As a logo / symbol designer who got the command officialy from the 1st president of Indonesia, Mr. Soekarno to design the symbol of Indonesia, of course Sultan Hamid 2 needed some suggestions and inpus from the other people, especially from the team called ‘state symbol drafting committee’, also after the draft is completed and selected that ‘garuda pancasila’ symbol still got some revisions and finally done at March 20th 1950 and painted by dullah (the painter in national palace). Therefore, Sultan Hamid 2 had the right to be called as genius, because we all know that symbol has a deep meaning and truly symbolized the principles that is believed by Indonesians.
So in the National seminar which was held 3 days ago, there was a conclusion that Sultan Hamid 2 did a great masterpiece that useful to all of more Indonesians until now. That symbol is a something big that everyone needs in term of ‘nationality affairs’ such as :
The birth certificate won’t be recognized officially, if there was no ‘Garuda Pancasila’ in there.
The marriage book won’t be recognized officially, if there was no ‘Garuda Pancasila’ in there.
The school certificate won’t be recognized officially, if there was no ‘Garuda Pancasila’ in there.
And many more examples of our daily life that using this important symbol.
Despite all the accusations directed to Sultan Hamid 2, we have to be fair to acknowledge that We (Indonesians) unconditionally depended on the ‘Garuda symbol which was a masterpiece from him’ in every affair in Indonesia.
