List of flags of French Indochina facts for kids

A propaganda poster with Indochinese flag and Annamese dynasty's standard in Hanoï 1942.

The following is a list of flags of French Indochina from 17 October 1887 to 9 March 1945.

Union flags

Government

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	17 October 1887 to 9 March 1945	State flag and civil ensign	A tricolour flag featuring three vertical bands coloured blue (hoist side), white, and red (2:3).
	1867 - 9 March 1945	Flag of the Governor Colony	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red on swallow tail blue ensign (1:2). Influences:
	1923 - 1945	Civil and naval ensign of French Indochina	A vertical tricolour of blue, white and red on swallow tail yellow ensign. (proportions 1:2). Influences:

Armes forces

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1862 - 9 March 1945	War flag	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1). Influences:
	1923 - March 9, 1945	Flag of Tirailleurs indochinois	French flag canton on a yellow field (1:1). Influences:
	1867 - March 9, 1945	Flag of Gendarmerie	Influences:

Subjects

• Annam and Tonkin

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1858 - 1885	Diplomatic flag of Dainamese empire	Yellow field with gold border (2:3).
	1885 - 1890	Provisional flag of Dainamese empire	National name centered on the yellow field (2:3). Influences:
	1923 - Mar. 9, 1945	Protectorate flag of Annam, Tonkin and Kouang-Tchéou-Wan	French flag canton on a yellow field (2:3). Influences:

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1885 - 1890	Nguyễn dynasty by Cảnh Tôn	Standard of Dainamese emperor, beside, used as the [provisional] national flag. Influences:
	1890 - 1920	Nguyễn dynasty from Thành Thái to Hoằng Tôn	A yellow field with a single red stripe. The flag of dragon and star, originally designed by Emperor Thành Thái. Influences:
	1920 - May 8, 1945	Nguyễn dynasty from Hoằng Tôn to Bảo Đại	The flag of dragon and star, used as the [official] national flag in 1945. Influences:

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1802 - 1945	[Triangle] Personal standard of emperors of Nguyễn dynasty	The flag of yellow and dragon (黃龍旗 / Hoàng-long kì) or emperor (天子旗 / Thiên-tử kì). Flag ratio is 1:2.
	1922 - 1945	[Rectangle] Personal standard of emperors of Nguyễn dynasty (Hoằng Tôn and Bảo Đại)	Flag ratio is 2:3. Influences:
	1802 - 1945	Imperial pennon of Nguyễn dynasty	Flag ratio is 5:3.

• Laos

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1713 - 1947	National and royal flag of Kingdom of Champasak
	1707 - 1893	National and royal flag of Kingdom of Luang Phrabang
	1887 - 1945	Protectorate flag of Kingdom of Laos	Influences:
	1887 - 1975	Royal standard of the Kingdom of Laos

• Cambodia

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1863 - 1948	Protectorate flag from Norodom to Sihanouk	Similar flag to the present flag, but instead of 2 blue bands above and bottom, it was a dark blue banner and a small red banner inside.
	1863 - 1993	Royal and personal standard of the King	Red flag with a dark blue rectangle inside, with elements from the Royal Arms of Cambodia in gold.

• Cochinchina

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1868 - March 9, 1945	Protectorate flag of Cochinchina	Flag ratio is 2:3. Influences:
	1868 - 1945	Naval ensign of Cochinchina	Influences:

Organizations

• Political org.s

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  Vietnam Restoration League (1912 - 1925)

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  Trotskyist League of Vietnam (1931 - 1946)

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  Vietnam National Restoration League (1939 - 1951)

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  League for the Independence of Vietnam (1941 - 1951)

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  Vietnam Revolutionary League (1942 - 1946)

• Political parties

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  Vietnamese Nationalist Party (1929 - 1945)

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  Communist Party of Indochina (1930 - now)

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  Nationalist Party of Greater Vietnam (1939 - now)

• Religional org.s

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  Catholic Church in Vietnam (XIX century - now)

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  Cao Đài (1926 - now)

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  Evangelical Church of Vietnam (1927 - now)

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  Hòa Hảo (1939 - now)

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  Buddhist Sangha of Vietnam (? - now)

• Social org.s

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  Vietnamese Scout Association (1930 - now)

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  Enlightenment Association (1939 - 1940)

• Illegal org.s

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  Kingdom of Sedang (1888 - 1889)

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  Empire of Daihung (大雄帝國) in 1917. Five red round-stars centered on a yellow field with 4 black words Nam binh phục quốc (南兵復國) at the left

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  Republic of Vietnam (越南民國), designed and used by Yenbay munity in 1930

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  Nghetinh Soviets (1930 - 1931)

Images for kids

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  Vietnam Restoration League (1912 - 1925)

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  Empire of Daihung (Đại Hùng Đế quốc, 大雄帝國) in 1917. Five red round-stars centered on a yellow field with 4 black words Nam binh phục quốc (南兵復國) at the left