Information about the Singaporean Flag: Colors and Meaning of the Flag of Singapore
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:: Meaning of the Singapore Flag ::
The British Union Jack was the flag that originally flew over Singapore from 1819 up to 1959, a total of 140 years. The national flag of Singapore was formally adopted on December 3, 1959. There are two equal horizontal bands of color on the flag. The top stripe is red and the lower stripe is white. An upright waxing crescent moon in white is placed on the canton on the upper left. Five individual five-pointed stars, also in white are arranged in a circle and positioned near the curved side of the crescent moon. The flag’s ratio is 2:3.
Originally the Singapore flag design only has three stars but the leaders of the country vetoed the design because the country may be associated with the Malayan Communist Party, whose flag also has three stars. It was also designed to use a single color, red, which is a traditional color of the Chinese but again, it was not approved because red is also related to communism.
The design of the Singapore flag was attributed to the committee created by Deputy Prime Minister Toh who was directed by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew.
The red stripe in the flag of Singapore represents democracy, equality of man and worldwide brotherhood. White symbolizes virtuousness as well as purity. The waxing crescent moon stands for the rise of the young country towards development and the five stars are meant to signify equality, growth, peace, justice and democracy.
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