Flag of Brunei

Flag of Brunei
Vexillological symbol :	?
Aspect ratio:	1: 2
Officially accepted:	September 29, 1959

The Brunei flag was introduced on September 29, 1959.

Description and meaning

The Brunei flag at an exhibition

The national flag emerged from a pure yellow sultan's flag. In 1906 the black and white stripes were added, they stand for the leading viziers Pengiran Bendahara and Pengiran Pemanscha . When the constitution was introduced on September 29, 1959, the red emblem was added.

By law, the width of the white to the black stripe is in the ratio 17:15, that is, the white stripe is slightly wider.

history

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  ^? Flag before 1906

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  ^? Flag from 1906 to 1959

More flags

From 1984 to the end of the 1990s, the naval war flag of Brunei also carried a narrow, dark blue cross.

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  2: 3 ^? War flag on land

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  1: 2 ^? Naval war flag since the late 1990s

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  1: 2 standard of the sultan

literature

• Smith / Neubecker: coats of arms and flags of all nations. Munich 1981, ISBN 3-87045-183-1

Web links

Commons : Flags of Brunei  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Flags of the World - Brunei (English)
• Description by the government website