Banner o North Korea

The Banner o North Korea wis adoptit on September 8, 1948, as the naitional banner an ensign. The reid starn o Communism can be seen on this banner on a white disc. North Korea haed oreeginally adoptit a "taegeukgi" follaein unthrildom frae Japan wi a taoist yin-yang seembol seemilar tae that in the Sooth Korean banner but later revised its banner tae mair closely reflect that o the USSR. The banner wis adoptit in 1948, when North Korea became an independent Communist state. The traditional Korean banner wis reid, white, an blue. The kintra retained these colors an addit a reid starn on a white disk. The disk recalls the taegeuk foond on the banner o Sooth Korea, an represents the opposin principles o naitur. The reid stripe expresses revolutionary tradeetions; the reid starn is for Communism. The twa blue stripes staund for sovereignty, peace an friendship. The white stripe seembolizes purity.