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{{Infobox flag
| Name = Republic of Indonesia
| Article = 
| Image = Flag of Indonesia.svg
| Nickname = {{ubl|{{lang|id|Sang Saka Merah-Putih}}|{{lang|id|Bendera Merah-Putih}}|{{lang|id|Merah-Putih}}}}
| Morenicks = 
| Use = 111111
| Symbol = {{IFIS|Normal}}{{FIAV|111111}}
| Proportion = 2:3
| Adoption = 11 November 1293 ([[Majapahit|Majapahit Empire]])<br>28 October 1928 (standardized)<br>{{Start date and age|1945|08|17|df=y}} (original)<br>{{Start date and age|1950|08|17|df=y}} (official)
| Design = A horizontal [[bicolour (flag)|bicolour]] of red and white
| Designer = [[Jayakatwang]]
| Image2 = Flag of Indonesia (physical version).svg
| Nickname2 = 
| Symbol2 = {{IFIS|Alternate}}
| Use2 = Physical version
| Proportion2 = 2:3
| Design2 = 
}}
The [[national flag]] of [[Indonesia]] is [[Bicolour (flag)|bicolor]], with two horizontal bands, red (top) and white (bottom) with an overall ratio of 2:3.<ref name="idemb">{{cite web |url=http://indonesia-oslo.no/Political-Affairs/National-Flag-Coat-of-Arms-Anthem.html |title=National Flag, Coat of Arms, Anthem |access-date=22 June 2009 |date=1 May 2007 |publisher=Embassy of Indonesia, Oslo, Norway |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071019003238/http://indonesia-oslo.no/Political-Affairs/National-Flag-Coat-of-Arms-Anthem.html |archive-date=19 October 2007}}</ref> It was introduced and hoisted in public during the [[Proclamation of Indonesian Independence|proclamation of independence]] on 17 August 1945 at 56 Jalan Proklamasi (formerly Jalan Pegangsaan Timur) in [[Jakarta]], and again when the Dutch [[United States of Indonesia|formally transferred sovereignty]] on 27 December 1949. The design of the flag has remained unchanged since.

The flag of Indonesia is graphically similar to the [[flag of Monaco]], with a slight difference in the shade of red, and ratio of its dimensions. The [[flag of Poland]] has similar dimensions but has the colours reversed: white on top and red on the bottom. In both Monaco's and Poland's flags, the reds are of a slightly darker shade than that of Indonesia. The [[flag of Singapore]] has exactly the same dimensions as Indonesia's, but supplemented with a white crescent moon and five stars in a pentagram at the upper left corner of the flag, of which the red is of a slightly lighter shade.

The "Naval Jack of Indonesia" is reserved for sole use by the [[Indonesian Navy]]. It flies from the [[jackstaff]] of every active [[List of current ships of the Indonesian Navy|Indonesian warship]] while anchored or moored pierside and on special occasions. The design of the jack is described as nine alternating stripes, consisted of five red and four white stripes. It is nicknamed ''[[Flags and emblems of Majapahit|Sang Saka Merah Putih]]'', {{lit|The Heirloom Red-White}}. The naval jack dates to the age of [[Majapahit Empire]]. This empire, renowned for its great maritime strength, flew similar jacks on its vessels.<ref>{{cite web |editor-last=Moelyono |editor-first=Setiyo  |url=https://www.tnial.mil.id/assets/majalah/PDF-20200129-162724.pdf |title=Tradisi TNI Angkatan Laut: Pewarisan Nilai-Nilai Luhur dalam Membangun Semangat Juang dan Karakter Prajurit Matra Laut |date=29 January 2020  |access-date=22 February 2022 |publisher=Indonesian Navy |pages=76–79 |department=Dinas Perawatan Personel Angkatan Laut |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428121421/https://www.tnial.mil.id/assets/majalah/PDF-20200129-162724.pdf |archive-date=28 April 2021 |df=dmy-all |language=ID}}</ref>

