Negeri Sembilan emblem features a shield with three diagonal bands of colour. Red symbolizes Negeri Sembilan’s past links with the British; black stands for the Undangs; and yellow is the colour of royalty. The nine stalks of paddy in the centre of the shield stand for the nine states in the original federation of Negeri Sembilan. The sword and the sheath above the shield represent justice; while the changgai putri staff between them is the symbol of the sovereignty of the Yang Dipertuan Besar. The nine-pointed star below the shield also represents the original nine states.