▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : English - language ▁sing ers ▁from ▁Mold ova ▁Category : M old ovan ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁Roman ia ▁Category : M old ovan ▁exp atri ates ▁in ▁Roman ia ▁Category : M old ovan ▁male ▁sing ers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Or he i ▁District ▁Category : O - Zone ▁members <0x0A> </s> ▁National ▁symbols ▁of ▁Singapore ▁are ▁the ▁symbols ▁that ▁are ▁used ▁in ▁Singapore ▁to ▁represent ▁what ▁is ▁unique ▁about ▁the ▁nation , ▁reflect ing ▁different ▁aspects ▁of ▁its ▁cultural ▁life ▁and ▁history . ▁ ▁National ▁flag ▁▁ ▁The ▁national ▁flag ▁of ▁Singapore ▁was ▁first ▁adopted ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁the ▁year ▁Singapore ▁became ▁self - g over ning ▁within ▁the ▁British ▁Empire . ▁It ▁was ▁re conf ir med ▁as ▁the ▁national ▁flag ▁when ▁the ▁Republic ▁gained ▁independence ▁on ▁ 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁The ▁design ▁is ▁a ▁horizontal ▁b icol our ▁of ▁red ▁above ▁white , ▁charged ▁in ▁the ▁canton ▁by ▁a ▁white ▁cres cent ▁moon ▁facing , ▁toward ▁the ▁fly , ▁a ▁pent agon ▁of ▁five ▁small ▁white ▁five - point ed ▁stars . ▁The ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁flag ▁denote ▁a ▁young ▁nation ▁on ▁the ▁asc endant , ▁universal ▁brother hood ▁and ▁equality , ▁and ▁national ▁ide als . ▁The ▁national ▁flag ▁is ▁not ▁used ▁as ▁an ▁en sign ▁by ▁vessels ▁at ▁sea . ▁Depending ▁on ▁a ▁vessel ' s ▁status , ▁the ▁ship ▁will ▁fly ▁one ▁of ▁three ▁special ▁en