▁white ▁border ▁and ▁central ▁red ▁five - point ed ▁star ▁and ▁cres cent ; ▁and ▁ ▁the ▁District ▁Author ities ' ▁en sign : ▁A ▁black ▁flag ▁with ▁red ▁canton ▁containing ▁a ▁white ▁five - point ed ▁star ▁and ▁cres cent , ▁and ▁a ▁red ▁lo zen ge ▁containing ▁a ▁smaller ▁white ▁five - point ed ▁star ▁and ▁cres cent ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁fly . ▁ ▁In ▁addition , ▁p enn ants ▁were ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁flow n , ▁illustrated ▁as ▁a ▁tri angular ▁flag ▁containing ▁the ▁same ▁five ▁pointed ▁star ▁and ▁cres cent . ▁The ▁" State ▁Official s ' ▁P enn ant " ▁was ▁col oured ▁blue ▁with ▁a ▁white ▁star ▁and ▁cres cent , ▁while ▁another ▁variant ▁of ▁unknown ▁use ▁was ▁col oured ▁yellow ▁with ▁a ▁blue ▁star ▁and ▁cres cent . ▁ ▁Other ▁variants ▁ ▁Joh ore ' s ▁police ▁force ▁was ▁also ▁known ▁to ▁fly ▁its ▁own ▁flag , ▁essentially ▁similar ▁in ▁design ▁as ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁Joh ore , ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁different ▁combination ▁of ▁colours : ▁A ▁red ▁field ▁with ▁a ▁black ▁canton ▁containing ▁a ▁white ▁five - point ed ▁star ▁and ▁cres cent . ▁ ▁A ▁cer emon ial ▁state ▁flag ▁was ▁also ▁flow n , ▁consisting ▁of ▁red ▁flag ▁with ▁a ▁white ▁five - point ed ▁star ▁and ▁cres cent , ▁an ▁inner ▁yellow ▁border ▁and ▁an ▁outer ▁blue ▁border . ▁ ▁District ▁flags ▁ ▁Joh or ▁has ▁ten ▁administrative ▁districts ▁( da er ah ), ▁each ▁assigned ▁their ▁own ▁district - level ▁flags