List of Malaysian flags

This is a list of flags used in Malaysia.

National flags

Date (century)	Use	Description
1963 onwards	Flag of Malaysia (Jalur Gemilang)	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
1957–Present	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.
1957–Present	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 (Deputy King)	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.
	Standard of the Sultan of Kedah	The Kedah Coat of Arms enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a yellow field.
2010–present	Standard of the Sultan of Kelantan	The Arms of the Sultan of Kelantan on two equal horizontal bands of white and red.
?–2010	Standard of the Sultan of Kelantan (older)	A white flag with the royal arms in blue (a blue star and upward pointing crescent surmounted by a coronet similar to that from the arms, surrounded by a blue wreath) charged on the centre; an older, more intricate variant of the flag features a yellow star and crescent, a yellow crown, and a blue wreath;
	Standard of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan	The personal emblem of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar inside a black circle which is inscribed inside a red lozenge and a yellow background.
	Standard of the Sultan of Pahang	The Pahang State Arms enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a white field.
1985-present	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.
Prior to 1985	Standard of the Sultan of Perak (until 1985)	The Arms of the Sultan of Perak on a white field with the Flag of Perak in the canton.
	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.
	Standard of the Tengku Permaisuri of Selangor	A yellow crescent and five-pointed stars in a yellow flag with a red hoist stripe.
	Standard of the Sultan of Terengganu	The Arms of the Sultan of Terengganu enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a white field, surrounded by a brown border.
	Standard of the Sultanah of Terengganu	The Arms of the Sultanah of Terengganu enwreathed by two sheaves of paddy on a yellow field.

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
	Air force ensign 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
1944 ‒ 1945	Flag of the Malayan Volunteer Army under the Japanese Occupation	Based on the flag of Johor, a blue field with two crossed Kris swords in a red canton.
1944 ‒ 1945		Based on the flag of Johor, a blue field with two crossed Kris swords in a red canton. With regimental lettering, Malayan Volunteer Army (Japanese: マライ義勇軍, romanized: Marai Giyūgun) on the lower hoist.

Law Enforcement Flags

Flag	Date (century)	Use	Description
	1948 – 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

States

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

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 with the Malaysian coat of arms in the blue band.
1990 onwards	Flag of Kuala Lumpur	Three equal bands of white, blue and white with three equal horizontal stripes of red on both white bands. There is a yellow crescent and yellow fourteen-pointed stars on the left within the blue band. Before 2006, this flag was used to represent the entire Federal Territories.
1992 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 the white band.
2001 onwards	Flag of Putrajaya	Three vertical bands of blue, yellow (double width), and blue with the Malaysian coat of arms in the yellow band.

City, district, provincial and municipal

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

Order of precedence

Per government protocol, if a display contains the Jalur Gemilang and all the state flags of Malaysia:^[2]

The Jalur Gemilang shall take precedence before the state flags;
The state flags shall be ordered by the date the state's incumbent ruler takes the throne;
The Federal Territory flag comes last


State	Current ruler	Taken office
Terengganu	Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin	15 May 1998
Perlis	Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin	17 April 2000
Selangor	Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah	22 November 2001
Negeri Sembilan	Tuanku Muhriz	29 December 2008
Johor	Sultan Ibrahim Ismail	23 January 2010
Kelantan	Sultan Muhammad V	13 September 2010
Perak	Sultan Nazrin Shah	29 May 2014
Kedah	Sultan Sallehuddin	12 September 2017
Pahang	Al-Sultan Abdullah	31 January 2019
Sabah	TYT Juhar Mahiruddin	1 January 2011
Malacca	TYT Mohd Ali Rustam	4 June 2020
Penang	TYT Ahmad Fuzi Abdul Razak	1 May 2021
Sarawak	TYT Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar	26 January 2024