== History ==
[[File:Indonesia flag raising witnesses 17 August 1945.jpg|thumb|Hoisting of the [[Bendera Pusaka]] moment during the [[Proclamation of Indonesian Independence]] on 17 August 1945]] 
[[File:Naval flag of Majapahit Kingdom.svg |thumb|Royal colors of [[Majapahit|Majapahit Empire]]]]

The flag's colours are derived from the banner of the 13th century [[Majapahit|Majapahit Empire]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Indonesia |title=Flag of Indonesia |website=Britannica |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916113332/https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Indonesia |archive-date=16 September 2021|access-date=9 November 2021 }}</ref> However, it has been suggested that the red and white symbolism can trace its origin to the older common [[Austronesian people|Austronesian]] mythology of the duality of Mother Earth (red) and Father Sky (white). This is why these colours appear in so many flags throughout Austronesia, from [[Flag of French Polynesia|Tahiti]] to [[Flag of Madagascar|Madagascar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://adamkeawe.com/tag/earth-mother/|title=Earth Mothers and Sky Fathers of Austronesia|date=13 June 2010|website=adamkeawe.com|access-date=1 September 2024}}</ref> The earliest records of the red and white ''panji'' or ''pataka'' (a long flag on a curved bamboo pole) can be found in the [[Pararaton]] chronicle; according to this source, the [[Jayakatwang]] troops from Gelang-Gelang hoisted the red and white banner during their invasion of [[Singhasari]] in the early 12th century. This suggests that even before the Majapahit era, the red and white colours were already revered and used as the kingdom's banner in the [[Kediri (historical kingdom)|Kediri]] era (1042 – {{Circa|1222}}).

Red and white textile colouring was available in ancient Indonesia. White is the natural colour of woven cotton fabrics, while red is one of the earliest [[natural dye]]s, acquired from either [[teak]] leaves,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/323752506|title=Natural Dye Extraction From Teak Leves (Tectona Grandis) Using Ultrasound Assisted Extraction Method for Dyeing on Cotton Fabric|website=ResearchGate|language=en|access-date=2019-02-28}}</ref> the flowers of ''[[Averrhoa bilimbi]]'', or the skin of [[mangosteen]] fruits.<ref>{{Cite journal|doi=10.18517/ijaseit.7.3.1014|doi-access=free|title=Extraction, Characterization and Application of Natural Dyes from the Fresh Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana L.) Peel|year=2017|last1=Kusumawati|first1=Nita|last2=Santoso|first2=Agus Budi|last3=Sianita|first3=Maria Monica|last4=Muslim|first4=Supari|journal=International Journal on Advanced Science, Engineering and Information Technology|volume=7|issue=3|page=878}}</ref>

It was not only the Javanese kingdoms that used red and white. The battle flag of King [[Si Singamangaraja IX]] of [[Batak people|Batak]] lands bore an image of white twin swords called ''piso gaja dompak'' against a red background.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kompas.com/kompas-cetak/0508/14/perjalanan/1940067.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091117035240/http://www.kompas.com/kompas-cetak/0508/14/perjalanan/1940067.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 November 2009|title=Kompas.Com|date=17 November 2009|access-date=9 January 2018}}</ref> During the [[Aceh War]] of 1873–1904, Aceh warriors used a battle flag with the image of a sword, star and crescent, sun, and some [[Quranic]] script in white on a red background.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://suryantara.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/sejarah-bendera-merah-putih/|title=Sejarah Bendera Merah Putih|date=30 October 2007|website=Suryantara.wordpress.com|access-date=11 February 2017|archive-date=9 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200109104739/https://suryantara.wordpress.com/2007/10/30/sejarah-bendera-merah-putih/|url-status=live}}</ref> The red and white flag of the Buginese Bone kingdom in [[South Sulawesi]] is called ''Woromporang''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panyingkul.com/view.php?id=249&jenis=kabarkita|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110825033338/http://www.panyingkul.com/view.php?id=249&jenis=kabarkita|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 August 2011|title=PANYINGKUL! Jurnalisme Orang Biasa|date=25 August 2011|access-date=9 January 2018}}</ref> The [[Bali]]nese Badung (Puri Pamecutan) royal banner is red, white, and black.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fahnenversand.de/fotw/flags/id_balih.html |title=Flags in Bali |author=ian macdonald |website=Fahnenversand.de |access-date=20 September 2012 |archive-date=23 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923190722/http://www.fahnenversand.de/fotw/flags/id_balih.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Prince [[Diponegoro]] also used a red and white banner during the [[Java War]] (1825–1830).

