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DescriptionTaegukgi.jpg	English: The earliest surviving depiction of the flag of Korea, as published in a U.S. Navy book Flags of Maritime Nations in July 1882. 한국어: 太極旗 朝鮮의 國旗 光緒七年 / 태극기 조선의 국기 광서칠년 日本語: 太極旗朝鮮の国旗光緒七年 中文：太極旗朝鮮國旗光緒七年 العربية: العلم الكوري سنة 1882م.
Date	July 1882
Source	U.S. Navy book Flags of Maritime Nations, 1882. Source for this scan: Chosun Ilbo article of January 26, 2004 20:39 KST, online at http://english.chosun.com/w21data/html/news/200401/200401260030.html Image originally uploaded to English Wikipedia by w:User:ProhibitOnions. Its description page is/was here.
Author	United States Navy personnel
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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	14:20, 2 August 2006		300 × 216 (14 KB)	Himasaram	first known image of flag this flag was designed in 1882 {{PD-US}} or {{PD-USGov-Military-Navy}} if what I've heard about the source text of the book this came from is true. 68.39.174.238 00:45, 17 July 2006 (UTC) Originally up

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