Flag of Nepal Flag of Nepal The national flag of Nepal () is the world's only non-quadrilateral national flag. The flag is a simplified combination of two single pennons (the vexillological word for pennants), known as a double pennon. Its crimson red is the colour of the rhododendron, Nepal's national flower, while the blue border is the colour of peace. Until 1962, the flag's emblems, the sun and the crescent moon, had human faces, but were removed to modernize the flag. The current flag was adopted on 16 December 1962, along with the formation of a new constitutional government. It borrows from the
Order of the National Flag 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). Those who are awarded the title of or are always awarded with the Order of the National Flag as well, as are laureates of . Recipients of the Order of Freedom and Independence receive the Order of the National Flag of the same class, but recipients receive the Order of the National Flag in a lower class. Recipients have the right to use