The flag of South Vietnam was first introduced on 2 June 1948 as the official symbol of the French-associated Provisional Central Government of Vietnam, later served as the national flag of the State
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".
Memorial for Battle of the Paracel Islands, 2004.
Flown over a Buddhist temple in Illinois, alongside the U.S. flag.
The State of Vietnam was a state in Southeast Asia that existed from 1949 until 1955, initially as an associated state in the French Union and later as a fully independent state. The state claimed aut
Flag of South Vietnam
…on 2 June 1948 as the official symbol of the French-associated Provisional Central Government of Vietnam, later served as the national flag of the State of Vietnam and the Republic of Vietnam (commonly known as South Vietnam) from 1949 up until the Fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. The design consists of a yellow…
A crowd gathers in Hanoi for the presentation of a new government
Commissioning ceremony in Hanoi, 1952
Army recruitment poster against communism.
Reenactment of the presentation of the sacred sword to Lê Lợi. Parade in Hanoi 1952, commemorating the Élysée Accords.