Flag of Vietnam

thumb|The flag is soaked with our crimson blood, shed for the nation. ~ Nguyễn Hữu Tiến The flag of Vietnam, or "red flag with a gold star", was designed in 1940 and used during an uprising against French rule in southern Vietnam that year. Red symbolizes the goals of social revolution behind the Vietnamese, national uprising. The star represents the five main classes in Vietnamese society—intellectuals, farmers, workers, businesspeople and military personnel. Quotes ... All those of red blood and yellow skinTogether we fight under the nation’s sacred flagThe flag is soaked with our crimson blood, shed for the nationThe yellow star is the colour of our race’s skinStand up, quickly! The nation’s soul is calling for usIntellectuals, peasants, workers, traders and armymenUnited as a five-pointed yellow star... Nguyễn Hữu Tiến, as quoted in "Flag Designer Urban Myths Squelched" (2005), Vietnam Embassy USA External links National flag of Vietnam Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Category:Vietnam