Kingdom of Sarawak 1870-1946 (Sarawak, Malaysia)

Last modified: 2004-12-29 by santiago dotor
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by Uros Zizmund
Flag adopted 7th May 1870, abolished 1946

• Description
• Rajah's Standard 1884-1946
• Civil Flag
• Specifications

See also:

• Kingdom of Sarawak 1841-1946 (Introduction)
• Sarawak (Malaysia)
• Malaysia

The flag includes the yellow of Southeast Asian royalty — note yellow, black and white in the Brunei flag [and the Thai royal flags].

Zeljko Heimer

I made the GIF according to the drawing in Talocci 1991.

Uros Zizmund, 16 September 1997

Gordon 1915 does not include the crown in his description of the Sarawak flag. National Geographic 1917 shows the version with the crown, and no mention of the merchant flag. National Geographic 1934 shows the old Sarawak Merchant Flag minus the crown. The text reads, "The merchant ships of Sarawak, whose present Rajah is Sir Charles Vyner Brooke, fly this striking combination of yellow,