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The emblem was announced on 10 December 1963.[1][2][3][4] The flower and taegeuk symbols are generally considered by South Koreans to be symbolic of the "Korean ethnos" (Korean: 한민족).[3]
Emblem of the National Assembly: The word "국회" meaning 'National Assembly' (gukhoe; 國會 in Hanja) appears in Korean characters in the center of a rose of Sharon
Emblem of a local council (1991–2014)
Emblem of a local council: The word "의회" meaning 'Assembly' (uihoe; 議會 in Hanja) appears in Korean characters in the center of a rose of Sharon
Judicial
Emblem of South Korean Court
Emblem of the Constitutional Court of Korea (1988–2017)
Emblem of the Constitutional Court of Korea (2017–present)