Flag of Myanmar

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Current flag of Myanmar (adopted on Jan. 3rd, 1974). Flag ratio: 5:9 (also 2:3 and 6:11)

Historical flag of Burma (c.1948 to 1974). Flag ratio: 5:9 This flag is still used for the NCGUB.

The flag of Myanmar was adopted on January 3, 1974 upon the declaration of a socialist republic in Burma by Ne Win.

The new flag design was not radically different from the previous flag of Myanmar (then called Burma) in that both featured a red field with a blue canton in the upper corner on the hoist side. However, the imagery within the canton was changed to a cog wheel with a bushel of rice superimposed upon it. These socialist symbols stand for the workers and farmers. Surrounding this are 14 five-pointed stars that represent the administrative divisions of Myanmar. The white color symbolises purity, the blue symbolises peace and integrity, and the red symbolises courage.

It is similar to the flag of the Republic of China.

Due to the current flag's connection to the Ne Win regime, the National Coalition Government of the Union of Burma uses the historic 1948 flag of Burma as a symbol of the democracy movement of Burma.

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