Flag of Sabah

The flag of Sabah, a state of Malaysia, was adopted on 16 September 1988. It is red, white and three different shades of blue. The mountain is in the canton as in the 1963 flag, but now in dark blue on a light blue background. The field is medium blue over white over red. The mountain shown on the flag (and the state's coat of arms) is Mount Kinabalu.

The five different colours represent the five divisions in Sabah.

• A silhouette of Mount Kinabalu represents the state of Sabah.
• Zircon blue represents peace and calmness.
• Icicle blue represents unity and prosperity.
• Royal blue represents strength and harmony.
• White represents purity and justice.
• Chilli red represents courage and determination.

On 31 August 1963, Sabah adopted a four-striped flag (red over white over yellow over blue) with a green canton and a brown mountain – symbol of Mount Kinabalu. The green canton represents the State's young land and forests, while Mount Kinabalu brown in colour represents the people's unity. The red stripe represents courage and the willingness to sacrifice for the country, white represents purity, yellow represents state's riches and blue represents peace and happiness.^[1]

The second flag design was created in 1981 by the Sabah People's United Front Party (BERJAYA) state government. It was formally adopted on 1 January 1982. It had a completely different design from the previous one: blue over white with a red triangle on the hoist. It is similar to the Trisakti flag used by the neighbouring state of Sarawak until 31 August 1988, which was red over white with a blue triangle on the hoist.

• Flag of North Borneo (1882–1902)
  Flag of North Borneo (1882–1902)
• Flag of North Borneo (1902–1942 and 1945–1946).
  Flag of North Borneo (1902–1942 and 1945–1946).
• Civil ensign of North Borneo (1882–1902)
  Civil ensign of North Borneo (1882–1902)
• Civil ensign of North Borneo (1902–1942 and 1945–1946).
  Civil ensign of North Borneo (1902–1942 and 1945–1946).
• Flag of the governor of North Borneo (1882–1903).
  Flag of the governor of North Borneo (1882–1903).
• Flag of the governor of North Borneo (1903–1915).
  Flag of the governor of North Borneo (1903–1915).
• Flag of the governor of North Borneo (1915–1946).
  Flag of the governor of North Borneo (1915–1946).
• Flag of the Crown Colony of North Borneo (1948–1963).
  Flag of the Crown Colony of North Borneo (1948–1963).
• Civil ensign of the Crown Colony of North Borneo (1948–1963).
  Civil ensign of the Crown Colony of North Borneo (1948–1963).
• Flag of the governor of North Borneo (1948–1963).
  Flag of the governor of North Borneo (1948–1963).
• Flag of the state of Sabah (1963–1981).
  Flag of the state of Sabah (1963–1981).
• Flag of the state of Sabah (1982–1988).
  Flag of the state of Sabah (1982–1988).
• State flag of Sabah in current use.
  State flag of Sabah in current use.

• Coat of arms of Sabah

• Sabah State Government Official Website
• Flagspot.net: About Sabah

• Flags of Malaysia
• Sabah
• Flags introduced in 1988
• 1988 establishments in Malaysia

• Articles with short description
• Short description is different from Wikidata
• EngvarB from June 2018
• Use dmy dates from June 2018