Former Cambodian Flag-During the Republican Era (9 October, 1970-17 April, 1975)
Khmer Republic
Use
National flag and ensign
Proportion
2:3
Adopted
9 October 1970 (as national flag)
1993 (as war flag of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces)
Relinquished
17 April 1975 (as national flag)
Design
Blue field with a red canton; in the canton a white representation of Angkor Wat, in the upper fly corner three white stars
The flag of the Khmer Republic (Khmer: ទង់ជាតិសាធារណរដ្ឋខ្មែរ, Tóng chéatĕ Sathéarônârôdth Khmêr[tɔŋciətsathiəreaʔnaʔrɔətkʰmae]; lit.'National flag of the Khmer Republic') is one of the historical flags of Cambodia. It consists of a blue field with a red rectangle in the canton. The red rectangle bears the Angkor Wat silhouette. Three large white stars are aligned horizontally on the upper corner of the blue field.
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