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National symbols of Indonesia are symbols that represent Republic of Indonesia. It can represent Indonesia as a nation, Indonesian people , culture , arts, and its biodiversity . The official symbols of Indonesia are officially recognise symbols that represent Indonesia and enforced through Indonesian laws.
The national flag of Indonesia is a simple bicolor with two horizontal bands, red (top) and white (bottom) with an overall ratio of 2:3. [1] It was introduced and hoisted in public during the proclamation of independence on 17 August 1945 at 56 Proklamasi Street (formerly Pegangsaan Timur Street) in Jakarta, and again when the Dutch formally transferred sovereignty on 27 December 1949.
The national emblem of Indonesia is called Garuda Pancasila in Indonesian. [2] The main part is the Garuda with a heraldic shield on its chest and a scroll gripped by its legs. The shield's five emblems represent Pancasila , the five principles of Indonesia's national ideology .
In the center of the emblem is three monuments that stands on 6 upper foundation and 9 lower foundation, it represents the success of Operation Trikora and "PEPERA" or Act of Free Choice to unite Western New Guinea with Indonesia in 1969, the color white and black represents peace and purity. 17 seeds of rice and 8 cottons tied by red ribbon ...
Bhinneka Tunggal Ika is the official national motto of Indonesia. It is inscribed in the national emblem of Indonesia, the Garuda Pancasila, written on the scroll gripped by the Garuda's claws. The phrase comes from Old Javanese, meaning "Unity in Diversity," and is enshrined in article 36A of the Constitution of Indonesia. The motto refers to ...
The Buddhist flag flying at the Nan Tien Temple, Wollongong, Australia The Buddhist flag, flying together alongside the Flag of Indonesia and Tzu Chi's organizational flag, at Tzu Chi School in Pantai Indah Kapuk, North Jakarta, Indonesia. The flag was originally designed in 1885 by the Colombo Committee, in Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka).
Indonesia, [b] officially the Republic of Indonesia, [c] is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands , including Sumatra , Java , Sulawesi , and parts of Borneo and New Guinea .
Indonesia and the Netherlands share a special relationship, [1] embedded in their shared history of colonial interactions for centuries. It began during the spice trade as the Netherlands established the Dutch East Indies Company (VOC) trading post in what is now Indonesia, before colonising it as the Dutch East Indies until the mid-20th century.