The flag of Sabah, a state of

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, was adopted on 16 September 1988. It is red, white and three different shades of blue. The mountain is in the canton as in the 1963 flag, but now in dark blue on a light blue background. The field is medium blue over white over red. The mountain shown on the flag (and the state's coat of arms) is

Mount Kinabalu Mount Kinabalu ( ms, Gunung Kinabalu, Dusun: ''Gayo Ngaran or Nulu Nabalu'') is the highest mountain in Borneo and Malaysia. With an elevation of , it is third-highest peak of an island on Earth, and 20th most prominent mountain in the worl ...

. The five different colours represent the five divisions in Sabah. * A silhouette of

represents the state of Sabah. *

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blue represents peace and calmness. *

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blue represents unity and prosperity. *

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represents strength and harmony. *

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represents purity and justice. * Chilli red represents courage and determination.

Symbolism

First Sabah state flag (1963–1982)

On 31 August 1963, Sabah adopted a four-striped flag (red over white over yellow over blue) with a green canton and a brown mountain – symbol of Mount Kinabalu. The green canton represents the State’s young land and forests, while Mount Kinabalu brown in colour represents the people’s unity. The red stripe represents courage and the willingness to sacrifice for the country, white represents purity, yellow represents state’s riches and blue represents peace and happiness.The History of North Borneo Sabah First State Flag in 1963
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Second Sabah state flag (1982–1988)

The second flag design was created in 1981 by the

Sabah People's United Front Sabah People's United Front or in Malay ''Parti Bersatu Rakyat Jelata Sabah'' is more commonly known by its abbreviation BERJAYA, was a political party based in the state of Sabah, Malaysia. BERJAYA was formed by former United Sabah National Or ...

Party (BERJAYA) state government. It was formally adopted on 1 January 1982. It had a completely different design from the previous one: blue over white with a red triangle on the hoist. It is similar to the ''Trisakti'' flag used by the neighbouring state of

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until 31 August 1988, which was red over white with a blue triangle on the hoist. This flag should not be confused with the

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and the

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Historical flags

File:Flag of North Borneo (1882–1902).svg, Flag of North Borneo (1882–1902) File:Flag of North Borneo.svg, Flag of North Borneo (1902–1942 and 1945–1946). File:Flag of the Governor of North Borneo (1882–1903).svg, Flag of the

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(1882–1903). File:Flag of the Governor of North Borneo (1903–1915).svg, Flag of the Governor of North Borneo (1903–1915). File:Flag of the Governor of North Borneo (1915–1946).svg, Flag of the Governor of North Borneo (1915–1946). File:Flag of North Borneo (1948-1963).svg, Flag of the

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(1948–1963). File:Flag of the Governor of North Borneo (1948–1963).svg, Flag of the Governor of North Borneo (1948–1963). File:Flag of Sabah (1963-1982).svg, Flag of the state of Sabah (1963–1982). File:Flag of Sabah (1982-1988).svg, Flag of the state of Sabah (1982–1988). File:Flag of Sabah.svg, State flag of Sabah in current use.

City, district, and municipal flags

Sabah does not assign flags for its cities, districts and municipal areas. However, some local government authorities in the state have adopted their own flags. Examples are,

Beluran District The Beluran District ( ms, Daerah Beluran) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the Sandakan Division which includes the districts of Beluran, Kinabatangan, Sandakan, Telupid and Tongod. The capital of the dis ...

and

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, the state capital, of whose flags are displayed below. File:Flag of Beluran District Council.PNG, Flag of Beluran District File:Flag of Kota Kinabalu.svg, Flag of Kota Kinabalu

References

External links

Sabah State Government Official Website

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Sabah Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory o ...

Sabah

1988 establishments in Malaysia