Brunei's original colours are yellow (for the royalty), black His kingdom to black, red and yellow because of the advice of the Bruneians, whoįorm 20 per cent of Sarawak's population, and who ruled the state before heĪrrived in Borneo. As for the new state flag of 1988, Sarawak did not readopt Brooke'sĬolours. Sold the blue-triangle flag of the Brunei Rebellion to the Sarawak state Sarawak needed to ditch its 1963-73 flag which was too British and colonial, he Malaysian government and received a pardon and political rehabilitation. Rebellion was a Sarawakian independence activist who later surrendered to the This was possible because one of the key participants in the Brunei The Brunei Rebellion flag made its way to Sarawak and became Sarawak's 1973-88įlag. Under the rule of the Muslim sultan of Brunei. The green triangle at the left side of the flag represents the unity The Brunei Rebellionįlag was based on Indonesia's (the bulk of Borneo is in The 1973 flag is indeed linked to the Brunei Rebellion. The colours of the flag are the national colors, to which symbolic significance as attributed: courage and perseverance (red), honesty and purity (white) and national feeling (blue)." I don't think the red, white and blue flag had anything to do with that, but it was certainly used as the state flag within Malaysia until the early eighties.Īccording to Pedersen 1980, "the flag was instituted on 31-8-1973 (in remembrance of 10 years inclusion within the Federation of Malaysia). The red over white with a blue triangle in the hoist appears to have been used by a republican rebellion in Brunei (circa 1970) which extended to Sarawak. Mauro Talocci reports the merchant flag was readopted 9 March 1963 as state flag, and was 1:2. When it joined Malaysia on 16 September 1963 the State flag remained unchanged. On 9 March 1963 the independent Sarawak adopted the old State flag but with proportions 1:2. Star pointing toward the lower fly corner. Manufacturers in Malaysia don't know this rule and have printed flags with the It is noteworthy though to inform you that some The star should have one point aiming up the diagonal center line directly at Īccording to the Malaysia Information Department Sarawak page,Īs far as its orientation is concerned, the star is shown bisected by the red/black diagonal, as Uros Zizmund One of the points is directed to the upper hoist corner of the flag, andīisected by the red-black diagonal. The Star symbol also embodies the aspiration of the people of Sarawak in their quest to improve their quality of life.Īs far as I know the 9-pointed star on the Sarawak flag must be drawn so that The Yellow nine pointed Star denotes the nine divisions where the people live in harmony. which provide the foundation for the advancement of the people Yellow Colour: denotes the supremacy of Law and Order, unity and stability in diversity.īlack Colour: symbolises the rich natural resources and wealth of Sarawak such as petroleum, timber etc. Red Colour: symbolises the courage, determination and sacrifices of the people in their tireless pursuit to attain and maintain progress and esteem in the course of creating a model State From this brochure stems the following transcription: Interpretation of the three colours At that time I received from the Sarawak government a brochure called: Bendera negeri Sarawak. The flag was first raised at the National Day parade in Kuching on August 31, 1988. The Sarawak flag was adopted by the Parliament of Sarawak in 1988. It's interesting to see the state revert to the colours used by the Brooke family when they ruled the state as Rajahs, even if the Christian and monarchist symbolism of the cross and crown from the Brooke flag has been (understandably) dropped. Keywords: sarawak | borneo | star: 9 points (yellow) | Last modified: by zachary hardenzachary harden This page is part of © FOTW Flags Of The World website Sarawak (Malaysia) Negeri Serawak "Bumi Kenyalang", State of Sarawak "Land of the Hornbill"
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