List of Singaporean flags

National

FlagDurationUseDescription
1959 Flag of SingaporeA 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

FlagDurationUseDescription
1960 Presidential standardUsed to denote the presence of the President of Singapore while in the country.
1960 State marine ensignUsed by non-military, government vessels. Referred colloquially to as the Blue Ensign.
1966 Civil ensignUsed by Singapore-registered civilian ships. Referred to in law as the Red Ensign.

Military

FlagDurationUseDescription
Link to file1965 Flag of the Singapore Armed ForcesState flag with the emblem of the Singapore Armed Forces on the lower right.
Link to file1965 Service flag of the Singapore ArmyCrescent 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.
Link to file1990 Service flag of the Republic of Singapore Air ForceCrescent 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 NavyCrescent 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 pennantTriangular pennant with the crescent and stars on the far left; flown at the highest mast of commissioned naval ships at all times.

Miscellaneous

FlagDurationUseDescription
1929–2021Malaysia Preventive Service flagTo be used by Malaysian owned ships when operating in Singaporean waters
Repealed on 1 March 2021.[1]

Historic

FlagDurationUseDescription
18741942Straits SettlementsAdopted when Singapore was joined with Malacca and Penang as a single Crown colony.
19421945Flag of JapanUsed during the Japanese occupation of Singapore. The actual flag is still used in Japan as the national flag (officially since 1999 after some modifications).
19461952Crown colony of SingaporeAdopted when Singapore became a Crown colony on its own following the dissolution of the Crown colony of the Straits Settlements.
19521963Crown colony of SingaporeModification from the previous flag; this version has a slightly modified crown.
19631965Flag of MalaysiaUsed in Singapore during the statehood in Malaysia. Still the current flag of Malaysia.

See also

References

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 "Malaysia Revenue Vessels Act (Repealed)".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