Flag and coat of arms of Negeri Sembilan

The flag and the coat of arms of Negeri Sembilan are

Adopted in 1895, the flag of Negeri Sembilan consists of a yellow flag with a

The symbolisation of the flag is primarily concentrated towards the association of its colours with the people of the state. The yellow represents the Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, the red denotes the citizens of the state, and the black symbolises the four undangs (traditional chiefs).^[2]

Royal standard

The standard of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar is a yellow flag charged with a red lozenge, inscribed within it is a black circle with the Yamtuan's personal emblem: the spear, Changgai Putri fronted by a sword and scabbard. ^[1]

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  Standard of the Yang di-Pertuan Besar

Customary flags

Certain chiefdoms, or luaks, in Negeri Sembilan have their own flag for ceremonial uses during

Local flags

Coat of arms

The Negeri Sembilan coat of arms is based on Western heraldry, but consists of only two heraldic elements: The shield (escutcheon) and crest or helm; the motto of the Negeri Sembilan arms, normally included on the bottom as a scroll on the majority of Malaysia's coats of arms, is embedded into the shield of the arms. Like the flag, the Negeri Sembilan coat of arms utilises the colours black, red and yellow with the minor addition of white.

Escutcheon

The escutcheon of the arms is depicted as an Old French shield outlined in black and white. The shield itself is coloured in shades of the Minangkabau people's traditional colours, like the flag, but is illustrated in the form of three partitions separated by diagonal lines running from the upper left to the lower right and varies slightly by its symbolisation. The colours signify the following:^[2]

• the yellow as the
  Yang Di-Pertuan Besar
  of Negeri Sembilan;
• the black as the four
  Tampin^[2]
  ); and
• the red as past relations with the British.

Further adorning the shield are nine yellow stalks of

Sungei Ujong, and Ulu Pahang. Similarly, the nine-pointed star symbolise the nine (original) states of Negeri Sembilan united as one.^[2]

Crest or helm

The shield is topped by a crest or helm in the form of a white

staff known as the Changgai Putri^[4] (or Changgai Puteri^[5]), which is fronted by a red sword and red scabbard.^[2] The staff represents the Yang Di-Pertuan Besar, while the sword and scabbard signify justice.^[2] Additionally, the staff and sword represent the Yang di-Pertuan Besar's personal Sceptre of Regalia since 1948.^[5][6]

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  Coat of arms of Seremban

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