Flag of Brunei

The national flag of Brunei was adopted on September 29, 1959 when the country was a British protectorate, and was retained when the country gained full independence on January 1st, 1984, as Brunei Darussalam (State of Brunei, Abode of Peace). The flag has the Coat of Arms of Brunei in the centre, on a yellow field. The field is cut by black and white diagonal stripes, although they are officially called parallelograms.

The coat of arms is as follows: a crescent (symbol of Islam) joined with a parasol (symbol of monarchy), with two gloves on both sides. Below the crescent is a ribbon. On the crescent and ribbon are Arabic inscriptions translating as "State of Brunei, Abode of peace" and "There is no god but Allah; Muhammad (Mahomed) is the messenger of Allah" (more commonly "There is no deity but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God")

In Southeast Asia, yellow is traditionally the colour of royalty, and the royal standards of Malaysia and Thailand along with the presidential flag of Indonesia, also use a yellow field.