List of Malaysian flags

This is a list of flags used in Malaysia.

National flags[]

Date (century)	Use	Description
1963 onwards	Flag of Malaysia	Fourteen horizontal stripes alternating red and white; in the canton, a yellow crescent and 14-point star on a blue field.
1963 onwards	Flag of Malaysia (Banner display)	Fourteen vertical stripes alternating red and white; in the canton, a yellow crescent and 14-point star pointing upward on a blue field.
	Civil Ensign of Malaysia	A red field with the Flag of Malaysia in a blue-fimbriated canton.
	Government Ensign of Malaysia	A blue field with the Flag of Malaysia in the canton. Example: used by the Marine Police of Royal Malaysian Police.

Monarch[]

Date (century)	Use	Description
1963 onwards	Standard of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong	The Jata Negara, the coat of arms of Malaysia, enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a yellow field.
1963 onwards	Standard of the Raja Permaisuri Agong	The coat of arms of Malaysia enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a light green field.
	Standard of the Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Vice King) or Regent	The Jata Negara, the coat of arms of Malaysia, on two equal horizontal bands of yellow and blue.
	Standard of the Sultan of Johor	A white field defaced with a blue crescent and nine-pointed star.
	Standard of the Permaisuri of Johor	A blue field with white diagonal edges defaced with a white crescent and seven-pointed star.
1985 onwards	Standard of the Sultan of Perak	The Arms of the Sultan of Perak enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a white field. The flag ratio 2:3 is used by official residence with the presence of the Sultan, while the flag ratio 1:2 is used by official residences the Sultan will reside.
Before 1985	Standard of the Sultan of Perak	The Arms of the Sultan of Perak on a white field with the Flag of Perak in the canton.
	Standard of the Sultan of Terengganu	The Arms of the Sultan of Terengganu enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a white field.
	Standard of the Sultan of Pahang	The Pahang State Arms enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a white field.
	Standard of the Sultan of Kedah	The Kedah Coat of Arms enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a yellow field.
	Standard of the Raja of Perlis	The Perlis Coat of Arms on a yellow field.
	Standard of the Raja Permaisuri Perlis	A yellow field with the yellow Perlis Coat of Arms in a blue canton.
	Standard of the Sultan of Selangor	A red field defaced with the Arms of the Sultan of Selangor, with the yellow crescent and five-pointed stars in a red canton.

Military[]

Date (century)	Use	Description
	Standard of the Commander-in-chief of the Malaysian Armed Forces	Three equal horizontal bands of sky blue, red and blue, encircled by five gold five-pointed stars.
	Standard of the Malaysian Chief of Defence Forces	Three equal horizontal bands of sky blue, red and blue, with four gold five-pointed stars.
	Flag of the Malaysian Armed Forces	Three equal horizontal bands of sky blue, red and blue, with the crest of the Malaysian Armed Forces.
	Flag of the Malaysian Army	A red field defaced with the crest of the Malaysian Army, with the Malaysian flag with black fimbriation in the canton.
	Non-Ceremonial Flag of Malaysian Army	A red field defaced with the crest of the Malaysian Army
	Flag of the Royal Malaysian Air Force	A sky blue field defaced with the Federal Star, with the Malaysian flag in the canton.
	Standard of the Chief of the Royal Malaysian Air Force	A sky blue field defaced with the Crest of the Air Force and four stars, with the Malaysian flag in the canton.
1968 onwards	Naval ensign of the Royal Malaysian Navy	A white field defaced with blue crossed kris and anchor, with the Malaysian flag in the canton.
	Standard of the Chief of Royal Malaysian Navy	A white field defaced with blue crossed kris and anchor at the centre with four blue stars at each edge.
1963 – 1968	Naval ensign of the Royal Malaysian Navy	St. George's cross on a white field with the Malaysian flag in the canton.
1957 – 1963	Naval ensign of the Royal Malayan Navy	St. George's cross on a white field with the Malayan flag in the canton.
1963 onwards	Commissioning pennant of the Malaysian Navy
	Camp Gate Flag of the Royal Malay Regiment
	Camp Gate Flag of the Royal Military Police Corps
	Camp Gate Flag of the Royal Artillery Regiment

Law Enforcement Flags[]

Flag	Date (century)	Use	Description
	1998–present	Flag of the Royal Malaysian Police	Dark blue field with the crest of the Royal Malaysian Police.
	2005–present	Ensign of the Malaysian Coast Guard	A blue field defaced with the Crest of the Malaysian Coast Guard, with the Malaysian flag in the canton.