[[File:Flag of Perhimpunan Indonesia.png|thumb|Perhimpoenan Indonesia's banteng flag from the ''Gedenkboek: 1908-1923'' cover]]
In the early 20th century, these colours were revived by students and then nationalists as an expression of nationalism against the [[Netherlands East Indies|Dutch]]. A precursor design was first seen on the cover of a Dutch magazine titled ''Gedenkboek 1908-1923'' run by the [[Perhimpoenan Indonesia]] ('Indonesian Association'). Compiling 13 letters written by its anonymous members, it had a sinister hoisted flag of a red and white stripe superimposed with the head of a [[banteng]] facing away from the hoist.<ref>{{cite book |pages=177–8 |title=In het land van de Overheerser: Indonesiërs in Nederland 1600-1950|first1=Harry A. |last1=Poeze|first2=Cees |last2=Van Dijk |first3=Inge |last3=Van Der Meulen |date=1986 |publisher=Brill |jstor=10.1163/j.ctvbqs5hn.8 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1163/j.ctvbqs5hn.8 |isbn= 978-90-04-28731-0}}</ref> The modern red and white flag sans banteng head was first flown in [[Java]] in 1928, it was quickly prohibited under [[Netherlands East Indies|Dutch rule]]. It became the flag adopted by the [[Kesatuan Melayu Muda]] to symbolise [[Early Malay nationalism|Malay nationalism]] against [[History of colonialism|European colonialism]], now widely named as the [[Sang Saka Malaya]]. Upon Indonesia's declaration of independence on 17 August 1945, it was adopted as the national flag, and has been in use ever since.<ref name="indoflag1">{{cite web |url=https://www.fotw.info/flags/id.html |title=Indonesia |access-date=26 December 2007 |date=6 September 2006 |publisher=[[Flags of the World (website)|Flags of the World]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100402071710/https://www.fotw.info/flags/id.html |archive-date=2 April 2010 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> After Indonesia's independence was recognized, [[Monaco]], which had a [[Flag of Monaco|similar flag]], filed a complaint which was largely ignored.<ref>{{cite news |title=What are the rules for national flags? |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4535873.stm |access-date=13 November 2018 |work=BBC Magazine |date=11 May 2005 |archive-date=18 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221118044900/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4535873.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Hotel Yamato incident===
{{See also|Hotel Yamato Incident}}
[[File:Hote-orange.jpg|thumb|A moment after the blue stripe of a [[Flag of the Netherlands|Dutch flag]] was torn off to make an Indonesian flag at the Hotel Yamato (now [[Hotel Majapahit]]), [[Surabaya]]]]
The flag featured in a well-known incident during the [[Indonesian National Revolution|Indonesian War of Independence]] when  during the lead-up to the [[Battle of Surabaya]] in late 1945, Indonesian youths removed a colonial [[Flag of the Netherlands|Dutch flag]] flying over the [[Hotel Majapahit|Yamato Hotel]], tore off the blue strip and re-hoisted it as an Indonesian flag. The hotel was subsequently renamed briefly as ''Hotel Merdeka'', meaning "independence hotel".<ref>{{cite web  | url = http://hotel-majapahit.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/BRIEF-HISTORY.pdf  | title = Hotel Majapahit: Brief History  | access-date = 4 April 2017  | archive-date = 4 April 2017  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170404220751/http://hotel-majapahit.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/BRIEF-HISTORY.pdf  | url-status = live  }}</ref>

