Vietnam’s national flag has a red field with a large yellow five-pointed star in the centre. The design emerged from the Vietnamese revolutionary movement and became the flag of the reunified country.

What does the flag look like?

A single yellow star occupies the centre of an otherwise plain red field. Red represents revolution and independence, while the star symbolises national unity under the revolutionary state.

History of the flag

The red flag with yellow star became the flag of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945 and was retained after national reunification in 1976.

Vietnam flag facts

• Colors: red and yellow
• Star points: five
• National use since: 1945
• Reunified Vietnam: retained in 1976