Flag of Schleswig-Holstein flag on 18 January 1957. The plain tricolour is the state's civil flag. Government authorities use the state flag ("Landesdienstflagge"), where the flag is defaced by the state coat of arms. The tricolour was previously used for the Prussian province of Schleswig-Holstein (1868-1946). It is almost identical to the flags of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Serbia and Montenegro (FR Yugoslavia), as well as the flag of the Netherlands inverted. Flag of Schleswig-Holstein The flag of Schleswig-Holstein is a horizontal tricolour of blue, white, and red. Schleswig-Holstein is one of the 16 states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy
Malay tricolour Malay culture, used to denote the courage, bravery, heroism and loyalty. The shade of red nicknamed "kesumba" red that is identical to scarlet and commonly associated with blood, is the existential colour of the Malays and is the most frequently cited colour in the literature. The oldest Malay state, Kedah, also adopted the red as its traditional colour. Despite having deep roots in Malay traditions, the green, yellow and red as a collective symbolism only surfaced in 1933, when the Royal Malay Regiment was founded. Both the regimental crest and flag bear the tricolour, as soldiers of the regiment swore