Administrative divisions[]

For flags of districts, towns, and cities in Malaysia, look for the article for each state's flag where said location is in.

States[]

Date (century)	Use	Description
1870 on	Flag of the state of Perlis.	Two equal horizontal bands of yellow and blue.
1912 on	Flag of the state of Kedah.	A red field with the state coat of arms in the canton.
1957 on	Flag of the state of Penang.	A blue, white and yellow vertical tri-colour defaced with a betel nut tree.
1879 on	Flag of the state of Perak.	A white, yellow and black horizontal tri-colour.
1923 on	Flag of the state of Kelantan.	A red field defaced with a white crescent and star and two white kris and spears.
1953 on	Flag of the state of Terengganu.	A black field defaced with a white crescent and five-pointed star, with white at the edge.
1903 on	Flag of the state of Pahang.	Two equal horizontal bands of white and black.
1965 on	Flag of the state of Selangor.	Red and yellow quartered, with a white crescent and five-pointed stars in the canton.
1895 on	Flag of the state of Negeri Sembilan.	A yellow field with two diagonal bands of red and black in the canton.
1957 on	Flag of the state of Malacca.	Two equal bands of red and white, with a crescent and five-pointed star in a blue canton.
1871 on	Flag of the state of Johor.	A blue field with an arranged crescent and five-pointed stars in a red canton.
1988 on	Flag of the state of Sarawak.	A yellow field with two diagonal bands of red (top) and black, defaced with a nine-pointed star.
1988 on	Flag of the state of Sabah.	A blue (top), white, and red tri-colour, with the silhouette of Mount Kinabalu on a light blue canton.

Federal territories[]

A common flag for the three federal territories was adopted by the Ministry of the Federal Territories on 20 August 2006. The flag is to be used and flown on matters and ceremonies that involve all the federal territories as a whole. An example is in national sporting events; the unified contingent of the territories would be under this common flag. However, the usage of the individual territorial flags would be given preference in events relating to individual territories.^[1]

Date (year)	Use	Description
2006 onwards	Flag of the Federal Territories	Three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), blue, and red, there is a Malaysian coat of arms in centre of blue band.
1990 onwards	Flag of Kuala Lumpur	Blue with six equal horizontal stripes of red (top), and white in upper and lower, there is a yellow crescent and yellow fourteen-pointed stars in left within blue band. Before 2006, this flag is used to represent the entire Federal Territories.
1984 onwards	Flag of Labuan	Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue, there is a yellow crescent and yellow fourteen-pointed stars in white band.
2001 onwards	Flag of Putrajaya	Three equal vertical bands of blue (top, double width), and yellow, there is a Malaysian coat of arms in yellow band.

Historical[]

Sultanate flags[]

Date (century)	Use	Description
15th century – 1888	Flag of the Bruneian Empire, once rule most of the island of Borneo until Seludong (present-day Manila) and Banjarmasin in Kalimantan	Yellow flag represented the Sultanate of Brunei.
16th – 18th centuries	Flag of the Sultanate of Sulu, once rule the eastern part of Sabah after the territory been given by the Sultanate of Brunei after they sending help to settling a civil war in Brunei, although this was denied as supported by a number of old resources.^[2]	Centre emblem represented the Sultanate of Sulu identity.
16th – 18th centuries		Centre emblem represented the Sultanate of Sulu identity.
17th century	Flag of the Sultanate of Mataram, once rule the southern part of Sarawak
17th century	Flag of the Sultanate of Aceh, once rule the northern part of the island of Sumatra and certain parts of the Malay Peninsula.	Represented the Acehnese identity.
18th century – 1821	Flag of the Sultanate of Kedah	Red flag represented the Sultanate of Kedah.
1821 – 1912	Flag of the Sultanate of Kedah	Red flag charged with a pouncing tiger represented the Sultanate of Kedah.
1731–1881	Flag of the Sultanate of Bulungan, during the area of Tawau in Sabah was under the influence of this Sultanate	Represented the Bulungan identity.
1853–1887	The flag of the Pahang Kingdom under Bendahara dynasty	Black flag represented the colour of Bendahara.
1887–1903	The flag of the Sultanate of Pahang under Bendahara dynasty	Black flag represented the colour of Bendahara, with a small vertical white stripe on the left side, represented the ruling Sultan .
1699 18th century – 1912 18th century – 1879	Flag of the Sultanate of Johor Flag of the Sultanate of Kelantan Flag of the Sultanate of Perak	White flag of several Malay Sultanates.
1699–1865	Flag of the Sultanate of Johor from 1855 to 1865	Black flag with a small white rectangle in the upleft.
1865–1871	Flag of the Sultanate of Johor from 1865 to 1871	Black flag with a red canton charged with a white saltire.
1859–1965	Flag of the Sultanate of Selangor	Quite similar with the current flag except for the yellow crescent and star.
1912–1923	Flag of the Sultanate of Kelantan from 1912 to 1923	Encompasses a white flag with a blue border enveloping the top, fly, and hoist of the flag, and Jawi scriptures stylised as a feline. The tip of the tail is interpreted as "Kerajaan Kelantan" (denoting the Kelantanese government), while the main body of the animal-based scripture contains two passages from the Qur'an, an excerpt of the 13th ayat of the 61st surah, the Al-Saf.
1912–1933	Flag of the Sultanate of Terengganu from 1912 to 1933	Black and white flag.
1933–1947	Flag of the Sultanate of Terengganu from 1933 to 1947	Similar with the first flag but added with a crescent and star.

