The flag, officially called Sang Dwiwarna (exalted bicolor) symbolizes a living person. The red represents the body and physical life, the white the soul and spiritual life.
Flag Date of Adoption
17 August 1945
Flag Symbolism
two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar to the flag of Monaco, which is shorter; also similar to the flag of Poland, which is white (top) and red