Individuals and organizations, for political, cultural or economic work, recipients of the Hero of the Republic, Hero of Labour, Order of Freedom and Independence and Order of Soldier's Honor in the appropriate class and various "People's" honorary titles
Status
Active
Established
12 October 1948 (1948-10-12)
Total
1st Class 100,000+ 2nd Class 200,000+ 3rd Class 1,100,000+
It is the oldest order in the country, having been established in 1948, just six weeks after the North Korean state
was founded.
The order is awarded to both individuals and organizations, for political, cultural or economic work. The order, which comes in three classes, is automatically conferred upon recipients of the titles of
Hero of the Republic and
Hero of Labour and various
"People's" honorary titles [
zh]. The Order of the National Flag is also awarded to recipients of the
Order of Freedom and Independence and
Order of Soldier's Honor in the appropriate class. Recipients are entitled to benefits such as a salary or free public transport.
It can be awarded to individuals and to organizations or workplaces for achievements in military service[4] or political, cultural, or economic work. It is also awarded to officers of the
Workers' Party of Korea for longstanding service (25 years for the first class, 20 years for the second class and 15 years for the third class).[5]
Those who are awarded the title of
Hero of the Republic or
Hero of Labour are always awarded with the Order of the National Flag as well, as are laureates of
"People's" honorary titles [
zh].[6] Recipients of the
Order of Freedom and Independence receive the Order of the National Flag of the same class, but
Order of Soldier's Honor recipients receive the Order of the National Flag in a lower class.[1] Recipients have the right to use public transport free of charge.[7] Disabled and retired recipients receive an annual salary along with the order.[1]
Precedence
The Order of the National Flag is the second highest order of North Korea, after the
Order of Kim Il Sung and the
Order of Kim Jong Il, which share the first place. The order has three classes.[1]
Kang Ki-sop (two times first class, three times second class, and three times third class)[31]
At the beginning of 2010, North Korean media announced that the Order of the National Flag, first class, was posthumously awarded to the captain and first mechanics of the freighter that sunk in November 2009 by the Chinese city of
Dalian. The crew attempted to salvage the ship's portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.[32]
^박정애(朴正愛) [Pak Chong-ae]. North Korean Human Geography (in Korean). Seoul: Institute for Peace Affairs. Archived from
the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
^Korea-dpr.com. {{
cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (
help); Missing or empty |url= (
help)
^British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service (September 1974). "Togolese President's visit to N Korea: co-operation agreement (FE/4701/A5/12)".
Summary of World Broadcasts: Far East. Monitoring Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
^Fischer, Paul (2016). A Kim Jong-Il Production: Kidnap, Torture, Murder... Making Movies North Korean-Style. London: Penguin Books. p. 198.
ISBN978-0-241-97000-3.
Thomas, Dean (2014). "Flags and Emblems of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Raven: A Journal of Vexillology. 21: 95–115.
doi:
10.5840/raven2014215.
ISSN1071-0043.
Individuals and organizations, for political, cultural or economic work, recipients of the Hero of the Republic, Hero of Labour, Order of Freedom and Independence and Order of Soldier's Honor in the appropriate class and various "People's" honorary titles
Status
Active
Established
12 October 1948 (1948-10-12)
Total
1st Class 100,000+ 2nd Class 200,000+ 3rd Class 1,100,000+
It is the oldest order in the country, having been established in 1948, just six weeks after the North Korean state
was founded.
The order is awarded to both individuals and organizations, for political, cultural or economic work. The order, which comes in three classes, is automatically conferred upon recipients of the titles of
Hero of the Republic and
Hero of Labour and various
"People's" honorary titles [
zh]. The Order of the National Flag is also awarded to recipients of the
Order of Freedom and Independence and
Order of Soldier's Honor in the appropriate class. Recipients are entitled to benefits such as a salary or free public transport.
It can be awarded to individuals and to organizations or workplaces for achievements in military service[4] or political, cultural, or economic work. It is also awarded to officers of the
Workers' Party of Korea for longstanding service (25 years for the first class, 20 years for the second class and 15 years for the third class).[5]
Those who are awarded the title of
Hero of the Republic or
Hero of Labour are always awarded with the Order of the National Flag as well, as are laureates of
"People's" honorary titles [
zh].[6] Recipients of the
Order of Freedom and Independence receive the Order of the National Flag of the same class, but
Order of Soldier's Honor recipients receive the Order of the National Flag in a lower class.[1] Recipients have the right to use public transport free of charge.[7] Disabled and retired recipients receive an annual salary along with the order.[1]
Precedence
The Order of the National Flag is the second highest order of North Korea, after the
Order of Kim Il Sung and the
Order of Kim Jong Il, which share the first place. The order has three classes.[1]
Kang Ki-sop (two times first class, three times second class, and three times third class)[31]
At the beginning of 2010, North Korean media announced that the Order of the National Flag, first class, was posthumously awarded to the captain and first mechanics of the freighter that sunk in November 2009 by the Chinese city of
Dalian. The crew attempted to salvage the ship's portraits of Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il.[32]
^박정애(朴正愛) [Pak Chong-ae]. North Korean Human Geography (in Korean). Seoul: Institute for Peace Affairs. Archived from
the original on 23 August 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
^Korea-dpr.com. {{
cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (
help); Missing or empty |url= (
help)
^British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service (September 1974). "Togolese President's visit to N Korea: co-operation agreement (FE/4701/A5/12)".
Summary of World Broadcasts: Far East. Monitoring Service of the British Broadcasting Corporation.
^Fischer, Paul (2016). A Kim Jong-Il Production: Kidnap, Torture, Murder... Making Movies North Korean-Style. London: Penguin Books. p. 198.
ISBN978-0-241-97000-3.
Thomas, Dean (2014). "Flags and Emblems of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea". Raven: A Journal of Vexillology. 21: 95–115.
doi:
10.5840/raven2014215.
ISSN1071-0043.