Gimgu Seomyeongmun Taegeukgi

Basic information

Designation

Treasure No.2141

Category

Craft

Era

1941년

Designated year

2021

Location

천안시, 충청남도— 충청남도 천안시 동남구 독립기념관로 1 (목천읍, 독립기념관)

Coordinates

36.781872, 127.230398Kakao address conversion

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The Kimgu Taegeukgi with autographed inscription was presented by Kim Gu (1876-1949), chairman of the Korean Provisional Government's executive council, on March 16, 1941 to Belgian priest Charles Meeus. Written with patriotic pledges and Kim Gu's signature, it was subsequently transferred to the wife of Ahn Chang-ho and donated to the Independence Memorial Hall in 1985. The small silk flag measures 44.3 cm by 62 cm, crafted with blue and red taegeuk and black trigrams. Kim Gu's handwritten message of 143 characters in four lines expresses a passionate appeal for assistance to the Provisional Government's army, emphasizing liberation from colonial suffering and the pursuit of freedom and happiness. The flag represents the most significant historical evidence of independence activists' dedication during Japanese occupation. With precisely documented creation date in 1941, months before the Provisional Government's standardized flag specifications in June 1942, it provides invaluable evidence of the flag's evolutionary history and remains the only contemporary record of an independence movement leader's patriotic conviction.

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