<gallery>
File:Flag of the Dutch East India Company.svg|[[Dutch East India Company|Flag of the Dutch East India Company]] used 20 March 1602 – 1 January 1800
File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|[[Flag of the Netherlands|Flag of the Dutch East Indies]] used 1 January 1800 – 27 December 1949
File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg|[[Flag of Japan|Flag of Imperial Japan]] used 8 March 1942 – 17 August 1945 (3 years 5 months)
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg|Flag of Indonesia used 17 August 1945 – present<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/Indonesia.htm|title=Indonesia|first=Ben|last=Cahoon|website=Worldstatesmen.org|access-date=9 January 2018|archive-date=4 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120204055222/http://worldstatesmen.org/Indonesia.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
File:Bendera Latihan - Practice Flag.svg|Practice flag used for national flag replacement during rehearsals
</gallery>

==Name==
According to Article 35 of the [[Constitution of Indonesia|1945 Constitution]], the official name of the flag is ''Sang Saka Merah-Putih''. The flag is commonly called ''Bendera Merah-Putih'' ('Red-and-White Flag'). Occasionally, it is also called ''Sang Dwiwarna'' ('The Bicolour'). ''Sang Saka Merah-Putih'' refers to the historical flag called ''Bendera Pusaka'' ('Heirloom Flag') and its replica. The [[Bendera Pusaka]] is the flag that was flown in front of [[Sukarno]]'s house after he proclaimed Indonesia's independence on 17 August 1945. The original ''Bendera Pusaka'' was sewn by [[Fatmawati]] and was hoisted every year in front of the [[Merdeka Palace]] during the independence day ceremony. It was hoisted for the last time on 17 August 1968. Since then it has been preserved and replaced by a replica since the original flag was deemed to be too fragile.<ref name="idemb"/>

==Symbolism==
Several opinions have been expressed on the meaning of the red and white in the Indonesian flag. One of them is that the red stands for courage, while the white stands for purity. Another opinion is that red represents the human body or physical life, while white represents the [[Soul (spirit)|soul]] or [[Spirituality|spiritual]] life; together they stand for a complete human being.<ref name="indoflag1" />

As [[Sukarno]] said:
{{blockquote
 | text = Red is the symbol of courage, White is the symbol of purity. Our flag has been there for 600 years.<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.merdeka.com/peristiwa/kenapa-bendera-indonesia-merah-putih-ini-jawaban-soekarno.html | title = Kenapa bendera Indonesia Merah-Putih? Ini jawaban Soekarno | trans-title = Why is Indonesia's Flad Red and White? Soekarno's Answers | author = Ramadhian Fadillah | date = 17 August 2016 | language = id | publisher = Merdeka.com | access-date = 20 June 2020 | archive-date = 20 June 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200620224039/https://www.merdeka.com/peristiwa/kenapa-bendera-indonesia-merah-putih-ini-jawaban-soekarno.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
}}

The colours are the same as those used in the flag of the [[Majapahit]].<ref>{{cite web | url = https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Indonesia | title = Flag of Indonesia | last = Smith | first = Whitney | date = 9 February 2001 | website = britannica.com | publisher = Encyclopædia Britannica Online | access-date = 19 August 2019 | archive-date = 16 September 2021 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210916113332/https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Indonesia | url-status = live }}</ref>

==Colours==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
![[File:Flag of Indonesia.svg|30px]]<br>Digital scheme<ref>{{cite web |title=Konstitusi, Lambang Negara, Bendera, Lagu Kebangsaan dan Bahasa |url=https://indonesia.go.id/profil/lambang-negara |website=Indonesia.go.id |publisher=Government of Indonesia |access-date=8 August 2020 |archive-date=14 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814074450/https://www.indonesia.go.id/profil/lambang-negara |url-status=dead }}</ref> !! style="background-color:#f00;color:#fff"|RGB red !! style="background-color:#FFF" |White!![[File:Flag of Indonesia (physical version).svg|30px]]<br>Physical scheme !! style="background-color:#ED1C24;color:#fff"|Pigment red !! style="background-color:#FFF" |White

|-
| '''[[RGB color model|RGB]]''' || 255-0-0 || 255-255-255 || '''[[RGB color model|RGB]]''' || 237-28-36 || 255-255-255
|-
| '''[[Web colors|Hex]]''' || #FF0000 || #FFFFFF || '''[[Web colors|Hex]]''' || #ED1C24 || #FFFFFF
|-
| '''[[CMYK color model|CMYK]]''' || 0, 100, 100, 0 || 0, 0, 0, 0 || '''[[CMYK color model|CMYK]]''' || 0, 88, 85, 7 || 0, 0, 0, 0
|}