Colonial and national flags[]

Date (century)	Use	Description
4th and 5th centuries	Flag of The Pallava Dynasty	The Pallava royal insignia was the (lion) and (bull) which was changeable. Narashimavarman used the lion as his emblem and Nandivarman preferred the Nandi. Under the reign of Parameswaravarman was Khatvanga (Skull mace) added to Pallava emblem.
1025-1070	Flag of The Chola Dynasty	The tiger flag of Chola as mentioned in Periya Puranam.
1351-1499	Flag of The Majapahit Empire	Nine horizontal stripes alternating red and white.
1511–1641	Flag of Portuguese Malacca, a colony in the Portuguese Empire	White rectangle centrally charged with the coat of arms, bearing five escutcheons on a white field and seven castles on an ogival or heater-shaped shield, and surmounted by a royal crown.
1641–1795	Flag of the VOC in Dutch Malacca	Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white and blue (bottom), with a small logo of the VOC in the centre.
1777–1862	Flag of the Plain Yellow Banner of the Eight Banners	a yellow banner with a Chinese Dragon, used during the Lanfang Republic as a tributary state of China.
1777–1884	Flag of the Lanfang Republic in Borneo	a yellow banner with 2 Chinese Characters
1795–1801	Flag of the Kingdom of Great Britain. Used by British Forces during the intermittent British occupation during the Napoleonic Wars	The flags of England and Scotland superimposed.
1801–1818, 1858–1874	Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland	A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with Saint Patrick's saltire.
1818–1825	Flag of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands. After the occupation and restoration of Dutch rule in Malacca the VOC had since gone bankrupt and all assets had transferred to the Batavian Republic which in turn turned into the United Kingdom of the Netherlands at the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Resulting in the use of the plain Dutch flag in Dutch Malacca	A horizontal tricolour of red (Bright Vermilion), white, and blue (Cobalt Blue).
1826–1858	Flag of the East India Company. With the establishment of the Straits Settlement, the East India Company ruled Malaya until it was designated a Crown Colony in 1867. Its design elements of the Union Jack in the canton and the red and white stripes is purportedly the reference behind the current Flag of Malaysia	Numerous white and red stripes with the Union Flag of the United Kingdom in the canton.
1862–1884	Standard of the Qing Emperor	Triangular yellow flag with a Chinese Dragon, used during the Lanfang Republic as a tributary state of China.
1908–1916	Flag of Siam. Used when Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu were under Siamese sovereignty.	Red flag with a white elephant.
1874–1946	Flag of the Straits Settlements	A blue ensign defaced with a white disc containing a red diamond, in which is a white inverted pall with three crowns, one on each arm.
1946–1949	Flag of Penang	A blue ensign defaced with the pre-1985 lesser arms of Penang.
1946–1957	Flag of Malacca	A blue ensign defaced with A Famosa motif.
1946–1959	Flag of Singapore	A blue ensign defaced with a white disc containing a crown within a red inverted pall.
1896 – 1946 1946 – 1948 1948 – 1950	Flag of the Federated Malay States Flag of the Malayan Union Flag of the Federation of Malaya	Four equal horizontal bands of white (top), red, yellow, and black overlain in the centre by a small white ellipse bearing a running tiger.
1895–1946	Naval ensign of the Federated Malay States	Diagonally quartered white, red, black and yellow. Also used as ensign for HMS Malaya battleship
1942–1945	Flag of the Empire of Japan. Used when Malaya, North Borneo, Sarawak and Labuan were under Japanese military governing, and also used in Singapore and Brunei.	Centred red disc on a white field.
1942–1945	War flag of the Imperial Japanese Army	Centred red disc with 16 rays on a white field.
1942-1945	Imperial Standard of the Emperor of Japan	16 petal chrysanthemum, colored in gold, centered on a red background.
1943–1945	Flag of Thailand. Used when Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu were controlled by Thailand.	A horizontal blue stripe between white stripes, between red stripes.
1943-1945	Royal Standard of the King of Thailand. Used when Kedah, Kelantan, Perlis and Terengganu were controlled by Thailand.	A yellow plain square flag with a dancing red Garuda in the center. Usually mounted in front of the car boarded by the King.
1950–1963	Flag of the Federation of Malaya	Eleven alternating red and white stripes with a dark blue rectangle, containing a gold crescent and eleven-pointed star, in the canton.
1841–1848	Flag of the Raj of Sarawak	The first flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak (1841–1848) using the St George's Cross, after the territory been ceded by the Sultanate of Brunei.
1848–1870	Flag of the Raj of Sarawak	The second flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak used from (1848–1870), with red and blue cross in the style of St. George's Cross. The Crown in the centre symbolises the Rajah of Sarawak.
1870–1946 1963 – 1973	Flag of the Raj of Sarawak and later Flag of the state of Sarawak	The third flag of the Kingdom of Sarawak, with red and black cross in the style of St. George's Cross. The black symbolises the ruling class, and the red the people. Similar as on the second flag, the Crown in the centre symbolises the Rajah. This flag was reintroduced upon independence.
1946–1963	Flag of the Crown Colony of Sarawak	After World War II Sarawak becomes a crown colony. A blue ensign defaced with the former Kingdom Badge was adopted.
1882–1948	Flag of North Borneo	A blue ensign defaced with the badge of North Borneo Chartered Company.
1882–1948	Civil ensign of North Borneo	A red ensign defaced with the badge of North Borneo Chartered Company.
1948–1963	Flag of Crown Colony of North Borneo	After World War II North Borneo becomes a crown colony. A blue ensign was adopted with the new badge instead that of North Borneo Company.
1912–1946	Flag of the Crown Colony of Labuan	A blue ensign defaced with a ship.

