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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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2018 edition

Same as 2017

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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"

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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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