==Usage==
[[File:Flag of Indonesia (vertical).svg|thumb|Hanging version of the Indonesia flag]]
[[File:Paskibra Pengibaran 03.jpg|thumb|[[Paskibraka]] personnel raising the flag of Indonesia at Independence Day every year]]
[[File:Republik Indonesia (34467396916).jpg|thumb|An Indonesia Flag raising on office building]]
[[File:West Java Cultural Parade (Parade Budaya Jawa Barat).jpg|thumb|Flag of Indonesia usage on Cultural Parade at [[Monas]]]]
===Regulation and flag protocol===

The flag is described in Article 35, Chapter XV, of the Constitution of Indonesia; Law No. 24/2009; and Government Regulation No. 40/1958.<ref name="UU No 24/2009">{{cite act |type=Law |index=24 |date=2009 |legislature=[[People's Representative Council]] |title=Undang-undang Republik Indonesia Nomor 24 Tahun 2009 Tentang Bendera, Bahasa, dan Lambang Negara, serta Lagu Kebangsaan |url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Home/Details/38661/uu-no-24-tahun-2009 |language=id }}</ref><ref>{{cite act |type=Government Regulation |index=40 |date=1958 |legislature=[[Government of Indonesia]] |title=Peraturan Pemerintah Nomor 40 Tahun 1958 tentang Bendera Kebangsaan Republik Indonesia|url=https://peraturan.bpk.go.id/Home/Details/38661/uu-no-24-tahun-2009 |language=id }}</ref>

{{Blockquote|text=The national flag of Indonesia is the Red and White ({{lang|id|Sang Merah Putih}})
|source=Article 35, Chapter XV, [[Constitution of Indonesia]]<ref>{{cite wikisource |title=The 1945 Constitution of The Republic of Indonesia |wslink=Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia}}</ref>}}

The raising of the flag should be conducted in the time between [[sunrise]] until [[sunset]], but in certain circumstances, it can be done at night. In daily use, the flag should be flown at every commemoration such as [[Proclamation of Indonesian Independence|Indonesian Independence Day]] on 17 August every year, by the [[Indonesian nationality law|citizens who have a right to use it]] at house, building or office, schools, colleges, public and private transport and the representative office of Indonesia in overseas.<ref name="anggara.org">{{cite web|url=https://anggara.org/2009/08/12/mencermati-uu-no-24-tahun-2009-tentang-bendera-bahasa-dan-lambang-negara-serta-lagu-kebangsaan/|title=Mencermati UU No 24 Tahun 2009 tentang Bendera, Bahasa, dan Lambang Negara serta Lagu Kebangsaan|date=12 August 2009|website=Angagaraq.org|access-date=11 February 2017|archive-date=20 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220084338/https://anggara.org/2009/08/12/mencermati-uu-no-24-tahun-2009-tentang-bendera-bahasa-dan-lambang-negara-serta-lagu-kebangsaan/|url-status=live}}</ref>

It can be used as the cover of the coffin of a [[President of Indonesia|President]] or [[List of Presidents of Indonesia|former Presidents]], [[Vice President of Indonesia|Vice President]] or [[List of Vice Presidents of Indonesia|former Vice Presidents]], [[Cabinet of Indonesia|Members of Cabinet]], [[People's Representative Council|Speaker of People's Representative Council]], and [[Head of Government]], members of the [[Indonesian National Armed Forces|Indonesian Armed Forces]], and persons who are members of the [[Indonesian National Police]] who died in service, or an [[Indonesians|Indonesian citizen]] who made contributions to their nation as a badge of honor.<ref name="anggara.org"/>

