The coat of arms of the Special Region of Yogyakarta or often called golong-gilig is a round (golong) and cylindrical (gilig) emblem consisting of a painting of stars, rice and cotton, a winged monument, a red circle surrounded by the words in Javanese "Rasa suka ngèsthi praja Yogyakarta trus mandhiri" using Javanese script and surrounded by a white circle, and a lotus-topped ompak.
| Coat of arms of the Special Region of Yogyakarta | |
|---|---|
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| Adopted | 1969 |
| Crest | Golden 5-sided star. |
| Shield | Red, White Golong-Gilig monument inlaid in Gold culminating in a White jasmine flower with a lotus-studded ompak below, twin-winged in Gold 9 large and 8 small feathers, and surrounded by a legend in Javanese script ꦫꦱꦱꦸꦏꦔꦺꦱ꧀ꦛꦶꦥꦿꦗ꧈ rasa suka ngèsthi praja, on the left and ꦪꦺꦴꦒꦾꦏꦂꦠꦠꦿꦸꦱ꧀ꦩꦤ꧀ꦝꦶꦫꦶ Yogyakarta trus mandhiri on the right. |
| Supporters | 8 Cotton leaves and 17 florets on the left, and 45 rice grains on the right. |
| Motto | Yogyakarta in black text on white ribbon |
The Javanese writing is a sengkalan (chronogram) which means 1876 Shaka (1945). When the two sengkalan are combined, the meaning becomes "With a sense of joy to build a good and safe Special Region of Yogyakarta that continues to stand tall (independent)." This emblem was established based on the Regional Regulation of the Special Region of Yogyakarta Number 3 of 1969.[note 1][1]
Meaning edit
The star on this symbol has the meaning of Ketuhanan yang Maha Esa (Belief in the one and only God), an excerpt on the first Sila (principles) on the Pancasila. Rice and cotton as a symbol of prosperity. The winged monument as a symbol of humanity, the inner wings numbered 9 addressed to Hamengkubuwono IX and the outer numbered 8 addressed to Paku Alam VIII has the meaning of leadership. Red and white circle for the symbol of nationality. Umpak with lotus flower placemat as a symbol of populism.[2]
Motto edit
The Special Region of Yogyakarta has a motto of "Hamemayu Hayuning Bawana" which translated in Indonesian means "Beautifying the Beauty of the World".
Footnotes edit
- ^ Peraturan daerah 3/1969 refers to the Javanese year of this coat of arms as 1786, but conversion of the Javanese calendar to Gregorian yields 1876, not 1786.
References edit
- ^ "Perda DIY No. 3 Tahun 1969" (PDF). 1969. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ Arief Mudzakir, BA; Sulistiono, S.S, eds. (2003) [2003]. "35". Rangkuman Pengetahuan Umum Lengkap (RPUL) (in Indonesian) (1 ed.). Semarang: Aneka Ilmu. pp. viii + 296. ISBN 979-9029-84-8.
External links edit
- (Indonesian) Official site of the DIY