Flag of Indonesia

Country

Flag of Indonesia uses horizontal bicolour. Ratio 2:3 and current adoption August 17, 1945.

Hoist Ratio 2:3 Fly

Flag Reference

Flag	Flag of Indonesia
Entity Type	Country
Official Name	Republic of Indonesia
Identifier	ID / IDN
Region	South-Eastern Asia

Flag Specifications

Current Adoption	August 17, 1945
First Documented Use	1293
Proportion	2:3
Shape	Rectangle
Colours	Red, White
Construction	Horizontal bicolour
Common Name	Sang Saka Merah-Putih

Documented Colour Values

Colour	Appearance	HEX	RGB	CMYK
Red		#FF0000	255, 0, 0	0, 100, 100, 0
White		#FFFFFF	255, 255, 255	0, 0, 0, 0

Design and Symbolism

Red	courage and the human body.
White	purity and the human spirit.
Sang Saka Merah-Putih	“The Lofty Bicolour”, its colours traced to the 13th-century Majapahit empire.
Similarity to Monaco	The flags differ only in proportion, and to Poland’s, which is the same design inverted.

Proportions

Ratio	2:3
Hoist	2 units
Fly	3 units

About the Flag of Indonesia

Horizontal bicolour The recorded proportion is 2:3. Within this library it is grouped with horizontal bicolour designs.

Colours and construction

The reference palette stored for Indonesia is Red (#FF0000) and White (#FFFFFF). The colour table above is intended for digital reference; where an issuing authority publishes a different colour standard, that specification takes precedence.

Symbols and recorded meaning

Sang Saka Merah-Putih: “The Lofty Bicolour”, its colours traced to the 13th-century Majapahit empire; Similarity to Monaco: The flags differ only in proportion, and to Poland’s, which is the same design inverted.

History and adoption record

The design record traces first use to 1293. The adoption field for the present record is August 17, 1945.

Additional flag context

The red over white bicolour is traced to the banners of the Majapahit empire and was used by the independence movement long before 1945.

It is identical to Monaco's flag except in proportion, and the reverse of Poland's.

The original flag raised at the 1945 declaration of independence survives and is displayed once a year rather than flown.

How to identify this flag

For quick identification, look for Horizontal bicolour, a 2:3 proportion and the visible sang Saka Merah-Putih. Use the comparison and design-family links on this page when another flag has a similar palette or layout.

Verification sources

Flags of the World — Indonesia — Specialist vexillological reference

Other horizontal bicolour flags

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Facts about the Flag of Indonesia

Indonesia is recorded as horizontal bicolour.
The reference proportion for the flag of Indonesia is 2:3.
The stored palette for Indonesia contains Red and White.
The adoption field for this country flag record is August 17, 1945.
The design record traces first use to 1293.
Its construction is grouped with the horizontal bicolour design family in this library.
Sang Saka Merah-Putih: “The Lofty Bicolour”, its colours traced to the 13th-century Majapahit empire.
Similarity to Monaco: The flags differ only in proportion, and to Poland’s, which is the same design inverted.
The red over white bicolour is traced to the banners of the Majapahit empire and was used by the independence movement long before 1945.
It is identical to Monaco's flag except in proportion, and the reverse of Poland's.

Frequently Asked Questions about the Flag of Indonesia

What does the flag of Indonesia look like?

Horizontal bicolour, with a recorded proportion of 2:3.

What proportion is recorded for the flag of Indonesia?

The reference proportion stored for this flag is 2:3.

Which colours are recorded for the flag of Indonesia?

The reference palette lists Red #FF0000 and White #FFFFFF.

What do the symbols on the flag of Indonesia represent?

Sang Saka Merah-Putih — “The Lofty Bicolour”, its colours traced to the 13th-century Majapahit empire. Similarity to Monaco — The flags differ only in proportion, and to Poland’s, which is the same design inverted.

When was the present flag record for Indonesia adopted?

The adoption field in this record is August 17, 1945.

Which design family does the flag of Indonesia belong to?

WorldFlags.online groups it with horizontal bicolour designs for visual browsing; that classification describes construction, not necessarily historical ancestry.

Where can I verify information about the flag of Indonesia?

The verification-source section on this page links to an official, governmental or specialist reference used to check the underlying record. Source wording is not copied into the article.