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Flag of Manchukuo

Manchukuo
Flag of Manchukuo.svg
Name National flag of Manchukuo.
Use Civil and state flag, civil ensign
Proportion 2:3
Adopted March 1, 1932
Flag of Manchukuo WarFlag And Naval Ensign.svg
Variant flag of Manchukuo
Name Manchukuo War Flag and Naval Ensign.
Use War flag and naval ensign
Proportion 2:3
Flag of the Emperor of Manchukuo.svg
Variant flag of Manchukuo
Name Flag of the Emperor of Manchukuo.
Proportion 2:3

The flag of the now-defunct Empire of Manchukuo had a mustard yellow field with four horizontal stripes of different colors in the upper-left corner. The colors of the flag were based on the colors on the Five Races Under One Union flags used by the Beiyang government and the Empire of China. The flag is also similar to the flag used by the Fengtian clique. The flag was first established in on March 1, 1932.

According to the issued by state council of Manchukuo on February 24, 1933, the colours on the flag represent the four directions and center. The Study of Manchukuo National Flag published by state council of Manchukuo later also gave an representative based on Wu Xing.

The colours also represents five major peoples in Manchukuo:

Flag of Manchukuo,from 9 March 1932 to 1 March 1934

Flag of Navy Minister

Flag of admiral of the Navy

Flag of viceadmiral of the Navy

Flag of rear admiral of the Navy

Flag of commodore of the Navy

Flag of superior commander of the Navy

Flag of the Manchukuo Shipping Office

Flag of marine support ships

Flag of the Manchukuo Coast Guard

Flag of Marine Police

Flag of Chief of Civil Administration

Flag of Chief of Police Civil Administration

Flag of Chief of Marine Police

Flag of Marine Police Senior Officer at Present Afloat

Postal flag of Manchukuo.

Flag of Concordia Association


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