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BALI Flag Facts

The Bali flag has a light saffron, or orange-yellow, background that has the Coat of Arms of theBali province in the center. It is not a civil flag, as it may only be flown within the Balinesegovernor’s office.

The Bali coat of arms is a pentagon with a blue background. It features a Barong, which is atraditional Balinese mask. In Balinese myth, the Barong is a protective, good spirit that guardsvillages. On the bottom, there is a lotus flower as well as two hand fans, called kipas, whichare framing the flower. Around this is a temple and below is a banner with the words ‘BaliDwipa Jaya’ which means ‘Glorious Bali Island’.

As an Indonesian province, Bali technically flies under the red and white flag of Indonesia,which is called the Sang Saka Merah Putih (The Red and White). This flag has two horizontalbands, with red on top and white on bottom. The red symbolizes bravery while the whitesymbolizes the spiritual. The Indonesian flag was first flown on August 17th, 1945. The colorsare adapted from a flag flown in the 13th century during the Majapahit Empire.

The flag was originally revived in Java in 1926 to protest Dutch rule, but was subsequentlybanned for the remainder of the Dutch occupation in Indonesia. There are unconfirmed rumorsthe current flag was actually created when members of the Indonesian independencemovement tore the bottom blue stripe from the Dutch flag, thus leaving the red and whitebehind. The first official red and white flag from 1945 is named the Bendera Pusaka, whichmeans heirloom flag, and is still carefully preserved to this day.

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