| Malaysian Flag FLAGS - NATIONS - HISTORY - GEOGRAPHY |
Flag of Malaysian - Description of the Malaysian Flag- As the above picture of the Malaysian Flag indicates the background is tri-color - Red, white and blue
- According to Ancient and Heraldic traditions much symbolism is associated with colors. The colors on the Malaysian flag represent the following:
- White - peace and honesty
- Red - hardiness, bravery, strength & valour
- Blue - vigilance, truth and loyalty, perseverance & justice. The blue field also symbolizes the unity of the Malaysian people
- Yellow - the yellow seen on the crescent and star is the color of the royal family
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- The basic style shown in the picture of the Malaysian flag is described as Canton reflecting the central design of the flag pattern, highly influenced by the USA
- There are 14 equal horizontal stripes of red (top) alternating with white (bottom)
- All Flag pictures depict flags flying, from the viewer's point of view, from left to right
- The shape and flag ratio of the Malaysian flag is described as 1:2 ( length twice the height )
- The upper left quarter of the flag is called the Canton and pictures a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side corner bearing a yellow crescent and a yellow 14-pointed star
- The emblem on the Malaysian flag pictures a yellow crescent and a yellow 14-pointed star both being the traditional symbols of Islam
- The Meaning & History of the Malaysian Flag - The Malaysian 14 stripes stand for the fourteen states of Malaysia. The Malaysian star also has fourteen points, for the same reason
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| Flag Terminology - Did you Know ?- The design and description uses specific flag terminology based on Heraldic principles
- Animal blazons should always appear with the heads facing the flag - staff side
- The Study of the Flags is called Vexillology
- Your interest in flags makes you a Vexillologist!
- Increase your knowledge - Play the Flag Quiz
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Malaysian Flag Etiquette- Malaysian Flag etiquette is very strict and is is essential that Flag protocols and rules are followed correctly
- Basic Flag Etiquette applies to all nations, including Malaysian as follows:
- Etiquette relating to the order of precedence for the flag
- National Flag of Malaysian
- State Flag of Malaysian
- Military Flag of Malaysian (in order of creation date)
- Other Flag of Malaysian
- The United Nations uses alphabetical order when presenting a national flag including the Malaysian Flag. Their flag etiquette ensures that no one country's flag has precedence over another country's flag
- The National flag of Malaysian should never be flown above another national flag on the same staff as this would suggest superiority, or conversely, inferiority of one flag, or Nation, over another
- The Malaysian flag should never be allowed to drag along the ground
- A tattered or faded flag of Malaysian should be removed and replaced with a new flag
- Due care and consideration must be taken to ensure that the Malaysian flag is always flown the correct way up
- A Flag of Malaysian, when in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning in private with all due care and respect
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Flag History & Evolution: - The idea of flying a flag grew from the requirements of ancient warfare and the battlefield
- Shields were painted with emblems to identify Friend or Foe
- Warriors needed to know where their leaders were - the custom of carrying a pole was adopted
- An emblem such as a shield, animal or religious device was attached to the pole for identification
- The emblems were also used for identity and to cover suits of armour - Coats of Arms were born
- These emblems were the forerunners of modern flags
- The Romans were the first to use a cloth flag - they were square and fastened to cross bars at the end of spears - the idea of fastening a flag to the side of a pole soon followed
- The strict rules of Heraldry are still used when designing an emblem and creating a new flag
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Terminology & Etiquette in Malaysian Flag display- Hoist - the act or function of raising the Malaysian flag, as on a rope
- Half Staff or Half Mast - the Malaysian flag is hoisted to half of the potential height of the flag pole to denote grief and mourning
- Performed by first raising the Malaysian flag to the top, then lowering the Malaysian Flag halfway
- Distress - denoted by flying the Malaysian flag upside-down
- Manner of hoisting - The Malaysian flag should be hoisted briskly and lowered ceremoniously
- No disrespect should be shown to the Malaysian flag
- The Malaysian flag should never be fastened, displayed, used, or stored in such a manner as to permit the Flag to be easily torn, soiled, or damaged in any way
- The Malaysian flag should never have placed upon it, nor on any part of it, nor attached to it any mark, insignia, letter, word, figure, design, picture, or drawing on the flag of any nature
- The Malaysian flag should be hoisted first and lowered last
- International Flag relating to Malaysian Flag usage forbids the display of the flag of one nation above that of another nation in time of peace
- We hope that the presentation of facts and information regarding Malaysian Flag Etiquette has provided a useful resource
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| Malaysia Location: South-eastern Asia, peninsula
bordering Thailand and northern
one-third of the island of
Borneo, bordering Indonesia,
Brunei, and the South China Sea,
south of Vietnam | | |
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Malaysia - Malaysian Land Size : 329,750 sq km
- Malaysian Climate / Weather : 329,750 sq km
- Population of Malaysia : 23,522,482 (July 2004 est.)
- Former Name(s) : Federation of Malaysia
- Capital City of Malaysia : Kuala Lumpur
- GDP of Malaysia : $207.2 billion (2003 est.)
- Malaysian Main Industries : Peninsular Malaysia - rubber and oil palm processing and manufacturing, light manufacturing industry, electronics, tin mining and smelting, logging and processing timber; Sabah - logging, petroleum production; Sarawak - agriculture processing, petroleum production and refining, logging
- Currency of Malaysia : ringgit (MYR)
- Malaysian Agricultural products : Peninsular Malaysia - rubber, palm oil, cocoa, rice; Sabah - subsistence crops, rubber, timber, coconuts, rice; Sarawak - rubber, pepper; timber
- Main Colors of Malaysian Flag : Red, white and blue
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Concise History of Malaysia & its Flag- 35,000 BC - 100 BC Ancient Malaysia - stone age tools and implements from about 10,000 BC have been found
- The first ancestors were believed to be Negrito aborigines and a Chinese tribe called the Proto-Malays
- Chinese, Siamese, Arabs, Indonesians Proto-Malays and finally Indians formed the racial basis for the group which are now called the Malay
- Indian traders arrived in search of gold and spices and introduced Hinduism and Buddhism
- In the 1400's and 1500's traders from Southeast Asia brought Islam
- In 1511 the Portuguese arrived, led by Alfonso de Albuquerque, and it became a Portuguese colony
- The Straits and port of Malacca was strategically important giving access to the spice trade
- Captured by the Dutch in 1641
- The Dutch government agreed to let England temporarily oversee the port and this was handed back in 1808
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- The Dutch passed control back to the British in a trade for Bencoleen, Sumatra
- In 1819 Britain sent Sir William Raffles to establish a trading post in Singapore and the three British colonies of Penang, Malacca, and Singapore came to be known as the Straits Settlements
- 1914 - 1918 WW1
- Britain ruled over, what was then called Malaya, until the Japanese invaded in 1942
- August 1945 The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- W.W.II ended in 1945 and Britain resumed control again
- Independence was achieved for the Malayan peninsula in 1957 under the name of the Federation of Malaya
- In 1961 the term "Malaysia" came into effect when Singapore, Sabah, and Sarawak joined Malaya in a federal union
- In 1965 Singapore opted out of the union
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