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![[National flag of Indonesia]](../images/i/id.gif)
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image by Željko Heimer, 2 January 1996
National Flag of Indonesia
image by Rob Raeside, 8 June 2010
based on sketch by John McMeekin
1. 
by Jaume Ollé
Ratio 2:3.
Adopted: ? .
Abolished: ?.
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by Jaume Ollé
Ratio 1:1.
Adopted: ?.
Abolished: ?.
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by Jaume Ollé
Ratio 1:1.
Adopted: ? .
Abolished: ? .
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by Jaume Ollé
Ratio 2:3.
Adopted: ?.
Abolished: ?.
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by Jaume Ollé
Ratio 1:1.
Adopted: ?.
Abolished: ? .
image by Rob Raeside, 2 June 2010 based on sketch by John McMeekin
Banggai Sultanate (East Central Sulawesi) - this flag dates before 1945.
2:3, image by Jaume Ollé
Sierksma describes this flag as "Panembahan regent van Bangkalan" [Panembahan, Regent of Bangkalan].
He describes the colour of the field as light yellow. This flag still survives in a Dutch collection, and is 1.26m wide and 2.02m long.
It was flown below a light yellow swallow-tailed wimpel, 30cm wide x 10m long, the points ending in tassels.
Bangkalan had been a kingdom on the western part of Madura Iskand.
Ian Sumner, 22 April 2011 and Jan Mertens, 1 May 2011
image by Jaume Ollé
This is a well known flag. Banten is a city in the north of Java, and was a Dutch factory in the XVII century. It was capital of a native sultanate, and later was annexed by the Dutch.
Its importance decreased in favour of Batavia. The flag is probably that one of the Sultan. Yellow is frequently a symbol of royalty in this area (e.g., Brunei and some Malay states).
This image, with minor variations, is known from several old plates. The version shown here is from a Japanese plate from 1876.
Jaume Ollé
The name was used as Bantam by the Dutch at the time the city flourished, but its native name was Banten. According to the Encyclopædia Britannica the estuary silted up and the city became a ruin.
Mike Oettle, 15 Mar 2007
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Oct 2026
The royal flag of Banten is red, featuring a yellow vaning crescent near the hoist and two blue swords in saltire with yellow hilts.
Source: Denis Diderot, Jean Baptiste le Rond d´Alembert: "Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers", edition 1751, plate 20 suite, row 2 column 2
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Oct 2026
1:1, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Oct 2026
It is a blue triangular pennant fimbriated white with an additional red border at bottom and fly.
The fimbriation bears three red 4-point stars alongside the hoist, nine alternating red "eyes" and red 4-point stars alongside the fly and six alternating red "eyes" and red 4-point stars alongside the bottom.
Source: Anonymus 1865 flag chart
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 26 Oct 2026
Sultan´s flag
image by Rob Raeside, 9 June 2010
image by Jaume OlléRatio 2:3.
Adopted: ?
Abolished: ?
Sierksma gives the flag of the Sultan as plain yellow. The dark grey flag is
the next, but is unlabelled.
Ian Sumner, 22 April 2011
2:3, image by Jaume Ollé
Sierksma gives this as "garde, lijfwacht (met de naam:) ´De Trouw des vorsten´, the Prince´s Loyal Lifeguard.
Ian Sumner, 22 Apr 2011
2:3, image by Jaume Ollé
Sierksma gives Orang Kaia Muda as ´de jonge aanzienlijken´ [Young distinguished persons, young persons of rank].
Ian Sumner, 22 Apr 2011 and Jan Mertens, 1 May 2011
2:3, image by Jaume Ollé
Sierksma gives this as "Satia lala bantar - garde, lijfwacht (met de naam:) ´De Trouw van de fiere achtehoede´".
Ian Sumner, 22 Apr 2011
De Trouw van de fiere achte[r]hoede needs the "r" but Dutch still not quite
clear - let us say "Loyal and Proud Rearguards".
Jan Mertens, 1 May 2011
2:3, image by Jaume Ollé
Sierksma gives this as ´orang kaia moharadja mantri´ but then doesn´t give a translation.
It is something like "the maharaja´s noble ministers/officiials".
Ian Sumner, 22 Apr 2011
Bendera Kesultan
image by Rob Raeside, 1 June 2010, based on sketch by John McMeekin
by Jaume Ollé
Ratio 1:2.
Adopted: ?.
Abolished: ?.
by Jaume Ollé
Ratio 4:5.
Adopted: ? .
Abolished: ? .
image by Rob Raeside, 2 June 2010, based on sketch by John McMeekin
image by John McMeekin, 29 Sep 2014
This flag is the state flag for cars, vehicles, etc.
John McMeekin, 5 Febr 2015
BONE KINGDOM (SULTANATE) FLAG
A white rectangular flag with the Garuda in the centre, holding 3 snakes in it´s claws, in each of the corner are tigers.
This flag is now on Google under "images", you can also see the Bone Coat of Arms (with canons etc.) to get it,
type in "Lambang Kesultanan Bone" or "Lambang Kerajaan Bone"
Source :"Festival Keraton Nusantara (F.K.N.) ke- IX Bima" (The 9th Royal National Festival of Indonesia, 7th to 9th September 2014 in Bima Sultanate) photo.
John McMeekin, 29 Sep 2014
image
by John McMeekin, 5 Feb 2015
White cloth, a black border, decorated with narrow lengths of white cloth.
John McMeekin, 5 Feb 2015
image
by John McMeekin, 5 Feb 2015
Pale-blue field & yellow embroidery.
John McMeekin, 5 Feb 2015
image by John McMeekin, 5 Feb 2015
A white flag is called "State Flag".
John McMeekin, 5 Feb 2015
There is a change to the Bone Flag, which was previously described as white.
The Bendera "Tjallae-ri-atau" and Bendera "Tjallae-ri-abeo" (modern spelling = "Callae-ri-atau & Callae-ri-abeo").
It is red with a green velvet top (that is 3/4 red (base) and 1/4 green, (top)). The sleeve at the hoist is decorated with hair.
Both these flags date from the 3rd King of Bone (ca. 1350).
The "Bendera Samparaja" is the Royal Ensign, (this is the "anchor" flag with the decorative border (shown in the scan above)).
John McMeekin, 18 Aug 2015
image by Rob Raeside, 1 June 2010
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, based on photo provided by John McMeekin, 29 Nov 2010
Bulungun appears to be in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. Through an e-mail
friend of a friend, I obtained the photo of the Royal Standard of H.H. The
Sultan of Bulungan 1931-1958. He also confirmed that the shield in the arms is
orange. The letters below "S M M D X" probably stand for "Sultan Maulana,
Muhammad Djalalluddin" 1931-1958.
John Duncan McMeekin, 29 November
2010
image located by WJH Schuurman, 18 February 2017
I found this flag Bulungan / Belungan / Boeloengan. Its source is:
Heimer.
In March 2013 Sultan X, Muhammad Al-Mamun Ibni Muhammad Djalaludin was installed.
WJH Schuurman, 18 February 2017
It can be found in the Flickr collection
flickr photo, in
particular
flickr photo.
Jonathan Dixon, 22 February 2017
image
located by John D McMeekin, 11 Dec 2013
The Buton flag is called LONGA LONGA BENDERA KESULTANAN BUTON.
John D McMeekin, 11 December 2013
image by Rob Raeside, 9 June 2010, based on sketch by John McMeekin
Royal Standard
image by Rob Raeside, 9 June 2010, based on sketch by John McMeekin
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