HISTORY OF MALAYSIA FLAG
MALAYSIAN FLAG The banner of Malaysia, otherwise called Malay: Jalur Gemilang (Stripes of Glory) is made out of a field of 14 substituting red and white stripes along the fly and a blue canton bearing a sickle and a 14-point star known as the Bintang Persekutuan (Federal Star). The 14 stripes, of equivalent width, speak to the equivalent status in the alliance of the 13 part states and the government domains, while the 14 purposes of the star speak to the solidarity between these substances. The sickle speaks to Islam, the nation's state religion; the blue canton represents the solidarity of the Malaysian individuals; the yellow of the star and bow is the imperial shade of the Malay rulers. The banner, first raised on 16 September 1963, started from the banner of the Federation of Malaya. Before the formation of the national banner, each state in Malaya had its own banner, a significant number of which are unaltered in structure right up 'til today. The structure of the bann...