Singapore Flag

The history of Singapore flag and also the Singapore itself is not that much old, only goes back in the middle of the 19th century. Singapore adopted its national flag on the 3rd of December 1959, for the purpose representing the Singapore country on a world wide basis. It is seen that on the 9th of August in the year 1965, Singapore finally freed itself from the control of Malaysia and announced independence. However, it is also seen that Singapore joined with Malaya and not Borneo, which is now known as Sabah, to form the federation of Malaysia but left it in 1959.

The colors and partitions used in the flag of Singapore make the description very easy to explain, regarding the structure and also the colors. The dimensions of the flag are 2:3 respectively. Divided into two halves this flag is famous for having a very nice design. There are two horizontal thick strips are drawn on the flag, and these strips are of equal size. Its color theme and design scheme is also very eye catching. Its division is done by the use of separate colors, the color red and the bottom stripe or the bottom half of the flag of Singapore is of the color white. A crescent moon and five stars are also placed on the flag of Singapore situated on the top left hand corner. Each star has five points and the stars and crescent moon are all of white color. The stars are placed towards the right side of the white crescent moon on the flag of Singapore. The stars are making a type of circle at the crescent facing front, while the crescent is facing towards the flown side of the flag.

The meaning and the significance of the flag of Singapore is also very unique and simple. White color is used in the flag of Singapore to symbolize the spirit of Purity as white is the universal symbol for purity. The color red is there to represent the long battle and the blood spilt for freedom. It is also used as a symbol of brotherhood and Fraternity between the people of Singapore. The Equality between the people is also represented through the use of red color in the flag of Singapore. It is seen that Singapore always contain five means or five basic ideals that are valued very strongly from the time it became an independent country and those ideals are: at first democracy is represented by one of the stars present near the crescent. The second star present represents the ideal of Peace. The third ideal which is progress and prosperity is represented by the use of the third star on the flag of Singapore. Justice is represented by the fourth star and the fifth star represents Equality.

The presence of the white crescent moon on the red top half of the flag is there to represent the youth of the nation which is always on the rise towards making the country great and prosperous. The original design of the flag of Singapore consist of only three stars on it and that was changed as the Leaders of the country were afraid that, that design may lead to Singapore being considered as a part and parcel of the Malayan Communists Party. There is a way to fold the Singapore flag and its information along with history is available online.