National
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1959 – | Flag of Singapore | 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. |
Government
[edit]Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1960 – | Presidential standard | Used to denote the presence of the President of Singapore while in the country. |
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1960 – | State marine ensign | Used by non-military, government vessels. Referred colloquially to as the Blue Ensign. |
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1966 – | Civil ensign | Used by Singapore-registered civilian ships. Referred to in law as the Red Ensign. |
Military
[edit]Flag | Duration | Use | Description |
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1965 – | Flag of the Singapore Armed Forces | State flag with the emblem of the Singapore Armed Forces on the lower right. | |
1965 – | Service flag of the Singapore Army | Crescent and stars in a red field on the top left, with the remaining 3/4 of the flag in yellow, and the emblem of the Singapore Armed Forces on the lower right. | |
1990 – | Service flag of the Republic of Singapore Air Force | Crescent and stars in a red field on the top left, with the remaining 3/4 of the flag in blue, and the Lion Head symbol on the lower right. | |
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1967 – | Service flag and naval ensign of the Republic of Singapore Navy | Crescent and stars in a red field on the top left, with the remaining 3/4 of the flag in white, and the mariner's compass rose on the lower right. The naval ensign is mandated to be of a 1:2 ratio (top) as set out in the Misc.1 of 1967 legislation passed in the Parliament of Singapore. However, a 2:3 variant is used today (bottom). |
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1965 – | Commissioning pennant | Triangular pennant with the crescent and stars on the far left; flown at the highest mast of commissioned naval ships at all times. |
Miscellaneous
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1929–2021 | Malaysia Preventive Service flag | To be used by Malaysian owned ships when operating in Singaporean waters Repealed on 1 March 2021.[1] |
Historic
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1025–1070 | Chola dynasty | A red swallowtailed field with a tiger in the center. |
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1398–1400 | Majapahit | 13 horizontal stripes alternating red and white. |
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1400–1511 | Malacca Sultanate | a red swallowtailed field with a black crescent. |
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1511–1521 | Portuguese Malacca | A White banner with the coat of arms of the Kingdom in the center. |
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1521–1578 | Portuguese Malacca | A White banner with the coat of arms of the Kingdom in the center. |
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1578–1614 | Portuguese Malacca | A White banner with the coat of arms of the Kingdom in the center. |
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1614–1636 | Aceh Sultanate | A Red Banner with a white crescent moon and a 5 pointed star. a sword is below them. |
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1636–1819 | Johor Sultanate | A simple white banner. |
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1819–1824 | British East India Company | A striped banner with the Union Jack in the canton. |
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1824–1874 | United Kingdom | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). |
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1874–1904 | Straits Settlements | Adopted when Singapore was joined with Malacca and Penang as a single Crown colony. |
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1904–1925 | Straits Settlements | similar to the previous flag, with different crowns. |
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1925–1942 1945–1946 |
Straits Settlements | similar to the previous flag, without the white disc. |
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1942–1945 | Flag of Japan | Used during the Japanese occupation of Singapore. The actual flag is still used in Japan as the national flag (officially since 1999 after some modifications). |
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1943–1945 | Azad Hind | A horizontal tricolour of saffron at the top, white in the middle, and green at the bottom. In the centre, a blue spinning wheel. |
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1946–1952 | Crown colony of Singapore | Adopted when Singapore became a Crown colony on its own following the dissolution of the Crown colony of the Straits Settlements. |
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1952–1963 | Crown colony of Singapore | Modification from the previous flag; this version has a slightly modified crown. |
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1963–1965 | Flag of Malaysia | Used in Singapore during the statehood in Malaysia. Still the current flag of Malaysia. |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Malaysia Revenue Vessels Act (Repealed)". Singapore Statutes Online. Retrieved 22 March 2021.