Flag of Sabah

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Flag of Sabah
Flag of Sabah.svg
Use Civil and state flag
Proportion1:2
Adopted16 September 1988;36 years ago (1988-09-16)
DesignRed, white and three different shades of blue
Designed byYaman Ahmad Mus

The flag of Sabah, a state of Malaysia, was adopted on 16 September 1988. It is red, white and three different shades of blue. The mountain is in the canton as in the 1963 flag, but now in dark blue on a light blue background. The field is medium blue over white over red. The mountain shown on the flag (and the state's coat of arms) is Mount Kinabalu.

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The five different colours represent the five divisions in Sabah.

Symbolism

First Sabah state flag (1963–1982)

On 31 August 1963, Sabah adopted a four-striped flag (red over white over yellow over blue) with a green canton and a brown mountain – symbol of Mount Kinabalu. The green canton represents the State's young land and forests, while Mount Kinabalu brown in colour represents the people's unity. The red stripe represents courage and the willingness to sacrifice for the country, white represents purity, yellow represents state's riches and blue represents peace and happiness. [1]

Second Sabah state flag (1982–1988)

The second flag design was created in 1981 by the Sabah People's United Front Party (BERJAYA) state government. It was formally adopted on 1 January 1982. It had a completely different design from the previous one: blue over white with a red triangle on the hoist. It is similar to the Trisakti flag used by the neighbouring state of Sarawak until 31 August 1988, which was red over white with a blue triangle on the hoist.

Historical flags

City flags

CityFlagSymbolisation
Kota Kinabalu Flag of Kota Kinabalu.svg Four horizontal bands of red, white, yellow and green and a light blue canton with a dark blue silhouette of Mount Kinabalu.

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