Standards
A series of Royal Standards are flown by the Sultan of Johor and his family, which lower-ranking members are assigned specific Standards. In addition, standards were also adopted for traditional high-ranking officials, including the bendahara, the Temenggung and the Sultan's Marshall.
The Standards are typically plain flags with a star (of varying numbers of points) and crescent, with truncating triangles placed on each corner of the flag; only the Standards of the Sultan and the Crown Prince are depicted without the truncations. In addition, each flag, with the exception of the Sultan's Marshall, are coloured in only two colours, including white, blue, red and yellow. The number of points on the star also determines the rank of the Standard holder: The Sultan's Standard depicts a nine-pointed star, while the Standard for other members of the royal family depicts a five-pointed star.
The series of Standards include:
- the Standard of the Sultan: (Bendera Duli Yang Maha Mulia Baginda Sultan) A white flag with a blue nine-pointed star and crescent;
- the Standard of the Sultaness: (Bendera Duli Yang Maha Mulia Baginda Sultanah) A blue flag with a white seven-pointed star and crescent and four white triangles on each corner;
- the Standard of the Crown Prince: (Bendera Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Tunku Mahkota) A white flag with a red seven-pointed star and crescent;
- the Standard of the Bendahara: (Bendera Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Tunku Bendahara) A white flag with a red five-pointed star and crescent and four red triangles on each corner;
- the Standard of the Temenggong: (Bendera Duli Yang Teramat Mulia Tunku Temenggong) Yellow flag with blue five-pointed star and crescent and four blue triangles on each corner;
- the Standard of the Sultan's Marshall: (Bendera Juruiring Baginda Sultan) Black field with red canton containing a five-pointed white star and crescent, similar to the civil flag and ensign, but features a swallowtail that extends close to canton; and
- the Standard for other members of the royal family: (Bendera Kerabat Diraja) A yellow flag with a blue five-pointed star and crescent.
Read more about this topic: Flag And Coat Of Arms Of Johor, Flag, Variants
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