List of Cambodian flags

This list describes the evolution of Cambodian flags, as well as other flags used within Cambodia and Governmental agencies.

State

National

Flag	Duration	Usage	Description
	1948–1970 1993–present	Flag of the Kingdom of Cambodia	Three horizontal bands of blue, red and blue and a depiction of Angkor Wat in white with black outlining.

Ceremonial

Flag	Duration	Usage	Description
	1948–1970 1993–present	Ceremonial flag of Cambodia	Three vertical bands of blue, red and blue and a depiction of Angkor Wat in white with black outlining.

Government

Flag	Duration	Usage	Description
	1993–present	Flag of the Parliament of Cambodia	A blue field with the emblem of the Cambodian Parliament in gold.
	1993–present	Flag of the Customs of Cambodia	A blue field with the emblem of the Customs of Cambodia.

Royal Standard

Flag	Duration	Usage	Description
	1863–1970	Flag of the King of Cambodia	A blue field surrounded by a red band with elements of the Royal arms of Cambodia in gold.
	1993–present	Flag of the King of Cambodia	A blue field with the emblem of the Royal arms of Cambodia in gold.

Historical flags

National

Flag	Duration	Usage	Description
	?–1863	Flag of the Khmer Empire	A yellow pennant with green fringe. The claim that this flag existed is dubious and questioned.
	1863–1940	Flag of the French protectorate of Cambodia	A red field surrounded by a blue band with a depiction of the Royal Palace in white.
	1940–1948	Flag of the French protectorate of Cambodia	A red field surrounded by a blue band with a depiction of Angkor Wat in white.
	1942–1945	Flag of the Japanese occupation of Cambodia	Red flag with white-outlined square followed by 4 small full white squares in each angle and another in the center. The claim that this flag existed is dubious and questioned.
	1948–1970	Flag of the French protectorate of Cambodia and the Kingdom of Cambodia	Three horizontal bands of blue, red and blue and a depiction of Angkor Wat in white with either black or red outlining.
	1970–1975	Flag of the Khmer Republic	A blue field with a red canton with a depiction of Angkor Wat in white with either black or red outlining and three stars in the upper fly.
	1975–1979	Flag of Democratic Kampuchea	A red field with a simplified depiction of Angkor Wat in yellow.
	1979–1989	Flag of the People's Republic of Kampuchea	A red field with a simplified depiction of Angkor Wat in yellow, this time five towers instead of three.
	1989–1993	Flag of the State of Cambodia	Two horizontal bands of red and blue with either the simplified depiction or a new five tower dipiction of Angkor Wat in yellow.
	1992–1993	Flag of the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia	A United Nations blue field with a map of Cambodia in white and the Khmer word for Cambodia in blue.
	1993–present	Flag of the Kingdom of Cambodia	Three horizontal bands of blue, red and blue and a depiction of Angkor Wat in white with black outlining.

Under Thai Rule

Flag	Duration	Usage	Description
	1680–1710 1720–1782	Flag of Ayutthaya Siam and Thonburi Siam	A red plain rectangular flag.
	1782–1817	First Flag of Rattanakosin Siam.	Red flag with a white chakra.
	1817–1832	Second Flag of Rattanakosin Siam.	Red flag with a white elephant inside the chakra.
	1832–1863	Third Flag of the Rattanakosin Siam.	A white elephant facing to the hoist in the red flag.
	1941–1946	Flag of Thailand	Five horizontal stripes of red, white, blue, white and red, the middle stripe twice as wide as the others.
	1941–1946	Royal Standard of the King of Thailand	A yellow plain square flag with a dancing red Garuda in the center.

Under Vietnamese Rule

Flag	Duration	Usage	Description
	1858–1863	The Diplomatic Flag of The Empire of Đại Nam.	Yellow field with a golden border.
	1802–1863	Personal standard of emperors of Nguyễn dynasty.	triangular yellow field with a red and yellow border and a dragon.
	1802–1863	Imperial pennon of Nguyễn dynasty.	Yellow field with a green, red and blue border and a dragon.
	1979–1989	Flag of Vietnam	A large yellow star centered on a red field.

Under French Rule

Flag	Duration	Usage	Description
	1863–1953	Flag of France	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red.
	1867–1945	Flag of the governor colony.	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red on swallow tail blue ensign.
	1923–1945 1945–1949	Civil and naval ensign of French Indochina.	A vertical tricolour of blue, white and red on swallow tail yellow ensign.
	1870–1873	Imperial standard of Napoléon III.	The French Tricolour with several bees and the imperial arms in the center.
	1873–1879	Imperial standard of Napoléon III.	The French Tricolour with several bees.
	1880–1953	The Presidential and Prime Minister Standard of France.	a square version of the French Tricolour.

Under Japanese Rule

Flag	Duration	Usage	Description
	1942–1945	Flag of Japan	A red disc centered on a white background.
	1942–1945	Imperial standard of the emperor of Japan	A gold 16 petal chrysanthemum centered on a red background.