Symbol

The Singapore lion head is intended as an easily recognisable national symbol that is less formal than the other national symbols. Taken from Singapore Infomap. ... A national emblem symbolically represents a nation. ...

Origin

On the records in the 13th century Malay Annals, a prince from Palembang was shipwrecked and washed ashore to an island. There he saw a creature which he believed was a lion. So he named the island "Singa Pura" which means "Lion City", from which the name Singapore was derived. Sejarah Melayu or The Malay Annals is a historical literary Malay work that chronicles the establishment of the Malacca Sultanate and spans over 600 years of the history of the Malay Peninsula. ... Location of Palembang Palembang is a city in the south of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. ...

Meaning

The lion head symbolises courage, strength and excellence, as well as resilience in the face of challenges. It is in solid red against a white background - the colours of the national flag. Its mane's five partings represent the same five ideals that are embodied in the five stars of the national flag, namely democracy, peace, progress, justice and equality. Its tenacious mien symbolises the nation's single-minded resolve to rise to any challenges and overcome any obstacles. Fortitudo, by Sandro Botticelli Courage, also known as fortitude, is the ability to confront fear, pain, danger, uncertainty or intimidation. ... Look up strength in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Flag ratio: 2:3. ... Widely-recognized peace symbol Peace is commonly understood to mean the Other definitions include freedom from disputes, harmonious relations and the absence of mental stress or anxiety, as the meaning of the word changes with context. ... Progress can refer to: The idea of a process in which societies or individuals become better or more modern (technologically and/or socially). ... Lady Justice - allegory of Justice as woman with sword and with book - statue at court building. ... Social equality is a social state of affairs in which certain different people have the same status in a certain respect, minimally at least in voting rights, freedom of speech and assembly, and property rights. ...

See also

• Flag of Singapore
• Coat of arms of Singapore
• Majulah Singapura - the National Anthem of Singapore
• Singapore National Pledge
• Vanda Miss Joaquim - the National Flower of Singapore

Flag ratio: 2:3. ... Coat of Arms of Singapore The national coat of arms (or state crest) was first launched on December 3, 1959 together with the national flag and national anthem at the installation of the Yang di-Pertuan Negara at the City Hall steps. ... Majulah Singapura (Malay for Onward Singapore) is Singapores national anthem. ... Singapore National Pledge is an oath of allegiance to Singapore. ... // Origin Vanda Miss Joaquim, a hybrid orchid cultivar, is Singapores national flower. ...

External link

• The Singapore Infomap