Jalur Gemilang (precursor of Malaysia’s flag)

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Jalur Gemilang is the national flag design adopted at Malaya’s independence, featuring red and white stripes, a blue canton, and a yellow crescent and star symbolizing Islam and Malay sovereignty, which later became the flag of Malaysia.

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Jalur Gemilang (precursor of Malaysia’s flag) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf flag of a country
national flag
adoptedAsNationalFlagOf Federation of Malaya
Malaysia
adoptionDate 1950-05-26
colorSymbolism blue symbolizes unity of the people
red symbolizes courage
white symbolizes purity
yellow symbolizes the royal color of the Malay rulers
country Federation of Malaya
Malaysia
designedBy Mohamed Hamzah
designerEmployer Public Works Department of Johor
designerOccupation architect
designSelectedBy Federation of Malaya
surface form: Federation of Malaya government
designSelectionMethod public competition
firstRaisedAsNationalFlagOn 1957-08-31
firstRaisedAtEvent Proclamation of Independence of the Federation of Malaya
flagRatio 1:2
hasCantonColor blue
hasCantonShape rectangle
hasSymbol yellow crescent
yellow star
inspiredBy British Blue Ensign tradition
laterUsedFor Malaysia
modificationDetail number of points on the star increased to 14
number of stripes increased to 14
modifiedWhenFederationFormed 1963
numberOfStripes 14
officialName Jalur Gemilang
officialNameAdoptedOn 1997-08-31
officialNameGivenBy Malaysian government
officialNameMeaning Stripes of Glory
originallyUsedFor Federation of Malaya
relatedTo Flag of the Federated Malay States
Union Flag
surface form: Union Jack
representsEntity 13 states of Malaysia
Federal Territory of Malaysia
surface form: Federal Territories of Malaysia

Government of Malaysia
surface form: federal government of Malaysia
starPoints 14
stripeColors red and white
symbolizes Islam
Malay sovereignty
federalism in Malaysia
harmony between constituent states
royalty
unity of Malaysian states
usedOnNationalDay Hari Merdeka
Malaysia Day
usedOnPublicBuildings Malaysia

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Federation of Malaya flagName Jalur Gemilang (precursor of Malaysia’s flag)