sign s . ▁ ▁The ▁Singapore ▁Ar ms ▁and ▁Flag ▁and ▁National ▁Anth em ▁R ules ▁define ▁the ▁flag ' s ▁composition ▁and ▁the ▁symbol ism ▁of ▁its ▁elements : ▁red ▁symbol ises ▁" univers al ▁brother hood ▁and ▁equality ▁of ▁man ", ▁and ▁white , ▁" per v ading ▁and ▁ever last ing ▁pur ity ▁and ▁virtue ". ▁The ▁w ax ing ▁cres cent ▁moon ▁" re pres ents ▁a ▁young ▁nation ▁on ▁the ▁asc endant ". ▁The ▁five ▁stars ▁" stand ▁for ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁ide als ▁of ▁dem ocracy , ▁peace , ▁progress , ▁justice ▁and ▁equality ". ▁The ▁ratio ▁of ▁the ▁flag ▁is ▁two ▁units ▁high ▁by ▁three ▁units ▁wide . ▁For ▁the ▁manufact uring ▁of ▁flags , ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Singapore ▁recomm ends ▁a ▁few ▁sizes ▁and ▁suggests ▁that ▁the ▁sh ade ▁of ▁red ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁flag ▁be ▁P ant one ▁ 0 3 2 . ▁ ▁Co at ▁of ▁arms ▁▁ ▁The ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁Singapore ▁was ▁adopted ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁national ▁symbols ▁of ▁Singapore . ▁Using ▁elements ▁from ▁the ▁national ▁flag , ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁symbol ises ▁the ▁current ▁state ▁and ▁hon ours ▁its ▁cultural ▁links ▁with ▁Malays ia . ▁While ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁is ▁restricted ▁to ▁the ▁government , ▁the ▁symbol ▁enjo ys ▁wide ▁use ▁on ▁the ▁national ▁currency , ▁state ▁decor ations ▁and ▁appears ▁on ▁the ▁cover ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁pass port . ▁ ▁The ▁central ▁em blem