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    Malaysia Flag

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    How to identify it

    Fourteen red and white stripes with a blue upper corner panel containing a yellow crescent and a fourteen-pointed star.

    Design and construction

    Adoption and legal status
    The 1950 Federation of Malaya flag was adapted for Malaysia in 1963 by increasing the stripe and star-point count to fourteen.

    Officially documented meaning

    The fourteen stripes and fourteen-pointed star represent the member states and federal government. The crescent represents Islam, and yellow is the royal colour of the Malay rulers.

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