Tierced per pale, the second three-and-a-half times as wide as the other two: The first (at dexter) of Penang; the second per fess, in chief paly of four Gules, Sable, Argent and Or, in base tierced of the crest of Sabah, a Bunga Raya (hibiscus flower), and of Sarawak; the third (at sinister) Argent, a Malacca tree standing on a base proper; and a chief Gules, five krisses in their sheats, per pale Or.
Originally, the fourteen-pointed star represented the original fourteen states of Malaysia, which included Singapore. It was not changed when Singapore left the Federation in 1965, but it has generally been accepted that the 14th point represents the Federal Territories.
Escutcheon
The escutcheon, represented by a shield, is primarily intended to serve as a representation of states unified under the Malaysian federation, and is subdivided into ten divisions.
In the dexter (left from the observer's point of view) section is the Pinang palm along with the Penang Bridge representing Penang
In the upper middle of the shield, below the row of krises, are the colours of the Federated Malay States (red, black, white and yellow) arranged from left to right. The permutations of the colours red, black, white and yellow make up the colours of these states' flags. Red, black and yellow are for Negeri Sembilan; black and white for Pahang; black, white and yellow for Perak; and red and yellow for Selangor.
In the lower middle of the shield, there are three sections formerly representing the new (in 1963) states of Sabah, Singapore and Sarawak. Since 1965, Singapore's section has been replaced by a depiction of the national flower, the hibiscus.
In the sinister (right from the observer's point of view) section is the "Malacca" tree representing the state of Malacca.
The motto of the arms, located below the shield, consists of a banner with the phrase "Unity is Strength" (Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu)[2][3] written in both romanisedMalay and Jawi. The original English phrase was replaced by romanised Malay in 1963.
The arms, like its modern successors, included a shield, two tigers, and a banner, but depicts an eastern crown on the helm, representing the four sultanates. The shield's design was also significantly simpler; as the FMS consists of only four states, the shield encompassed a quarterly "party per cross" division representing the colours of the flag of the four FMS (in the same way the flag of the FMS represents the states, and the colours in the modern Malaysian arms represent the same states). The motto was also originally written in Jawi as "Dipelihara Allah" (Under God's (Allah's) Protection) flanked by two eight-pointed stars. Dipelihara Allah is today the Selangor state motto.
While the establishment of the Malayan Union in 1946 brought about the merging of the FMS with the five Unfederated Malay States and two of the Straits Settlements (excluding Singapore), the FMS arms remained in use unchanged as the Union's coat of arms for two years before the Union's dissolution.
Federation of Malaya
The Federation of Malaya arms in use between 1948 and 1963, based heavily on the FMS arms, would serve as the basis of the current Malaysian arms.
The founding of the Federation of Malaya in 1948 led to a revision of the arms. Among the changes were a more complete representation the 11 states of the federation on the shield (where new partitions containing insignias of the additional states added over and beside the original FMS colours), the replacement of the eastern crown with a yellow crescent and an 11-pointed federal star (symbols representing the 11 states that were derived from the flag of the Federation of Malaya). The original Jawi motto was also replaced with "Unity is Strength" in both English and Jawi Malay.
At the point of adoption, the shield was composed of the following elements:
In chief, the five krises representing the Unfederated Malay States;
The arms was amended a second time after the formation of Malaysia, with the admission of Singapore and the Borneo states of North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak in 1963. The increased number of states later resulted in the modification of the Federation of Malaya coat of arms to support the three new member states with the widening of the shield. The tigers were redesigned to assume different positions of limbs (front limbs reaching over and behind the shield, and rear limbs reaching over the motto and the shield), and minor adjustments were also made on the appearance of the banner and the length of the crescent, while the 11-pointed federal star was updated to include 14 points. In tandem with Malay as Malaysia's national language, the English motto was replaced with Malay language.
During this period of revision, the Malacca's colonial A Famosa insignia was replaced by a Malacca tree.[3] Some of the symbols was modified to eliminate the colonial symbols and other non-Islamic symbols. While other symbols was remained. Penang's Prince of Wales's feathers and crenellation were gradually replaced, by first substituting the feathers with a Pinang palm and, later, the crenellation with the Penang Bridge (which was constructed and completed during the 1980s).[3] Following the expulsion of Singapore in 1965, the coat of arms was redesigned again.[3] In 1988, Sarawak's symbol replaced by the current hornbill-based state arms; similarly, Sabah, which was originally represented by only its flag held up by a pair of arms from its pre-1963 state coat of arms, was revised to fully feature its current state arms in entirely.[3] The Malaysia's version of coat of arms later resulted in a more realistic and aggressive appearance of tigers.
