BRUNEI

The national flag of Brunei was adopted on September 29, 1959 when the country was a British protectorate, and was retained when the country gained independence on January 1, 1984, as Brunei Darussalam. The flag has the Coat of Arms of Brunei in the centre, on a yellow field. The field is cut by black and white diagonal stripes, although they are officially called parallelograms. The coat of arms is as follows: a crescent (Islam) joined with a parasol (monarchy), and two gloves on both sides.