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![[Army obverse]](../images/i/id^armyo.gif)
![[Army reverse]](../images/i/id^armyr.gif)
by Sammy Kanadi, 21 May 2000
Motto: Kartika Eka Pakçi (Strength Unity Loyalty in Kawi, an old Indonesian
language.)
Ratio: 2:3
Colors: Background: Dark Green, The Emblem: Gold (except for the shield, divided
diagonally red-white, the colors of the national flag).
Meaning:
The Background Color:
The dark green background is the army's color, representing the natural vegetation
of Indonesia, which the army will defend from any land threat and invasion.
The Emblem:
1.The star represents the army as the main instrument - a symbol of high aspiration.
2.The Garuda Bird represents the knight's spirit, the brave and mighty one.
3. The shield which is divided diagonally red and white represents the national
spirit - gallantry and purity.
4. Ten feathers on each wing represent October, the month the Indonesian Army
was born.
5. Seven feathers on the tail represent the seven soldier's manners, the 'Sapta
Marga'.
Sammy Kanadi, 23 May 2000
![[Major General's flag]](../images/i/id^army2.gif)
by Sammy Kanadi, 21 May 2000
![[Lieutanant General's flag]](../images/i/id^army3.gif)
by Sammy Kanadi, 21 May 2000
![[General's flag]](../images/i/id^army4.gif)
by Sammy Kanadi, 21 May 2000
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![[Brigadier General's flag]](../images/i/id^army1.gif)