Flag of Democratic Kampuchea Flag of Democratic Kampuchea The flag of Democratic Kampuchea consisted of the golden Angkor Wat in the red background. It was adopted on 5 January 1976 during Khmer Rouge rule under Cambodia. This flag is similar to the flag of Vietnam. It was unique among the communist state national flags without any symbolic red star or hammer and sickle. The flag of Democratic Kampuchea replaced the flag of the Khmer Republic, becoming the official flag of Cambodia in 5 January 1976 after the Khmer Rouge came to power in the country in 17 April 1975. During that period, it used
Flag of Sutherland competition. The Sutherland Flag Committee announced in October 2018 that a public vote would be held to choose a flag. The shortlist of designs chosen by the judging panel will include the originally announced design. The original design announced by the Lord Lieutenancy in January 2018 features a swooping eagle, seen face on, against a vertical bicoloured red and yellow background, with the eagle counterchanged yellow and red. The bicolour of red and yellow represents the Atlantic Ocean and North Sea, which border the county on its west and east coasts respectively. At the hoist are three stars or mullets.