ZFC Item Section - Viet Cong National Flag, Soldier's Personal Flag.

National Flag Of Republic Of South Vietnam. National Liberation Front (NLF) A.K.A. VIET CONG.

Little is known about the history of this vernacular Viet Cong flag. It was sold with the provenance that it was a Vietnamese prayer flag carried by the Viet Cong in battle, however, it is not a prayer flag but rather a soldier's personal flag.

Provenance:
It was acquired as a GI bring-back at an online eBay auction on July 13th, 1999.

ZFC Significant Flag

Sources:

War Trophy, Wikipedia, 15 November 2011, from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_trophy

National Liberation Front (Vietcong), Flags of the World, 15 November 2011, from: http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/vn-vcong.html

Vietcong, Wikipedia, 15 November 2011, from:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viet_Cong

Image Credits:
Zaricor Flag Collection