Political flags

Flag	Date (century)	Use	Description
Current
Link to file	2021–present	People's Power Party
	2020–present	Homeland Fighter's Party
	2020–present	Gabungan Rakyat Sabah
	2020–present	Malaysian United Democratic Alliance
	2019–present	Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia
	2019–present	Malaysian Advancement Party
	2017–present	Malaysian United Indigenous Party
	2016–present	Youth Front Party
	2016–present	Sabah People's Hope Party
	2015–present	Pakatan Harapan
	2015–present	National Trust Party
Link to file	2014–present	Parti Sarawak Bersatu
Link to file	2013–present	United Sabah National Organisation
Link to file	2013–present	Love Sabah Party
Link to file	2013–present	Sabah Nationality Party
	2013–present	Malaysian Indian Justice Party
Link to file	2013–present	Parti Sejahtera Angkatan Perpaduan Sabah
Link to file	2013–present	Sabah Native Co-operation Party
	2013–present	Parti Gagasan Rakyat Sabah
	2013–present	Sabah National People's Unity Organisation
Link to file	2011–present	Malaysian United People's Party
Link to file	2009–present	Love Malaysia Party
Link to file	2007–present	Malaysian Indian United Party
	1999–present	People's Justice Party
	1998–present	Socialist Party of Malaysia
	1994–present	United Progressive Kinabalu Organisation
	1994–present	Sabah Progressive Party
	1989–present	Liberal Democratic Party
Link to file	1986–present	Punjabi Party of Malaysia
Link to file	1985–present	United Sabah Party
	2020–present	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front
	1977-2020	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front
	1976–present	Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress
Link to file	1973–present	Barisan Nasional
	1968–present	Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia
	1965–present	Democratic Action Party
	1955–present	Malaysian Islamic Party
	1955–present	Parti Rakyat Malaysia
	1949–present	Malaysian Chinese Association
	1946–present	United Malays National Organisation
	1946–present	Malaysian Indian Congress
Former
	1996-2020	Parti Aspirasi Rakyat Sarawak
	1989-1996	Parti Melayu Semangat 46
Link to file	1989-2001	People's Justice Front
Link to file	1978-2008	United Pasok Nunukragang National Organisation
Link to file	1975-1991	Sabah People's United Front
	1962-1990	North Kalimantan Communist Party
	1962-1990	Sarawak People's Guerilla Force
	1957-1973	Alliance Party
	1945-1948	Parti Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya	Twelve stars arranged in three rows of four columns on a red and white background. Known as the "Sang Saka Malaya," it is commonly associated with the republican‐independence movements in Malaysia,^[3]^[4] and to an extent, the leftwing movements.^[5]^[6]
	1938-1945	Kesatuan Melayu Muda	Bicolor of red and white. Known as the "sang saka," precursor to the "Sang Saka Malaya", it was used to represent an independent Malaysia before the Malaysian flag was eventually chosen.^[7] It was based on the flag of the Kebangsaan Melayu Malaya, which in turn is based on the flag of Indonesia.^[8]
	1930-1989	Malayan Communist Party

University flags

1962–present	Flag of the University of Malaya	Public university established in 1905, serves as the banner of arms of the university but with the ratio of 2:1
1984–present	Flag of the Northern University of Malaysia	Public university established in 1984.
2006–present	Flag of the National Defence University of Malaysia	Public university established in 2006. Similar to the tricolour of the Armed Forces of Malaysia but with the university seal on top.

Historical

National flag

Date (century)	Use	Description
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.
1950-1963	Flag of the Federation of Malaya (Banner display)	Eleven vertical stripes alternating red and white; in the canton, a yellow crescent and 11-point star on a blue field.
1957-1963	Civil Ensign of the Federation of Malaya	A red field with the Flag of Malaya in a blue-fimbriated canton.

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. 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.^[9]	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.
1855–1865	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.
1933–1953	Flag of the Sultanate of Terengganu from 1933 to 1953	Similar with the first flag but added with a crescent and star.

