South-Eastern Asia
Indonesia
A simple horizontal bicolour of red over white. It was adopted at the proclamation of Indonesian independence and draws on colours long used in the archipelago, including by the Majapahit Empire.
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Adopted
1945
Proportion
2:3
Colours
2
Colours & their meaning
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Red
Commonly said to represent courage.
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White
Commonly said to represent purity.
Did you know?
Indonesia’s flag is identical in pattern to Monaco’s, though the two countries use different proportions and shades.