Tegal Regency Emblem

The Tegal Regency emblem consists of a pentagonal form containing symbols associated with Pancasila, the region’s natural features, local culture, and the people’s spirit of struggle. Tegal Regency is in Central Java, Indonesia.

• Pentagonal form and star: The five-sided form symbolizes the philosophy of Pancasila, and the star represents the first principle, belief in the One Almighty God.
• Six flames: The six tongues of flame symbolize the people’s unceasing spirit of struggle and the number of kawedanan in the regency.
• Mountain and sea: These features depict Tegal’s fertile natural environment and its location on the coast.
• Gear: The toothed wheel symbolizes industry, including the area’s metalworking sector.
• Keris: The keris symbolizes cultural heritage and the struggle of local heroes Matoloyo and Matopuro against colonial rule.
• Bamboo weaving: The woven bamboo represents a craft product with longstanding roots in local life.
• Reservoir tower: The tower symbolizes Waduk Cacaban, an important source of irrigation.
• Rice and cotton: These plants symbolize prosperity and the welfare of the people.

The Tegal Regency emblem also assigns symbolic meanings to its colors: red represents courage and the spirit of struggle, white purity and honesty, yellow grandeur and nobility, and blue peace, security, loyalty, and obedience.