Seal of South Korea

National Seal of the Republic of Korea
대한민국의 국새
National Seal of the Republic of Korea; 대한민국의 국새
Armiger	South Korea
Adopted	25 October 2011
Motto	대한민국

The National Seal of the Republic of Korea (Korean: 대한민국의 국새) is a governmental seal used for purposes of state in South Korea.^[1]^[2] The seal is carved with characters called injang.^[1]

Since the late 20th century the seal's design consists of South Korea's official name written in hangul inside of a square; during the mid-20th century Chinese characters were used.

^ ^a ^b Cheon, Jingi (Summer 2008). "Guksae (State Seal) Consummate Work of Korea's Master Craftsmen" (PDF). Koreana. 22.
^ "Pembuatan Segel Nasional Korea Selatan yang baru" [The Making of a new South Korea National Seal] (in Indonesian). KBS World (Indonesian TV channel). 14 February 2006. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2010.

[segel-1] Cheon, Jingi (Summer 2008). "Guksae (State Seal) Consummate Work of Korea's Master Craftsmen" (PDF). Koreana. 22.

[2] "Pembuatan Segel Nasional Korea Selatan yang baru" [The Making of a new South Korea National Seal] (in Indonesian). KBS World (Indonesian TV channel). 14 February 2006. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2010.

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