Flag and coat of arms of Perak

Flag of Perak. Ratio 1:2

The flag of the state of Perak, in Malaysia, is a tricolour, made of three equal horizontal bands coloured white (top), yellow, and black (bottom). It has a ratio of 1:2.

The stripes on the flag symbolises the three branches of the Perak royal family. The white stripe represents the Sultan, yellow represents the Raja Muda (the crown prince) and black represents the Raja Di Hilir, which is the next in line after the crown prince. Probably by coincidence, the flag resembles an inverted version of the Russian imperial colours that was in official use from 1858 to 1917.

The colours of the flag plus red forms the basis of the colour used in the Federated Malay States (Negeri Negeri Melayu Bersekutu) flag.

District flags

Perak has eleven administrative districts (daerah), each assigned their own district-level flags.

District	Flag	Field colour	Symbolisation
Ipoh		Yellow Purple Red	Though not a district in its own right (Ipoh is part of Kinta district), Ipoh was already flying its own city flag for some time.
Larut, Matang and Selama		Black White Yellow
Manjung		White Yellow Black
Perak Tengah		Yellow Black
Hulu Perak		White Yellow Black
Kampar		White Yellow Black
Kerian		White Yellow Black	Yellow represents the paddy fields, which are the main resources in this district.
Kinta		White Yellow Black
Hilir Perak		White Yellow Black
Batang Padang		White Yellow Black
Kuala Kangsar		White Yellow Black	Yellow in a background represents Kuala Kangsar as a royal town of Perak. The stripes of white, yellow and black represents the Sultan of Perak who resides here.
Muallim		Red White Yellow Black	Red represents the education sector.