The earliest known version of the Korean taegeukgi, used from 1883, featured the red-and-blue taegeuk (yin-yang) at the centre on a white field with four trigrams — similar to the modern South Korean flag but with different trigram arrangements.
The original Taegeuk flag from 1883 represented early modern Korea. First used during Korea's diplomatic engagement with the West. Evolved into the modern South Korean flag.
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