Flag of Malacca

Malacca

Use	Civil and state flag
Proportion	1:2
Adopted	1957
Design	Two equal bands of red and white, with a crescent and five-pointed star in a blue canton.

The flag hoisted in Stadthuys complex.

The Flag of Malacca is the flag of the Malaysian state of Malacca. Red, white, yellow and blue, which are the colours of the flag of Malaysia, are also used in the flag of Malacca to emphasize that Malacca is a member state of Malaysia. The star and crescent represents Islam, the official religion of the State and of the nation. The top left hand quarter has a background of royal blue with a yellow crescent moon and a yellow five-pointed star. The top right hand quarter is red and the lower half is white.^[1]

Historical flags[]

Flag	Duration	Political Entity	Description
	1874-1942	Straits Settlements	Adopted after the Straits Settlements, which consisted of Penang, Singapore and Malacca, became a British crown colony.
	1946-1957	Crown Colony of Malacca	Adopted after the dissolution of the Straits Settlements, with Malacca becoming a separate British crown colony. Malacca joined the Malayan Union in 1946 and, in 1948, became part of the Federation of Malaya which achieved independence in 1957.

City, district and municipal flags[]

Malacca currently does not adopt flags for its cities, districts and municipal areas, save for Malacca City, the state capital, of whose flag is displayed below.

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  Flag of Malacca City

References[]

External links[]

• Malacca State Flag in Malay
• Malacca State Flag in English