Original Item: Only One Available. The flag of South Korea, also known as the Taegukgi (Korean: 태극기 or 'Taegeuk flag'), has three parts: a white rectangular background, a red and blue Taegeuk in its center, and four black trigrams one toward each corner. Flags similar to the current Taegeukgi were used as the national flag of Korea by the Joseon dynasty, the Korean Empire, and the Korean government-in-exile during Japanese rule. South Korea adopted the Taegukgi as its national flag when it gained independence from Japan on 15 August 1948.

This example of the Taegukgi is quite attractive. It is constructed of a heavy canvas with printed insignia. The canvas header is marked with maker information for AJAX PARAMOUNT FLAG CO. and being size 4’x6’. Paramount Flag Co. was a San Francisco flag manufacturer which apparently came into existence at some point between 1933 and 1934. The company is not listed in the 1933 San Francisco directory, but is listed in the 1934 directory with the additional information: "H. W. Pollock pres. 365 Clementina ." Clementina St. is a small, alley-like street south of Market St. and 365 is between 4th and 5th.

The flag does have staining and small holes present but there is no significant damage present.

A fantastic example ready for further research and display.