Flag of Malacca

The Flag of Malacca is the flag of the Malaysian state of Malacca. Red, white, yellow and blue, which are the colours of the flag of Malaysia, are also used in the flag of Malacca to emphasize that Malacca is a member state of Malaysia. The star and crescent represents Islam, the official religion of the State and of the nation. The top left hand quarter has a background of royal blue with a yellow crescent moon and a yellow five-pointed star. The top right hand quarter is red and the lower half is white.[1]

Malacca
UseCivil and state flag
Proportion1:2
Adopted1957
DesignTwo equal bands of red and white, with a yellow crescent and five-pointed star in a blue canton.
The flag hoisted in Stadthuys complex.

Historical flags
Flag Duration Political Entity Description
(? - 1511) Purported flag of the Malacca Sultanate The 1502 Cantino planisphere depicts the flag associated with the city (written as Malaqua) as a red swallowtail with a black crescent.[2]
1874-1942 Straits Settlements Adopted after the Straits Settlements, which consisted of Penang, Singapore and Malacca, became a British crown colony.
1946-1957 Crown Colony of Malacca Adopted after the dissolution of the Straits Settlements, with Malacca becoming a separate British crown colony. Malacca joined the Malayan Union in 1946 and, in 1948, became part of the Federation of Malaya which achieved independence in 1957.

References
  1. "Malacca (Malaysia)". crwflags.com. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  2. "Carta del Cantino" (in Italian). Modena, Italy: Biblioteca Estense. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.