The present coat of arms is featured on the flag of Putrajaya - signifying Putrajaya's importance as the new seat of the Malaysian government
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^. The Malaysia Government's Official Portal. Archived from the original on 11 April 2008. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
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^State Flags of Malaysia malaysia-traveller.com. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
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The coat of arms of Malaysia Malay Jata Negara Malaysia is a coat of arms comprising a shield or escutcheon two tigers for supporters a crescent and fourteen pointed star for a crest and a motto As the Malaysian coat of arms descended from that of the Federated Malay States under British colonial rule it resembles European heraldic designs Coat of arms of MalaysiaJata Negara MalaysiaArmigerThe Yang di Pertuan AgongAdopted1963CrestA crescent and a fourteen pointed federal star OrBlazonTierced per pale the second three and a half times as wide as the other two The first at dexter of Penang the second per fess in chief paly of four Gules Sable Argent and Or in base tierced of the crest of Sabah a Bunga Raya hibiscus flower and of Sarawak the third at sinister Argent a Malacca tree standing on a base proper and a chief Gules five krisses in their sheats per pale Or SupportersTwo tigers rampant properMottoBersekutu Bertambah Mutu Rumi برسكوتو برتمبه موتو Jawi Unity is Strength Contents 1 Design 1 1 Crest or helm 1 2 Escutcheon 1 3 Supporters 1 4 Motto 2 History 2 1 Federated Malay States and Malayan Union 2 2 Federation of Malaya 2 3 Malaysia 3 Uses 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksDesign Edit Arms shield The coat of arms consists of a shield guarded by two rampant tigers as supporters The shield is topped by a crest consisting of a yellow crescent with a 14 pointed federal star and includes a motto on a banner at the bottom Crest or helm Edit The yellow colour of the crest a crescent and a 14 pointed federal star symbolises the country s monarchy The crescent also represents Islam as the official religion while the federal star represents the thirteen states and the Federal Territories of Malaysia 1 Originally the fourteen pointed star represented the original fourteen states of Malaysia which included Singapore It was not changed when Singapore left the Federation in 1965 but it has generally been accepted that the 14th point represents the Federal Territories Escutcheon Edit The escutcheon represented by a shield is primarily intended to serve as a representation of states unified under the Malaysian federation and is subdivided into ten divisions The upper portion or chief of the shield contains five krises on a red background representing the five former Unfederated Malay States Johore Terengganu Kelantan Kedah and Perlis The remainder of the shield which in the coat of arms of Malaya was divided in three per pale longitudinally between the former Federated Malay States Penang and Malacca is now divided into four sections In the dexter left from the observer s point of view section is the Pinang palm along with the Penang Bridge representing Penang In the upper middle of the shield below the row of krises are the colours of the Federated Malay States red black white and yellow arranged from left to right The permutations of the colours red black white and yellow make up the colours of these states flags Red black and yellow are for Negeri Sembilan black and white for Pahang black white and yellow for Perak and red and yellow for Selangor In the lower middle of the shield there are three sections formerly representing the new in 1963 states of Sabah Singapore and Sarawak Since 1965 Singapore s section has been replaced by a depiction of the national flower the hibiscus In the sinister right from the observer s point of view section is the Malacca tree representing the state of Malacca Supporters Edit The two rampant tigers supporting the shield are traditional Malay symbols They are retained from the earlier armorial ensign of the Federation of Malaya and prior to that of the Federated Malay States They symbolise strength and courage Motto Edit The motto of the arms located below the shield consists of a banner with the phrase Unity is Strength Bersekutu Bertambah Mutu 2 3 written in both romanised Malay and Jawi The original English phrase was replaced by romanised Malay in 1963 History EditFederated Malay States and Malayan Union Edit Main article Federated Malay States Coat of arms The origins of the Malaysian coat of arms can be traced to the formation of the Federated Malay States FMS under the colonial rule of the United Kingdom In conjunction with the introduction of the flag of the Federated Malay States in 1895 the FMS coat of arms was adopted and remained in use from 1895 to the formation of the Federation of Malaya in 1948 The arms like its modern successors included a shield two tigers and a banner but depicts an eastern crown on the helm representing the four sultanates The shield s design was also significantly simpler as the