Sunday, September 23, 2007

Flag of Brunei

The national flag of Brunei was adopted on September 29, 1959.

Flag ratio 1:2
The flag has the Coat of Arms of Brunei in the center, on a yellow field. The field is cut by black and white diagonal stripes (parallelogram)
Yellow is traditionally the colour of royalty.
The coat of arms is as follows: a crescent (symbolising Islam) joined with a parasol (symbolising monarchy), and two gloves on both sides.