korean government decided to standardize specifications for the flag. On 25 October 1997, a
Presidential ordinance on the standard specification of the South Korean flag was promulgated, and that specification was acceded by the
National Flag Law in July 2007. Colors are defined in legislation by the
Munsell and
CIE color systems as follows:
Flag days The days required to display
taegukgi are defined by the
National Flag Law of the Republic of Korea () as follows: • 1 March —
March First Day • 6 June —
Memorial Day (half-mast needed) • 17 July —
Constitution Day • 15 August —
Liberation Day • 1 October —
Armed Forces Day • 3 October —
National Foundation Day • 9 October —
Hangul Day • Any day for the state funeral (half-mast needed) Apart from these days, the Government of South Korea and local authorities in South Korea also call for the display of
taegukgi in other days under special conditions.
Laws on desecrations The South Korean flag is considered by a large part of the country's citizens to represent the "Korean ethnos" rather than solely the South Korean state; consequently
flag desecration by the country's citizens is rare when compared to other countries, where citizens may desecrate their own national flags as political statements. Thus those South Korean citizens opposed to the state's actions or even its existence will still treat their national flag with reverence and respect: "There is therefore none of the parodying or deliberate desecration of the state flag that one encounters in the countercultures of other countries." • Article 105 imposes up to 5 years in prison,
disfranchisement of up to 10 years, or a fine up to 7 million
South Korean won for damaging, removing, or staining a South Korean flag or
emblem with intent to insult the South Korean state. Article 5 makes this crime punishable, even if done by aliens outside South Korea. • Article 106 imposes up to 1 year in prison, disfranchisement of up to 5 years, or a fine up to 2 million South Korean won for
defaming a South Korean flag or emblem with intent to insult the South Korean state. Article 5 makes this crime punishable, even if done by aliens outside South Korea. South Korea also criminalizes not just desecration of the South Korean flag, but the flags of other countries as well: • Article 109 imposes up to 2 years in prison or a fine up to 3 million South Korean won for damaging, removing, or staining a foreign flag or emblem with intent to insult a foreign country. Article 110 forbids
prosecution without foreign governmental complaint. ==Gallery==