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List of Singaporean flags

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National

Flag Duration Use Description
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

Flag Duration Use Description
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.
1966 – Civil ensign Used by Singapore-registered civilian ships. Referred to in law as the Red Ensign.

Military

Flag Duration Use Description
Link to file 1965 – Flag of the Singapore Armed Forces
Link to file 1965 – Service Flag of the Singapore Army
Link to file 1967 – Service Flag of the Republic of Singapore Air Force
1967 – Service Flag and naval ensign of the Republic of Singapore Navy
1965 – Commissioning pennant

Miscellaneous

Flag Duration Use Description
1929– Malaysia Preventive Service flag To be used by Malaysian owned ships when operating in Singaporean waters

Historic

Flag Duration Use Description
1874–1942 Straits Settlements Adopted when Singapore was joined with Malacca and Penang as a single Crown colony.
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.
1952–1963 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.

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