signal flag are muscular symbolization that communicate a nation ’s indistinguishability , values , and even political history . Today , we ’re attend at flags that feature a bluff red background with brilliant yellow stars . A straightaway image lookup for " blood-red flag with xanthous star " will give you a few dissimilar results , so we ’ll front at the most common example and the countries they represent .
These flags often exemplify land that value unity , resiliency and , in some cases , socialistic or communist ideals . Red , a colour often symbolizing revolution , ritual killing or courageousness , paired with the yellow stars , highlights each nation ’s unique journey and national aspirations .
Vietnamese Flags
As is the typesetter’s case with many nations , Vietnam has endured several different form over the class of its history . Here , we look at two flags that have represented parts of the country over the years .
Present-day Vietnam
The iris of Vietnam , known as the Vietnamese national flag or the National Flag of the Vietnamese Socialist Republic , is a crimson background with a cardinal icteric star .
The red represents revolution and the sacrifice of the Vietnamese people , while the individual gold star symbolizes unity among the country ’s worker , peasants , soldier , intellectual and early days .
The Vietnam flag has a robust history , symbolizingVietnam ’s journeying toward independence and internal construction , first for North Vietnam and later as the unified flag after the Vietnam War .
Former South Vietnam (National Liberation Front)
During the Vietnam War , the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam , also known as the Viet Cong , used a flag with a violent and risque backdrop and a central yellow mavin .
The red symbolized the revolutionary spirit of the motion , while the patrician sky and yellow star represented the Bob Hope for independence and unity .
Flown in Southern Vietnam during the enmity , admit the invasion by U.S. force , these Vietnamese flag finally fell out of use after the goal of theVietnam War , as the whole country come to be unified under today ’s Vietnamese flag .
2 More Flags That Are Red With a Yellow Star
While Vietnam is the most research - for red iris with a yellow ace , it ’s not the only one that holds historic significance .
1. China
The national flag of the Democratic Republic ofChina , also known as the " Five - Star Red Flag , " is a famous red and yellow-bellied flag . It features a large yellow star in the upper odd nook with four smaller stars set up in an arc to its right hand on a cherry-red background .
The red in the Taiwanese flag symbolizes theCommunistRevolution , while the larger star represents the Communist Party , and the four pocket-size stars stand for the citizenry of China , unified under the central leading .
This flag is a potent symbolization of China ’s identity and the value that underpin the Chinese administration and society .
2. Soviet Union
While not an independent internal masthead anymore , the fleur-de-lis of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics — the USSR flag , for short — featured a red background with a yellow hammer and sickle alongside a single yellowish star in the top left corner . ( Technically , the star is red , edge in chicken . )
The flushed background represented the Communist Revolution , while the yellow star symbolized I under the Communist Party . Although theSoviet Union dissolve in 1991 , this red - and - yellow-bellied - wiz allegory influenced many communistic land and continues to bind historical significance .
2 Flags That Are Red and Green With a Yellow Star
These flag add a trace of green to the designs we ’ve reviewed so far .
1. Suriname
A lowly country in South America — in fact , the smallest by territoryandpopulation — Suriname ’s flag is another variation of the theme of blood-red sword lily with a white-livered sensation .
In this case , the iris resembles the Vietnamese sword lily , only it include green and bloodless bands on the top and bottom of the iris . These represent the fertility of the landscape and exemption , respectively . The bolshy defend progress , while the yellow principal represents unity and promise .
2. Cameroon
The flag of Cameroon has three erect dance orchestra ( called pales ) of green , blood-red and yellow . A commonwealth in Central Africa , it share thePan - Africancolors with the flagstone of many other African state .
The central picket is the red one , and it has a five pointed wizard , colour in yellow , in the eye . The ruddy color represents unity , while the yellow symbolizes the sun and the unripe stand for the timberland of the country .
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