The arms was amended a second time after the formation of Malaysia, with the admission of Singapore and the Borneo states of Crown Colony of North Borneo (Sabah) and the Crown Colony of Sarawak in 1963. The increase number of states later resulted in the modification of the Federation of Malaya coat of arms to support the three new member states with the widening of the shield. The tigers were redesigned to assume different positions of limbs (front limbs reaching over and behind the shield, and rear limbs reaching over the motto and the shield), and minor adjustments were also made on the appearance of the banner and the length of the crescent, while the 11-pointed federal star was updated to include 14 points. In tandem with the declaration of Malay as Malaysia's national language, the English motto was replaced with Malay language.
During the creation also, the Malacca's colonial A Famosa insignia was replaced by a Malacca tree.[3] Some of the symbols was modified to eliminate the colonial symbols and other non-Islamic symbols. While other symbols was remained. Penang's Prince of Wales's feathers and crenellation were gradually replaced, by first substituting the feathers with a Pinang palm and, later, the crenellation with the Penang Bridge (which was constructed and completed during the 1980s).[3] Following the expulsion of Singapore in 1965, the coat of arms was redesigned again.[3] In 1988, Sarawak's symbol replaced by the current hornbill-based state arms; similarly, Sabah, which was originally represented by only its flag held up by a pair of arms from its pre-1963 state coat of arms, was revised to fully feature its current state arms in entirely.[3] The Malaysia's version of coat of arms later resulted in a more realistic and aggressive appearance of tigers.