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Korean People's Navy (North Korea)

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Obverse
     [Korean People's Navy (North Korea)]
image by Miles Li, 11 December 2011

Reverse
     [Korean People's Navy (North Korea)]
image by Miles Li, 11 December 2011


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Description

Divided horizontally, the top half is red with a symbol in the middle (more on that in a sec), and the bottom half is made up of four blue and three white stripes, with the white stripes being roughly half the height of the blue. The symbol in the center of the red portion shows a red star over a blue wavy ocean, with 10 or 11 yellow rays emanating from the water upward and outward toward the edge of the circle behind the star. This scene is within a red circle, which is within a white circle, within a blue circle, similar to the KPAAF roundel.
Randy Young, 09 February 2005

Note that the blue at the bottom is as wide as the blue at the bottom of the national flag; the two blue and two white stripes are as wide as the white stripes on the national flag.
Miles Li, 11 February 2005

Note that the naval emblem should have a full wreath, and be topped by a foul anchor. The mottoes read: "The Unification and Independence of the Motherland" (top) and "For the Freedom and Liberation of the People" (bottom).
Miles Li, 11 December 2011

The unit names are written in Hangul on the reverse side. All the colours have yellow fringes, cords and tassels, and are borne on red flagpoles with brass spearhead finials.
Miles Li, 07 November 2012


Previously Reported Variant

[Korean People's Navy (North Korea)]
image by Jaume Ollé, 21 Sep 2009

White over blue with two blue stripes charged with navy emblem towards hoist. Hangul inscription in yellow on blue stripes:

Revolutionary leaders headed by great comrade Kim Jong Il
Let's defend them to the death!

The date "4.25" in yellow in the upper hoist; Apr 25th is the memorial day of the foundation of a forerunner of the Korean People's Army, the People's Revolutionary Army (founded on Apr 25th 1932).
Reverse: national flag with yellow fringe and Workers Party of Korea emblem towards hoist instead of the red star. Same Hangul inscription as above 2 and without "4.25"
Source: video footage of 2003 North Korean military parade in Pyonygang
Nozomi Kariyasu, 21 Sep 2009