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List of Singaporean flags

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National

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Flag Duration Use Description
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

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Flag Duration Use Description
1960 – Presidential standard Used to denote the presence of the President of Singapore while in the country.
1960 – State marine ensign Used by non-military, government vessels. Referred colloquially to as the Blue Ensign.
1966 – Civil ensign Used by Singapore-registered civilian ships. Referred to in law as the Red Ensign.

Military

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Flag Duration Use Description
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.
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).
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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Flag Duration Use Description
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Repealed on 1 March 2021.[1]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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Flag Duration Use Description
1025–1070 Chola dynasty A red swallowtailed field with a tiger in the center.
1398–1400 Majapahit 13 horizontal stripes alternating red and white.
1400–1511 Malacca Sultanate A red field with a crescent. The detailed design is not exactly known.
1511–1521 Portuguese Malacca A White banner with the coat of arms of the Kingdom in the center.
1521–1578 Portuguese Malacca A White banner with the coat of arms of the Kingdom in the center.
1578–1614 Portuguese Malacca A White banner with the coat of arms of the Kingdom in the center.
1614–1636 Aceh Sultanate A Red Banner with a white crescent moon and a 5 pointed star. a sword is below them.
1636–1819 Johor Sultanate A simple white banner.
1819–1824 British East India Company A striped banner with the Union Jack in the canton.
1824–1874 United Kingdom A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland).
1874–1904 Straits Settlements Adopted when Singapore was joined with Malacca and Penang as a single Crown colony.
1904–1925 Straits Settlements similar to the previous flag, with different crowns.
1925–1942
1945–1946
Straits Settlements similar to the previous flag, without the white disc.
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).
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.
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.
1952–1963 Crown colony of Singapore Modification from the previous flag; this version has a slightly modified crown.
1963–1965 Flag of Malaysia Used in Singapore during the statehood in Malaysia. Still the current flag of Malaysia.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Malaysia Revenue Vessels Act (Repealed)". Singapore Statutes Online. Retrieved 22 March 2021.