The national flag of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, also known as the Ramhongsaek Konghwagukgi, consists of a central red panel, bordered both above and below by a narrow white stripe and a broad blue stripe. The central red panel bears a five-pointed red star within a white circle near the hoist.
A portrait of Kim Il Sung and the Taegukgi in 1948.
The world's sixth tallest flagpole – at 160 m (525 ft) – flying a 270 kg (595 lb) flag of North Korea over Kijŏng-dong ("Peace village") near Panmunjom in the Korean Demilitarized Zone
Image: Korean flag 1944 United States stamp detail
Communist symbolism represents a variety of themes, including revolution, the proletariat, the peasantry, agriculture, or international solidarity. The red flag, the hammer and sickle and the red star or variations thereof are some of the symbols adopted by communist movements, governments, and parties worldwide.
A tableau in a communist rally in Kerala, India showing two farmers forming the hammer and sickle, the most famous communist symbol
Soviet Order of Victory Award (1945)
Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (aka the "Little Red Book"), associated with Maoism.
A revolutionary worker in socialist realist style.
