Bandung City Emblem

The Bandung City emblem consists of a heart-shaped shield divided by a transverse black bar edged in white, with a green mountain above and four blue wavy lines below. Bandung is in West Java, Indonesia.

• Heart-shaped shield: The shield symbolizes the city’s residents’ defense against threats and challenges.
• Mountain and golden-yellow upper field: The green mountain depicts Bandung’s topography, which is surrounded by mountains. The golden-yellow color symbolizes prosperity, well-being, and nobility of character; green symbolizes fertility and the coolness of nature.
• Transverse black bar: The bar consists of four black bands edged in white. It symbolizes an irrigation dam and steadfast strength. Black represents solidity, strength, uprightness, and firmness of purpose.
• Four blue wavy lines: Set horizontally in the white lower field, these lines refer to the historical account that the Bandung area was once a large lake in ancient times. Blue symbolizes residents’ loyalty to their region and nation.
• White field: White, also described as silver, symbolizes purity of body and spirit.
• Ribbon motto: Beneath the shield, a ribbon bears the motto “Gemah Ripah Wibawa Mukti”.

The motto expresses the idea that fertile land brings people a prosperous, just, dignified, and flourishing life. The Bandung City emblem carries this motto on the ribbon below the shield.