FMS consists of only four states the shield encompassed a quarterly party per cross division representing the colours of the flag of the four FMS in the same way the flag of the FMS represents the states and the colours in the modern Malaysian arms represent the same states The motto was also originally written in Jawi as Dipelihara Allah Under God s Allah s Protection flanked by two eight pointed stars Dipelihara Allah is today the Selangor state motto While the establishment of the Malayan Union in 1946 brought about the merging of the FMS with the five Unfederated Malay States and two of the Straits Settlements excluding Singapore the FMS arms remained in use unchanged as the Union s coat of arms for two years before the Union s dissolution Federation of Malaya Edit The Federation of Malaya arms in use between 1948 and 1963 based heavily on the FMS arms would serve as the basis of the current Malaysian arms The founding of the Federation of Malaya in 1948 led to a revision of the arms Among the changes were a more complete representation the 11 states of the federation on the shield where new partitions containing insignias of the additional states added over and beside the original FMS colours the replacement of the eastern crown with a yellow crescent and an 11 pointed federal star symbols representing the 11 states that were derived from the flag of the Federation of Malaya The original Jawi motto was also replaced with Unity is Strength in both English and Jawi Malay At the point of adoption the shield was composed of the following elements In chief the five krises representing the Unfederated Malay States In pale the quartered colours of the FMS In dexter the Prince of Wales s feathers crenellation and waves from the Penang coat of arms and In sinister and gate of A Famosa from the Malaccan coat of arms Malaysia Edit Coat of arms of Malaysia used from 1963 to 1965 with three new member states added to the bottom Sabah Singapore and Sarawak Coat of arms of Malaysia used from 1965 to 1973 following the expulsion of Singapore from the Federation Coat of arms of Malaysia used from 1973 to 1982 Sarawak had changed its coat of arms Coat of arms of Malaysia used from 1982 to 1988 Sabah had changed its coat of arms and Penang Bridge replaced the Prince of Wales s feathers The Royal arms of His Majesty the Yang di Pertuan Agong of Malaysia The arms was amended a second time after the formation of Malaysia with the admission of Singapore and the Borneo states of North Borneo Sabah and Sarawak in 1963 The increased number of states later resulted in the modification of the Federation of Malaya coat of arms to support the three new member states with the widening of the shield The tigers were redesigned to assume different positions of limbs front limbs reaching over and behind the shield and rear limbs reaching over the motto and the shield and minor adjustments were also made on the appearance of the banner and the length of the crescent while the 11 pointed federal star was updated to include 14 points In tandem with Malay as Malaysia s national language the English motto was replaced with Malay language During this period of revision the Malacca s colonial A Famosa insignia was replaced by a Malacca tree 3 Some of the symbols was modified to eliminate the colonial symbols and other non Islamic symbols While other symbols was remained Penang s Prince of Wales s feathers and crenellation were gradually replaced by first substituting the feathers with a Pinang palm and later the crenellation with the Penang Bridge which was constructed and completed during the 1980s 3 Following the expulsion of Singapore in 1965 the coat of arms was redesigned again 3 In 1988 Sarawak s symbol replaced by the current hornbill based state arms similarly Sabah which was originally represented by only its flag held up by a pair of arms from its pre 1963 state coat of arms was revised to fully feature its current state arms in entirely 3 The Malaysia s version of coat of arms later resulted in a more realistic and aggressive appearance of tigers The present coat of arms is featured on the flag of Putrajaya signifying Putrajaya s importance as the new seat of the Malaysian governmentUses EditThe arms is adopted on several state flags The Royal Standard of the Yang di Pertuan Agong the flag of the Federal Territories and the flag of Putrajaya all feature the arms charged in the centre largely unmodified 4 See also Edit Heraldry portal Malaysia portalArmorial of MalaysiaReferences Edit Malaysia Coat of Arms TalkMalaysia com Archived from the original on 27 August 2009 Retrieved 15 September 2009 Malaysian Flag and Coat of Arms The Malaysia Government s Official Portal Archived from the original on 11 April 2008 Retrieved 6 August 2008 a b c d e Macdonald Ian 28 July 2007 Coat of Arms Malaysia CRW Flags Retrieved 6 August 2008 State Flags of Malaysia malaysia traveller com Retrieved 16 October 2021 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coats of arms of Malaysia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coat of arms of Malaysia amp oldid 1130632330, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
