National FlagDurationUseDescription 1959 – Flag of Singapore A horizontal bicolour of red over white, charged in white in the canton with a crescent facing, towards the fly, a pentagon of five stars.
Government FlagDurationUseDescription 1960 – Presidential standard Used to denote the presence of the President of Singapore while in the country. 1960 – State marine ensign Used by non-military, government vessels. Referred colloquially to as the Blue Ensign. 1966 – Civil ensign Used by Singapore-registered civilian ships. Referred to in law as the Red Ensign.
Military FlagDurationUseDescriptionLink to image 1965 – Flag of the Singapore Armed Forces State flag with the emblem of the Singapore Armed Forces on the lower right.Link to image 1965 – Service flag of the Singapore Army Crescent and stars in a red field on the top left, with the remaining 3/4 of the flag in yellow, and the emblem of the Singapore Armed Forces on the lower right.1965 -Colour of the Singapore ArmySame flag of Singapore Army without emblemLink to image 1990 – Service flag of the Republic of Singapore Air Force Crescent and stars in a red field on the top left, with the remaining 3/4 of the flag in blue, and the Lion Head symbol on the lower right.1990 -Colour of the Republic of Singapore Air ForceSame flag of Republic of Singapore Air Force without emblem 1967 – Service flag and naval ensign of the Republic of Singapore Navy Crescent and stars in a red field on the top left, with the remaining 3/4 of the flag in white, and the mariner's compass rose on the lower right. The naval ensign is mandated to be of a 1:2 ratio (top) as set out in the Misc.1 of 1967 legislation passed in the Parliament of Singapore. However, a 2:3 variant is used today (bottom). 1965 – Commissioning pennant Triangular pennant with the crescent and stars on the far left; flown at the highest mast of commissioned naval ships at all times.Link to image 2022 – Service flag of the Digital and Intelligence Service Crescent and stars in a red field on the top left, with the remaining 3/4 of the flag in dark grey, and the DIS logo on the lower right. 2022 Colour of the Digital Intelligence Service Same flag as DIS without the crest
Miscellaneous FlagDurationUseDescription 1929–2021 Malaysia Preventive Service flag To be used by Malaysian owned ships when operating in Singaporean waters Repealed on 1 March 2021.
Historic FlagDurationUseDescription 1025–1070 Chola dynasty Seal of Rajendra I. 1398–1400 Majapahit 13 horizontal stripes alternating red and white. 1614–1636 Aceh Sultanate A Red Banner with a white crescent moon and a 5 pointed star. A sword is below them. 1636–1819 Johor Sultanate A simple white banner. 1819–1868 British East India Company A striped banner with the Union Jack in the canton. 1868–1877 Straits Settlements 1877–1904 Straits Settlements Officially adopted in 1877 when Singapore was joined with Malacca and Penang as a single Crown colony. 1904–1925 Straits Settlements similar to the previous flag, with different crowns. 1925–19421945–1946 Straits Settlements similar to the previous flag, without the white disc. 1942–1945 Flag of Japan Used during the Japanese occupation of Singapore. The actual flag is still used in Japan as the national flag (officially since 1999 after some modifications). 1946–1952 Crown colony of Singapore Adopted when Singapore became a Crown colony on its own following the dissolution of the Crown colony of the Straits Settlements. 1952–1959 Crown colony of Singapore Modification from the previous flag; this version has a slightly modified crown. 1963–1965 Flag of Malaysia Used in Singapore during the statehood in Malaysia. Still the current flag of Malaysia.
See also Armorial of Singapore Majulah Singapura
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