List of Singaporean flags

National

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1959 –	Flag of Singapore	A horizontal bicolour of red over white, charged in white in the canton with a crescent facing, towards the fly, a pentagon of five stars.
	1966 –	Civil ensign	Used by Singapore-registered civilian ships. Referred to in law as the Red Ensign.

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1960 –	Presidential standard	Used to denote the presence of the President of Singapore while in the country.
	1960 –	Government ensign	Used by non-military, government vessels.

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1965 –	Flag of the Singapore Armed Forces
	1965 –	Service Flag of the Singapore Army
	1967 –	Service Flag of the Republic of Singapore Air Force
	1967 –	Service Flag and naval ensign of the Republic of Singapore Navy
	1965 –	Commissioning pennant

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	1929–	Malaysia Preventive Service flag	To be used by Malaysian owned ships when operating in Singaporean waters

Duration	Use	Description
since 2010	Central Singapore flag	White field with "Central Singapore" text below green Saturn and palm tree in the center
	East Singapore flag	White field with "East Singapore" text below sea breeze in the center
	West Singapore flag	White field with "West Singapore" text below orange typhoon in the center
	North Singapore flag	White field with "North Singapore" text below two people cheered in the center

Duration	Use	Description
1874–1942	Straits Settlements	Adopted when Singapore was joined with Malacca and Penang as a single Crown colony.
1942–1945	Flag of Japan	Used during the Japanese occupation of Singapore. The actual flag is still used in Japan as the national flag (officially since 1999 after some modifications).
1946–1952	Crown colony of Singapore	Adopted when Singapore became a Crown colony on its own following the dissolution of the Crown colony of the Straits Settlements.
1952–1963	Crown colony of Singapore	Modification from the previous flag; this version has a slightly modified crown.
1963–1965	Flag of Malaysia	Used in Singapore during the statehood in Malaysia. Still the current flag of Malaysia.

Flag	Duration	Use	Description
	until 2010	Central Singapore flag	White field with red star and crescent in the center

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