East Java is one of the six provinces of the island Java which is the most populous island of Indonesia. This part on Java is good for an population around 39 million of the 141 million total of Java. Ancestors of humans lived in this area since prehistoric times, the most famous is the Java Man. Remaining of the human species Homo erectus are dated around 300 thousand to 400 thousand years old, it's was discovered at the banks of the Solo river which runs trough East Java. More recent from 1293 to 1527 the Majapahit Empire was an Southeast Asian powerhouse and controlled what is now Indonesia and Malaysia at it's peak. Even the Mongol emperor Kublai Khan tried to take over this empire but failed. The province is very fertile and seismic very active, like the Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park with five active volcanoes. Who wants some overcrowding can visit the capital of East Java, the second city of Indonesia Surabaya. But people come here eventually for the stunning nature. So lets take an look at the flag.
This is the best picture i could found but it's mainly the coat of arms. The flag has an green background and don't found an explanation. The coat of arms has more symbolism. The red star symbolize the an almighty or supreme deity. The monument is symbolize the heroes of the war of independence. Behind you see an volcano which symbolize to achieve justice and prosperous society. Left you the cotton plant and right an rice plant with the water symbolize prosperity. The half green cogwheel and the yellow chain below in the coat of arms symbolize of strength. Text in two banners, the upper one says "East Java" in the Indonesian language. The lower means something as "success requires seriousness". This flag looks an little bit communist to me.
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