Colonial and other 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	Thirteen horizontal stripes alternating red and white.
1511–1521	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.
1521–1578	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.
1573-1636	Flag of The Aceh Sultanate as a protectorate of the Ottoman Empire	Red field with a Green Disc in the center and 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc.
1578–1640	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.
1580–1640	Flag of Portuguese Malacca, a colony in the Iberian Union	A red saltire resembling two crossed, roughly-pruned (knotted) branches, on a white field.
1580–1640	Banner of Arms of Portuguese Malacca, a colony in the Iberian Union	the heraldry of the House of Austria (with the arms of Portugal).
1580–1640	Royal Flag of Portuguese Malacca, a colony in the Iberian Union	A red field with the royal arms in the center.
1616–1640	Putative 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.
1640–1641	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 orange (top), white and blue (bottom), with a small logo of the VOC in the centre.
1641–1663	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.
1641–1795	Prince's Flag of the Dutch Republic	A horizontal triband of orange, white and blue.
1652–1663	State Flag of the Dutch Republic	Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white and blue (bottom).
1680–1782	Flag of Siam. Restored Unfederated Malay States Under Siamese sovereignty.	a simple Red field.
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 Chinese Characters that translates into "Great Lanfang System"
1782–1817	Flag of Siam. Restored Unfederated Malay States Under Siamese sovereignty.	Red field with a white chakra.
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.
1795–1806	Flag of the Batavian Republic	A horizontal triband of red, white and blue with the Republic's emblem in the canton.
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.
1817–1832	Flag of Siam. The Great Of Siam	Red field with a white elephant inside the chakra.
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.
1832–1916	Flag of Siam. Restored Unfederated Malay States Under Siamese sovereignty.	Red flag with a white elephant.
1858–1867	Flag of the Bengal Presidency	A Blue Ensign with the Union Flag at the canton, and the Bengal Presidency Emblem displayed in the fly.
1862–1884	Flag of the Qing dynasty	Triangular yellow flag with a Chinese Dragon, used during the Lanfang Republic as a tributary state of China.
1862–1884	Imperial Standard of the Qing Emperor	Triangular yellow flag with a Chinese Dragon, used during the Lanfang Republic as a tributary state of China.
1874–1904	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.
1904–1925	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.
1878–1880	Flag of the Austro-Hungarian North Borneo	A horizontal bicolor of black and yellow.
1880–1933	Flag of The British Raj And The Sarawak	A Red Ensign with the Union Jack at the canton, defaced with the Star of India emblem displayed in the fly.
1925–1942 1945–1946	Flag of the Straits Settlements	A blue ensign defaced with a red diamond, in which is a white inverted pall with three crowns, one on each arm.
1949–1952	Flag of the Crown Colony of Penang	A blue ensign defaced with the pre-1985 lesser arms of Penang.
1952–1957	Flag of the Crown Colony of Penang	Flag badge depicting the areca nut palm tree leaved and fructed proper on a mound with a wreath of the colours of the settlement arms adopted on 16 June 1952 by the Settlement Council.^[10]
1951–1957	Flag of the Crown Colony of Malacca	A blue ensign defaced with A Famosa motif.
1948–1952	Flag of the Crown Colony of Singapore	A blue ensign defaced with a white disc containing a crown within a red inverted pall.
1952–1959	Flag of the Crown Colony 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 Unfederated Malay States and Federated Malay States (as Japan. 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.
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 Raj 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.
1947–1963	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.
1902–1946	Flag of North Borneo	A blue ensign defaced with the badge of North Borneo Chartered Company.
1902–1946	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
1957 – 1965	Flag of the state of Penang	Similar with the current flag except with a blue and white breakwater.
1973 – 1988	Flag of the state of Sarawak	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 as a British Self-governing Colony (1959–1963) and as part of Malaysia (1963–1965)	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.

Proposed Flags

Flag	Use	Description
	Proposed republican flag of Malaya. Known as Sang Saka Malaya.	12 stars arranged in three rows of four columns in the top left-hand corner on a red and white background
	First proposed flag of Malaya.	Circle of 11 stars around crossed keris on a blue field
	Second proposed flag of Malaya.	Concentric circle of 11 stars around crossed keris on a blue field
	Third proposed flag of Malaya.	11 alternate blue and white stripes and a white crescent and a five-pointed star on a red background in the top left hand corner

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Flag dates published references

(Ben Cahoon) Malay States on worldstatesmen.org

External links

Malaysia at Flags of the World
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