Flag of South Vietnam
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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, and its successor, the Republic of 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 used to represent the "Vietnamese Heritage and Freedom Flag".
South Vietnamese propaganda poster; an ARVN soldier on horseback waves the South Vietnam flag and tramples on the Viet Cong flag (1967).
South Vietnamese propaganda poster "This is our true national flag".
Propaganda poster "Following the examples of Trần Hưng Đạo, all the people unite to fight against communism to save the nation".
Vietnamese-American Heritage flag displayed along El Cajon Blvd, San Diego in commemoration of April 2010
State of Vietnam
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The State of Vietnam was a governmental entity in Southeast Asia that existed from 1949 until 1955, first as a member of the French Union and later as a country. The state claimed authority over all of Vietnam during the First Indochina War, although large parts of its territory were controlled by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
A photo published by the USIA allegedly showing Roman Catholic Vietnamese pulling alongside a French LST in 1954.