The flag of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao was the official vexillological device of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) that was used in secondary positions of honor to the national flag of the Philippines during the region's existence. The flag's legal basis is Muslim Autonomy Act No. 12, in which it is legally referred to as the ARMM's Official Regional Emblem. This law was passed by the ARMM Regional Legislative Assembly on 15 June 1992 and signed into law by Regional Governor Zacaria Candao on 16 July 1992. The law identifies the flag as "reflective of [the Region's] legend, historical aspirations, and cultural heritage." Design and specifications The flag is a horizontal triband of blue, white and red, each of equal width. On the blue stripe is a big yellow star, fixed 8 inches (0.66 feet) from the hoist edge. On the red stripe is a silver kris, fixed 8 inches (0.66 feet) from the hoist edge with the handle on the hoist side of the stripe. Centered within the white stripe is a green circle, contained within which is a yellow crescent moon. The moon is positioned at "an acute angle...towards the big star," and embracing four smaller yellow stars. According to Section 3 of MMAA No. 12 the official dimensions of the flag are 3 feet by 5.5 feet, giving it a width:length proportion of 6:11; per Section 4 of the same law the flag may also be reproduced in smaller sizes for "ceremonial and symbolic functions and activities." The flag is described in Section 3 of MMAA No. 12 as if it were vertically displayed: the colors are listed from "left" to "right" instead of top to bottom; the kris handle and the big star are distanced 8 inches from the "top" (i.e. the hoist); and the tip of the kris blade is identified as pointing "downwards." The flag is explicitly identified as containing six distinct colors: blue, white red, yellow, green and silver. However the 1992 ARMM flag law does not define the exact shade of these colors. The lack of specifications on other elements — the exact length, shape/form and blade orientation of the kris; the exact size and shape of the big star and which direction its apex points towards; the exact size of the circular emblem; the exact sizes, shapes and orientations of the small stars and the crescent moon,