Kuningan Regency Emblem

The Kuningan Regency emblem features a five-sided shield, a male horse, Mount Ciremai, five river waves, a yellow bowl, and rice and cotton. The shield symbolizes protection and Indonesia’s state philosophy, Pancasila. Its motto, “Rapi Winangun Kerta Raharja”, describes the government and people building the region together in an orderly way.

• Male horse: It symbolizes dynamism, creativity, sportsmanship, and the spirit of upholding justice. It also refers to the history of Kuda Windu, the horse of Adipati Ewangga.
• Mount Ciremai: It indicates Kuningan’s geographic location at the foot of West Java’s highest mountain.
• Five river waves: They symbolize Kuningan’s five major rivers: Cisanggarung, Cijolang, Cisande, Cijangkelok, and Citaal.
• Yellow bowl: It symbolizes the history of the birth of Sang Adipati Kuningan and the anniversary of the regency government on September 1, 1498.
• Rice and cotton: They symbolize fertile land and sufficient food and clothing for the people.
• Colors: Green symbolizes prosperity, coolness, and hope; white, purity, honesty, and justice; black, steadfastness and the upholding of truth; blue, loyalty and nobility of spirit; and gold, well-being and nobility.

The Kuningan Regency emblem is regulated by Regional Regulation No. 5 of 1990. The motto “Rapi Winangun Kerta Raharja” expresses the joint, orderly development described in the emblem’s account.