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ZFC0954

Viet Cong National Flag, Soldier's Personal Flag.

Sub-collection: Military / Other Countries

National Flag Of Republic Of South Vietnam. National Liberation Front (NLF) A.K.A. VIET CONG.

Little is known about the history of this vernacular Viet Cong flag. It was sold with the provenance that it was a Vietnamese prayer flag carried by the Viet Cong in battle, however, it is not a prayer flag but rather a soldier's personal flag.

Provenance:
It was acquired as a GI bring-back at an online eBay auction on July 13th, 1999.

ZFC Significant Flag

Sources:



War Trophy, Wikipedia, 15 November 2011, from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_trophy

National Liberation Front (Vietcong), Flags of the World, 15 November 2011, from: http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/vn-vcong.html

Vietcong, Wikipedia, 15 November 2011, from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viet_Cong

Image Credits:
Zaricor Flag Collection



Hoist & Fly

Width of Hoist 8.75
Length of Fly 10.75

Stripes

Size of Hoist 1.5

Frame

Is it framed? no

Stars

Number of Stars 1
How are the stars embeded? Sewn
Are there stars on obverse? no
Are there stars on reverse? no

Stripes

Number of Stripes 2
Color of Top Stripe Red
Color of Bottom Stripe Blue
Has a Blood Stripe? no

Crest/Emblem

Description of Crest/Emblem Gold five point large angle star, one point up. Field horizontal bicolor. Red over blue, blue is now faded. Reverse hoist.

Nationality

Nation Represented Vietnam

Fabric

Fabric Cotton
Comments on Fabric Cotton Field. Synthetic Stars.

Stitching

Stitching Machine

Attachment

Method of Attachment Sleeve

Applica

Applique Sides Single Faced = Mirror Image Reverse

Documentation

Documents
All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.
Drawings
All original documents and drawings are held in the Zaricor Flag Collection Archives.

Condition

Condition Fair
Damage Both flag and staff are used. Likely pinned up.
Displayable yes