Coat of Arms of Central Java Province

The coat of arms of Central Java Province consists of three parts: a Kundi Amerta emblem field, the name “Jawa Tengah,” and rice and cotton flanking the field. Its documented composition combines cultural, historical, national, and civic symbols.

• Kundi Amerta form: The main field has a pentagonal base with a gold border and contains the sea with three white waves, the upper silhouette of Borobudur Temple with seven stupas, the Twin Mountains, an eight-jointed pointed bamboo spear, a five-pointed star, and a red-and-white pennant with a curled pattern.
• Rice and cotton: Rice grains flank the field on the left, while a cotton branch with four leaves and five bolls appears on the right. Their counts, together with the bamboo’s eight joints, form 17-8-45, referring to August 17, 1945.
• Symbolic meanings: The Kundi Amerta’s pentagonal base symbolizes the philosophy of Pancasila; the sea represents the life of Central Java’s people; Borobudur represents creativity, tradition, and distinctive cultural values; and the Twin Mountains represent unity between the people and the regional government.
• National and civic symbols: The bamboo represents heroism and the people’s chivalry, while the “Nur Cahya” star represents belief in the One Almighty God. Rice and cotton symbolize prosperity, and the red-and-white pennant identifies Central Java as part of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia.
• Colors: White represents honesty or purity; gold, nobility, grandeur, glory, or wealth; red, courage; green, prosperity; blue, peace; and black, permanence or steadfastness.
• Name and motto: “Jawa Tengah” appears on the Kundi Amerta base. Below the emblem is the motto “Prasetya Ulah Sakti Bhakti Praja,” describing a promise to work hard to build strong people and society and to serve the nation and state.

Use of the coat of arms of Central Java Province is regulated by Central Java Province Regional Regulation No. 9 of 1984, enacted on November 17, 1984, and promulgated on April 4, 1985. The regulation replaced earlier provisions from 1965 and remains recorded as in force in the provincial legal information system. This official emblem differs from “Jateng Gayeng,” a branding identity used for provincial promotion.