National symbols of South Korea

The national symbols of South Korea are official and unofficial flags, icons or cultural expressions that are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic of South Korea (the Republic of Korea) and of its culture. Since the division in 1948, South Korea retained traditional symbols to distinguish from the national symbols of North Korea.

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Symbols
Symbol Image Notes
Flag Flag of South Korea
Taegukgi
 Current version, adopted in 2011. Inaugural version from 1948.
Emblem Emblem of South Korea
Emblem of South Korea

(Taegeuk; Hibiscus syriacus)
National anthem Aegukga
애국가
Seal National seal
Guksae		 Current version, adopted in 2011. Inaugural version was adopted in 1949.
Governmental emblem Government Seal of South Korea
(Taegeuk)
Government Seal of South Korea
National motto 홍익인간 (弘益人間) "Benefit broadly in the human world /
Devotion to the Welfare of Humanity"
National tree Korean red pine
(Pinus densiflora)
Korean red pine
National flower Hibiscus syriacus
Hibiscus syriacus
National bird Korean magpie
(Pica sericea)
Korean magpie
National animal Siberian tiger
(Panthera tigris tigris)
Siberian tiger
National instrument Gayageum
Gayageum
National stone Amethyst
Amethyst
National mountain Paektu Mountain,
Hallasan
Paektu Mountain

Hallasan
 Paektu Mountain is located in North Korea and China.
National sport Taekwondo
Taekwondo


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