South Vietnam Nylon Flag

About Our South Vietnam Nylon Flag

The flag of South Vietnam was first introduced by the Provisional Central Government of Vietnam, later served as the national flag of the State of Vietnam (known as "South Vietnam" after 1954), and its successor, the Republic of Vietnam (South Vietnam) from 1948 to 1975 until the fall of Saigon. The design consists of a yellow background with three red horizontal stripes through the middle. It is also used to represent the Vietnamese "Heritage and Freedom Flag". The flag was designed by Lê Văn Đệ in 1948. The flag consists of a yellow field and three horizontal red stripes, and can be explained as emblematic of the common blood running through northern, central, and southern Vietnam. Although South Vietnam ceased to exist in 1975, the flag still finds use among private citizens in other countries and is still shown and used overseas by some Vietnamese emigrés, particularly in North America and Australia. Since June 2002, at least 13 U.S. state governments, seven counties, and 85 cities in 20 states have adopted resolutions recognizing the former flag as "Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag. Both North Vietnam and South Vietnam ceased to exist when they unified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.