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Flag Brunei, in 36 editions.

The entry for Brunei published Flag in 36 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 8 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.

editions changed the text
8
the first edition with it
1990
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Flag” (1990 to 2025) and “Flag description” (1997 to 2024).

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description:
  • yellow with a diagonal white band and second below it in black, both starting from the upper left;
  • the national emblem in red is at the center;
  • the state motto, "Always render service with God's guidance," appears in yellow Arabic script on the emblem's crescent;
  • a ribbon below the crescent reads "Brunei, the Abode of Peace"
meaning:
  • yellow symbolizes the sultanate, and the white and black bands stand for the chief ministers;
  • the emblem includes a royal umbrella (the monarchy), two wings with four feathers (justice, tranquility, prosperity, and peace), two upraised hands (the government's pledge to preserve and promote the people's welfare), and the crescent moon of Islam (the state religion)

description: yellow with two a diagonal bands of white (top, almost double width) band and black second below it in black, both starting from the upper hoist side; left; the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center; the state motto, "Always render service with God's guidance," appears in yellow is Arabic script on the color emblem's crescent; a ribbon below the crescent reads "Brunei, the Abode of royalty and Peace"
meaning: yellow
symbolizes the sultanate; sultanate, and the white and black bands denote Brunei's stand for the chief ministers; the emblem includes five main components: a swallow-tailed flag, the royal umbrella representing the monarchy, the (the monarchy), two wings of with four feathers symbolizing justice, (justice, tranquility, prosperity, and peace, the peace), two upraised hands signifying the (the government's pledge to preserve and promote the welfare of the people, people's welfare), and the crescent moon denoting Islam, the state religion; the state motto "Always render service with God's guidance" appears in yellow Arabic script on the crescent; a ribbon below the crescent reads "Brunei, the Abode of Peace" Islam (the state religion)

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Brunei: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/brunei/flag.

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