▁of ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁is ▁a ▁red ▁shield ▁with ▁five ▁white ▁stars ▁rest ing ▁above ▁a ▁white ▁cres cent . ▁The ▁cres cent ▁and ▁five ▁stars ▁are ▁also ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁Singapore ▁flag ▁and ▁other ▁various ▁national ▁symbols , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁national ▁en sign ▁for ▁civil ian ▁ships . ▁The ▁symbol ism ▁of ▁the ▁red ▁colour , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁white ▁cres cent ▁and ▁stars ▁is ▁the ▁same ▁as ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁flag . ▁The ▁supp or ters ▁of ▁the ▁shield ▁are ▁a ▁l ion ▁and ▁a ▁t iger ; ▁the ▁t iger ▁symbol izes ▁the ▁historical ▁connections ▁to ▁Malays ia ▁and ▁the ▁l ion ▁represents ▁Singapore . ▁Below ▁the ▁supp or ters ▁is ▁a ▁blue ▁rib bon ▁with ▁the ▁national ▁mot to , ▁" M aj ul ah ▁Singap ura " ▁written ▁in ▁gold . ▁" M aj ul ah ▁Singap ura ", ▁which ▁is ▁Mal ay ▁for ▁" On ward ▁Singapore ", ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁anth em ▁of ▁Singapore . ▁ ▁National ▁anth em ▁▁ ▁" M aj ul ah ▁Singap ura " ▁(" On ward ▁Singapore ") ▁is ▁the ▁national ▁anth em ▁of ▁Singapore . ▁Com posed ▁by ▁Z ub ir ▁Sa id ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁as ▁a ▁theme ▁song ▁for ▁official ▁functions ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁Council ▁of ▁Singapore , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁as ▁the ▁island ' s ▁anth em ▁when ▁it ▁att ained ▁self - g overn ment . ▁Upon ▁full ▁independence