Historical heraldry
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Symbol |
Use |
Duration |
Description
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Imperial Vietnam
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Seal of the Nguyễn lords. |
1709—1777, 1780—1802 (Nguyễn lords) 1802—1846 (Nguyễn dynasty)[1] |
The inscription Việt quốc Nguyễn Chúa vĩnh trấn chi bảo (大越國阮主永鎮之寶, "Seal of the eternal government of the Nguyễn Lords of the Great kingdom of Viêt") written in seal script.[1]
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Imperial seal of the Tây Sơn dynasty. |
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The inscription Triều đường chi ấn (朝唐之印) written in seal script.
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Imperial seal of the Nguyễn dynasty. |
1846—1945 |
The inscription Đại Nam thụ thiên vĩnh mệnh truyền quốc tỷ (大南受天永命傳國璽, "The Great South has the eternal Mandate of Heaven, jade seal for the transmission of the legacy of the Empire") written in seal script.[1]
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Colonial Vietnam
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Emblem of the Government-General of French Indochina. |
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The letters GGI standing for "Gouvernement général de l'Indochine".
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North Vietnam
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Emblem of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam. |
30 November 1955 – 2 July 1976 |
Circular in shape; in the middle of a red background is a fivepointed gold star framed by rice ears below which is half a cog wheel and the inscription "Democratic Republic of Vietnam".
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State of Vietnam
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Coat of arms of the State of Vietnam. |
1954–26 October 1955 |
The pale and pallets of the South Vietnamese flag (Cờ vàng ba sọc đỏ), arranged vertically in a blazon and charged with a blue Vietnamese dragon passant.
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The seal of the chief of state of Vietnam, Bảo Đại |
1949–1954 |
A seal with the inscription "Quốc gia Việt-Nam - Đức Bảo Đại - Quốc-trưởng" written in Latin script and "保大國長" (top-to-bottom, right-to-left) in seal script.
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Variant coat of arms of the State of Vietnam as it appeared on its passports. This passport design was used by South Vietnam as late as 1957. |
1954–26 October 1955 |
The pale and pallets of the South Vietnamese flag (Cờ vàng ba sọc đỏ), arranged vertically in a blazon and charged with a blue Vietnamese dragon passant.
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The above variant coat of arms with the official colour scheme. |
1954–26 October 1955 |
The pale and pallets of the South Vietnamese flag (Cờ vàng ba sọc đỏ), arranged vertically in a blazon and charged with a blue Vietnamese dragon passant.
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South Vietnam
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Seal of South Vietnam. |
26 October 1955–1957 |
Bushes of bamboo growing on a hill.
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Coat of arms of South Vietnam.[2] |
1957–1 November 1963 |
Bushes of bamboo and a scroll with the inscription "VIỆT-NAM", encompassing a paint brush and a sword. A coloured version of this coat of arms shows the background yellow, the bamboo green and the bordure red.
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Variant coat of arms of South Vietnam used on its passports. |
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Bushes of bamboo growing on a hill in a blazon with the text "Việt-Nam Cộng-Hòa" inscribed in a scroll above the bamboo and the text also appearing below the bamboo.
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Lesser coat of arms of South Vietnam. |
1 November 1963–30 April 1975 |
The pale and pallets of the South Vietnamese flag (Cờ vàng ba sọc đỏ), arranged vertically in a blazon.
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Greater coat of arms of South Vietnam as it appeared on the presidential seal that was used between 1963 and 1975. |
1 November 1963–30 April 1975 |
The pale and pallets of the South Vietnamese flag (Cờ vàng ba sọc đỏ), arranged vertically in a blazon supported by two green dragons.
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Việt Cộng and the Republic of South Vietnam
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Achievement of the National Liberation Front of Southern Vietnam (NLF). |
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An achievement of the Việt Cộng consisted of a disc of the colours of the flag (red and blue), the five-pointed star surrounded by ears of rice and a cogwheel in base. The disc was supported by six Việt Cộng flags, with three flags on each side.
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Emblem of the Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam. |
30 April 1975 – 2 July 1976 |
Circular in shape; in the middle of a red background is a map of Vietnam (both North and South) framed by rice ears below which is half a cog wheel and the inscription "Republic of South Vietnam".
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Socialist Republic of Vietnam
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Emblem of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. |
2 July 1976 – present |
Circular in shape; in the middle of a red background is a fivepointed gold star framed by rice ears below which is half a cog wheel and the inscription "Socialist Republic of Vietnam".
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Other
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Seal of Trấn Tây Thành, the Nguyễn dynasty occupation of Cambodia. |
1838 |
The inscription Trấn Tây tướng quân chi ấn (鎭西將軍之印, "Seal of the general of Trấn Tây") written in seal script.
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Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Sedang. |
1888–1890 |
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Arms of Sip Song Chau Tai. |
1948–1955 |
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