This is a list of flags used in Brunei. For more information about the national flag, see Flag of Brunei.
National Flag
edit| flag | date | use | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–present | Flag of Brunei | A centred red crest of Brunei on a yellow field cut by black and white diagonal stripes (parallelograms). |
Personal Standard
edit| flag | date | use | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959–present | Standard of the Sultan | The standard of his Majesty the Sultan is yellow, incorporating his personal emblem at the centre of the standard with all its elements red. | |
| The flag of the ministers of Brunei | A yellow-red-yellow horizontal flag with the emblem on the yellow canton. |
| flag | date | use | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961–present | Armed forces (war) flag | Yellow flag with three diagonal stripes white over red over black, with Ministry of Defence badge in the middle. |
| flag | date | use | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961–present | Army Ensign | Red ensign with the Bruneian flag in canton and the Royal Brunei Land Force emblem in fly. |
| flag | date | use | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990–present | Naval Ensign | White (crossless) ensign with the war flag in canton and the Royal Brunei Navy badge in fly. | |
| 1984–1990 | Naval Ensign | White (cross-centered) ensign with the war flag in canton. |
| flag | date | use | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966–present | Air Force Ensign | Light blue ensign with the war flag in canton and the Royal Brunei Air Force badge in fly. |
| flag | date | use | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921–present | Royal Brunei Police Force flag | Dark blue flag with the emblem in the centre. |
Historical flags
edit| flag | date | use | description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1352–1425 | Flag of The Majapahit Empire | 13 horizontal stripes alternating red and white. | |
| 1368–1906 | Flag of the Bruneian Sultanate (1368–1888) and then the British Protectorate of Brunei | A simple yellow field. | |
| 1888 | Flag of the Raj of Sarawak | Yellow field with red and black cross in the style of St. George's Cross. The black symbolises the ruling class, and the red the people, the Crown in the centre symbolises the Rajah. | |
| 1888–1984 | Flag of the United Kingdom | A superimposition of the flags of England and Scotland with the Saint Patrick's Saltire (representing Ireland). | |
| 1888–1984 | The Royal Standard of the United Kingdom | A banner of the Queen's Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom | |
| 1906–1959 | Flag of the British Protectorate of Brunei | A yellow field cut by black and white diagonal stripes (parallelograms). | |
| 1941–1945 | Flag of the Empire of Japan | A white field with a red disc in the centre. | |
| 1941–1945 | Imperial Standard of the Emperor of Japan | A gold 16 petal chrysanthemum centred on a red field. | |
| 1408–1888 | Alleged Royal Navy flag of Brunei in 1601 | A sallow-tail version of the flag of Bruneian Sultanate | |
| 1842–1844 | Flag of the Ottoman Empire | Red field with the white crescent and a 8-pointed star | |
| 1844–1863 | Flag of the Ottoman Empire | Red field with the white thicker crescent and a 5-pointed star | |
| 1844–1863 | Imperial Standard of the Ottoman Sultan | Red field with a rayed ornament in white and The sultan's tughra in the center. |
See also
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