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English: The first Sarawak flag flown on 21 Sept, 1848. After 1870 a crown was added to represent the government flag and the original flag was kept in use as the Sarawak Merchant Flag
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current11:20, 2 May 2024Thumbnail for version as of 11:20, 2 May 2024600 × 300 (3 KB)WikiHaHaBlahTo clean up the svg code a little (There are border issues). 2:1 ratio same with the other Sarawak flags. Slight colour change to align with the other Sarawak flags.
01:47, 11 September 2023Thumbnail for version as of 01:47, 11 September 2023485 × 297 (2 KB)NorthTensionborder
14:11, 15 March 2023Thumbnail for version as of 14:11, 15 March 2023484 × 296 (650 bytes)Minoraxtrim // Editing SVG source code using c:User:Rillke/SVGedit.js
13:03, 24 July 2022Thumbnail for version as of 13:03, 24 July 2022512 × 313 (989 bytes)MatSallehSesatUploaded while editing "Flag of Sarawak" on en.wikipedia.org

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