State flags[]

Date (century)	Use	Description
1949 – 1957	State flag of Penang (1949–1957)	Similar with the current flag except with a blue and white breakwater.
1973 – 1988	Flag of the state of Sarawak (1973–1988). The 'Trisakti' Flag introduced to replace the colonial era flag	A horizontal bicolour of red and white with a blue triangle on the hoist.
1963 – 1982	Flag of the state of Sabah	Four equal horizontal bar of red, white, yellow and blue, with the brown silhouette of Mount Kinabalu in a green canton.
1982 – 1988	Flag of the state of Sabah	A horizontal bicolour of blue and white with a red triangle on the hoist.
1959–1965	Flag of the state of Singapore (Negeri Singapura). When Singapore exited the federation, the flag was maintained as the National flag of the Republic of Singapore. Prior to its exit, it was the only state flag in Malaysia not to have a 1:2 ratio.	A horizontal bicolour of red over white, charged in white in the canton with a crescent facing, towards the fly, a pentagon of five stars.

References[]

^ "Wilayah Persekutuan". Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2012.
^ Rozan Yunos (7 March 2013). "Sabah and the Sulu claims". The Brunei Times. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2013.

Flag dates published references[]

(Ben Cahoon) Malay States on worldstatesmen.org

External links[]

Malaysia at Flags of the World
Information on the Flag of Malaysia at the Malaysian Ministry of Information, Communication and Culture - Department of Information (in Malay)

[Ministry_of_Information_Malaysia-1] "Wilayah Persekutuan". Archived from the original on 27 February 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2012.

[2] Rozan Yunos (7 March 2013). "Sabah and the Sulu claims". The Brunei Times. Archived from the original on 17 June 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2013.

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