Flag of the Kingdom of Cambodia
Description
- Three horizontal bands of blue, red (double width), and blue with a white silhouette of Angkor Wat centred on the red band
- Readopted on 30 June 1993 after the restoration of the monarchy, reviving the pre-1970 royal flag
Trivia
- Cambodia is the only national flag that features a building in its design
- The Angkor Wat temple has appeared on every Cambodian flag since 1863 in various forms
- The current design dates originally from 1948, briefly discontinued between 1970 and 1993
Flag of Cambodia
Cambodia's flag was readopted on 30 June 1993 after the restoration of the monarchy, reviving the pre-1970 royal design first used in 1948. It displays three horizontal bands of blue, red, and blue, with the red band twice the height of the blue bands and a white silhouette of Angkor Wat centred on it.
The blue bands represent the monarchy and royal authority, the red expresses the nation and its people, and the white temple stands for religion and Khmer heritage. Cambodia is the only country whose flag features a building, and Angkor Wat has appeared in some form on every Cambodian flag since 1863, making it one of the most enduring national emblems in Asia.
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