Untold History : Konnection of 2 Forces - Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie and Johore Military Forces

Both of them, served the Sultans of Johor.

VOC serving Sultan Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah III, Sultan of Johore in capturing Malacca in 1641.

And in the year 1670, the Dutch redesigned constructed emblem in the arch of Forte De Santiago Malacca, depicted with the...

2 Krisses, together with Sceptre Pel Pale.. and the Crown.


MODERN JOHORE KONNECTION

and.. 200 years later, in 1885.. under the command of Sultan of Johore Sultan Abu Bakar, lineages from Sultan Abdul Jalil Shah III on whom the Dutch served, the British granted a specialty for Sultan to command his own army called Johore Military Forces, which also using the 2 Krisses, motto and the Crown..

Koincidences?????????

Untold History : Johore State Coat of Arms - From Flower to Star

Unknown to us, they were 3 original version of Johore State Emblem 

1st VERSION OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN COAT-OF-ARM JOHORE

The 1st version, dated back in 1858 were the "Oval Shield" with a cresent and star, surrounded by a bordue with Motto and Royal Crowned.

BUT, They were no tiger-supporters supporting the Arms.

The remnant of which the 1st original version could be seen clearly here .. at the arch entrance of abandoned Palace called Istana Bukit Zaharah :

2nd VERSION OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN COAT-OF-ARM JOHORE 

2nd Version were dated back in 1888 when numbers of 'state' division was augmented to 3 district, by adding Batu Pahat.  3 District were represented by 3 asterisks of five-leaved-flowers, or Bunga Cengkih.. commodity of Johore.

3rd VERSION OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN COAT-OF-ARM JOHORE 


On 1892, the last and actual version we known today were includes Segamat, which then represented by 4 Stars in each corner of Royal Coat of Arm = 5 pointed star.

This final version were located at Johore Railway Station, built in 1909

While this 'strange' version or Coat-of-Arm can be found at Bangunan Ibrahim, circa 1920's with "Chocolate" color background.