Flag of Malaysia
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The Flag of Malaysia, known as "Jalur Gemilang," features 14 red and white stripes and a blue canton with a yellow crescent and 14-point star symbolizing the country's states, federal territories, and Islamic heritage.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flag
ⓘ
national flag ⓘ |
| adoptedOn |
16 September 1963
ⓘ
1963-09-16 ⓘ |
| blueFieldSymbolism |
the Commonwealth heritage
ⓘ
the unity of the Malaysian people ⓘ |
| blueSymbolism | unity of the people ⓘ |
| cantonColor | blue ⓘ |
| category |
Flags of Asia
ⓘ
National symbols of Malaysia ⓘ |
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| crescentColor | yellow ⓘ |
| design | 14 horizontal red and white stripes with a blue canton containing a yellow crescent and a 14-point star ⓘ |
| designApprovedBy | King George VI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designApprovedOn | 1950-05-19 ⓘ |
| designer | Mohamed Hamzah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| EnglishName | Stripes of Glory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRaisedAt | Sultan Abdul Samad Building, Kuala Lumpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstRaisedOn | 1950-05-26 ⓘ |
| introducedFor | Federation of Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Jalur Gemilang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Jalur Gemilang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proportion | 1:2 ⓘ |
| redSymbolism | bravery ⓘ |
| religiousSymbol |
Islamic crescent
ⓘ
Islamic star ⓘ |
| starColor | yellow ⓘ |
| starName | Bintang Persekutuan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starNameEnglish | Federal Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starPointCount | 14 ⓘ |
| status | current national flag ⓘ |
| stripeColor |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| stripeCount | 14 ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Islam as the official religion of Malaysia
ⓘ
harmony and unity through the red and white stripes ⓘ royalty through the yellow color ⓘ the 13 states of Malaysia and the federal territories ⓘ the Malaysian people ⓘ the unity of the states and federal territories through the 14-point star ⓘ unity of the Malaysian federation ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Government of Malaysia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malaysian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Malaysian public ⓘ |
| whiteSymbolism | purity ⓘ |
| yellowSymbolism | royalty of the Malay rulers ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.