The flag must be displayed everyday in places such as the [[Presidential Palace]], government and private office buildings, border posts and outer islands in the territory of Indonesia, and the National Heroes Cemetery.<ref name="anggara.org"/>

The flag should be displayed everywhere on special days, which are:<ref name="UU No 24/2009"/>

*2 May: [[Indonesia National Education Day|National Education Day]].
*20 May: [[Indonesian National Awakening|National Awakening Day]].
*1 June: Day of the Birth of [[Pancasila (politics)|Pancasila]].
*[[Independence Day (Indonesia)|'''17 August''']]: [[Proclamation of Indonesian Independence|Indonesia Independence Day]].
*28 October: [[Youth Pledge|Youth Pledge Day]].
*10 November: [[Heroes Day (Indonesia)|Heroes Day]].

===Half-mast===

The flag should be displayed at [[half-mast]] as a sign of [[mourning]] on these days:<ref name="UU No 24/2009"/>

*30 September, in remembrance of the [[30 September Movement]]. After the [[Fall of Suharto]] and the end of the [[New Order (Indonesia)|New Order]] in 1998, this tradition was stopped. However, the tradition of half-masting the flag on this day has been restarted in recent years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hukum.ub.ac.id/en/english-upacara-bendera-memperingati-hari-kesaktian-pancasila-tahun-2017-universitas-brawijaya/|title=Flag Ceremony Commemorating The Day of The Power of Pancasila Year 2017 UB|access-date=10 November 2021|date=2 October 2017|website=ub.ac.id|archive-date=10 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110035524/https://hukum.ub.ac.id/en/english-upacara-bendera-memperingati-hari-kesaktian-pancasila-tahun-2017-universitas-brawijaya/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*12 October, in remembrance of the victims of the [[2002 Bali Bombings]]
*26 December, in remembrance of victims of the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami]].
*Three days after the death of [[President of Indonesia|President]] or [[List of Presidents of Indonesia|former Presidents]], [[Vice President of Indonesia|Vice President]] or [[List of Vice Presidents of Indonesia|former Vice Presidents]], [[Cabinet of Indonesia|Members of Cabinet]], [[People's Representative Council|Speaker of People's Representative Council]], and [[Head of Government]].
*Other mourning days established by national or local governments.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jabarprov.go.id/En/index.php/news/8497/Governor_Instructs_Half_Flag_Raising|title=Governor Instructs Half-Flag Raising|date=12 September 2019|publisher=Government of West Java Province|access-date=10 November 2021|archive-date=10 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211110035517/https://www.jabarprov.go.id/En/index.php/news/8497/Governor_Instructs_Half_Flag_Raising|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Prohibited acts===
Article 24 of Law No. 24/2009 on Flags, Language, National Symbols, and Anthems, states that people are prohibited from:<ref name="UU No 24/2009"/>

# destroying, tearing, trampling, burning, or performing other actions with the intention to tarnish, insult, or degrade the honour of the national flag;
# using the national flag for billboards or commercials;
# flying the national flag if it is damaged, torn, smudged, crumpled, or faded;
# printing on, embroidering or adding letters, numbers, images or other signs, or adding badges or any objects to the national flag;
# using the national flag to cover a ceiling or roof, or for wrapping or covering goods in a way that can degrade the honor of the national flag.

Article 66 and 67 of Law No. 24/2009 states that anyone who commits any of these prohibited acts may be punishable with imprisonment for up to five years or be subject to a fine of up to five hundred million rupiah.<ref name="UU No 24/2009"/>

== See also ==
{{portal|Indonesia}}
* [[List of flags of Indonesia]]
* [[Flags of the United States of Indonesia]]
* [[Armorial of Indonesia]]
* [[Umbul-umbul]]
* [[Sang Saka Malaya]]
* [https://blogs.itb.ac.id/trendingtopic/bendera-merah-putih-indonesia/ Flag of Indonesia size guidelines] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221015094930/https://blogs.itb.ac.id/trendingtopic/bendera-merah-putih-indonesia/ |date=15 October 2022 }}
* [[Flag of Monaco]]
* [[Flag of Poland]], same colors and size but inverted

==References==
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