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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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2001 edition
Same as 2000The same text in 1990 and 1991.
- yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double width) and black starting from the upper hoist side;
- the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center;
- the emblem includes a swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands
yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double width) and black starting from the upper hoist side; the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center; the emblem includes a swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
- yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double width) and black starting from the upper hoist side;
- the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center;
- the emblem includes a swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands
yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double width) and black
starting from the upper hoist side; the national emblem in red is
superimposed at the center; the emblem includes a swallow-tailed flag on top
of a winged column within an upturned crescent above a scroll and flanked by
two upraised hands
- yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double width) and black starting from the upper hoist side;
- the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center;
- the emblem includes a swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands
yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double width) and black
black starting from the upper hoist side; the national emblem in red is
is superimposed at the center; the emblem includes a swallow-tailed
flag on topof a winged column within an upturned crescent above a
scroll and flanked bytwo upraised hands
The same text in 1995 and 1996.
- yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double width) and black starting from the upper hoist side;
- the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center;
- the emblem includes a swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands
yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double
width) andblack starting from the upper hoist side; the national
emblem in redis superimposed at the center; the emblem includes a swallow-tailed
swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned
crescent above ascroll and flanked by two upraised hands
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Published as “Flag description”
- yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double width) and black starting from the upper hoist side;
- the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center;
- the emblem includes a swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands
yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double
double width) and black starting from the upper hoist side; the national
national emblem in red is superimposed at the center; the emblem
includes aswallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned
upturned crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands
Published as “Flag description”
- yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double width) and black starting from the upper hoist side;
- the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center;
- the emblem includes a swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands
yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost
almost double width) and black starting from the upper hoist side; the
the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center; the emblem
includes a swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an
upturned crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands
The same text in 10 editions, 2000 to 2009.
Published as “Flag description”
- yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double width) and black starting from the upper hoist side;
- the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center;
- the emblem includes a swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within an upturned crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands
yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top,almost double width) and black starting from the upper hoist side;the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center; the emblemincludes a swallow-tailed flag on top of a winged column within anupturned crescent above a scroll and flanked by two upraised hands
The same text in 15 editions, 2010 to 2024.
Published as “Flag description”
- yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double width) and black starting from the upper hoist side;
- the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center;
- yellow is the color of royalty and symbolizes the sultanate;
- the white and black bands denote Brunei's chief ministers;
- the emblem includes five main components: a swallow-tailed flag, the royal umbrella representing the monarchy, the wings of four feathers symbolizing justice, tranquility, prosperity, and peace, the two upraised hands signifying the government's pledge to preserve and promote the welfare of the people, 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"
Rewritten: too little of the 2009 text remains to mark the changes.
yellow with two diagonal bands of white (top, almost double width) and black starting from the upper hoist side; the national emblem in red is superimposed at the center; yellow is the color of royalty and symbolizes the sultanate; the white and black bands denote Brunei's chief ministers; the emblem includes five main components: a swallow-tailed flag, the royal umbrella representing the monarchy, the wings of four feathers symbolizing justice, tranquility, prosperity, and peace, the two upraised hands signifying the government's pledge to preserve and promote the welfare of the people, 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"
- 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.