List of Bosnian and Herzegovinian flags
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This is a list of flags which have been, or are still today, used in Bosnia and Herzegovina
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For more information on these flags see article: Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...
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For more information on these flags see article: Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina contains a wide medium blue vertical band on the fly side with a yellow isosceles triangle abutting the band and the top of the flag...
Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Flag | |Use | Fleur-de-lis Fleur-de-lis The fleur-de-lis or fleur-de-lys is a stylized lily or iris that is used as a decorative design or symbol. It may be "at one and the same time, political, dynastic, artistic, emblematic, and symbolic", especially in heraldry... in the centre. |
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Entity flags of Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Flag | |Use | Flag of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The flag of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was adopted on November 5, 1996. On the flag, green stands for the Bosniaks and red for the Bosnian Croats. The same goes for the coat of arms, whereon the green arms and golden fleur-de-lis stand for the Bosniaks and the chequy shield for... | A vertical tricolour Tricolour A tricolour is a flag or banner more-or-less equally divided into three bands of differing colours... of red (for the Bosnian Croats), white, and green (for the Bosniaks), with a coat of arms on the wide central band on which the green arms and golden fleur-de-lys represents the Bosniaks, and the checked shield the Bosnian Croats. |
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1995 – present | Flag of Republika Srpska Flag of Republika Srpska The flag of Republika Srpska was adopted on February 28, 1992. The flag is a rectangular tricolour with three equal horizontal bands of red, blue and white.... |
A horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and white. |
- Note: the flag of the Federation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaFederation of Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two political entities that compose the sovereign country of Bosnia and Herzegovina . The two entities are delineated by the Inter-Entity Boundary Line...
will have to be changed by September 2006 (Ruling by Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina) in order to alleviate nationalistic symbols The same applies for the coat of arms (of both entities).
Cantonal flags
| Flag | |Use | Una-Sana Canton Una-Sana Canton The Una-Sana Canton is one of the 10 cantons of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is located in the northwest of the country and has been named after the rivers Una and Sana. The center of canton government is Bihać.-Population:... | |
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2000 – | Flag of Posavina Canton Posavina Canton The Posavina Canton is a canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the smallest canton, with an area of only 325 km² populated by 43,588 people , 83% of them are Croats. Its capital city is Orašje The Posavina Canton is a canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is... |
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| 1999 – | Flag of Tuzla Canton Tuzla Canton The Tuzla Canton is a canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The cantonal seat is in Tuzla.-Municipalities:... |
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2000 – | Flag of Zenica-Doboj Canton Zenica-Doboj Canton The Zenica-Doboj Canton is one of the cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Geography:This canton is situated in the central part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The cantonal capital is Zenica and the other town mentioned in the name is Doboj, which is in Republika Srpska, but part of the... |
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| 2001 – | Flag of Bosnian Podrinje Canton Bosnian Podrinje Canton The Bosnian Podrinje Canton is one of the 10 cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity in Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Geography:It is located in the eastern central part of the country, in the region of Podrinje... |
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2003 – | Flag of Central Bosnia Canton Central Bosnia Canton The Central Bosnia Canton is one of the ten cantons of The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Geography:It is located in the center of the country, to the west of Sarajevo... |
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2004 – | Flag of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton Herzegovina-Neretva Canton The Herzegovina-Neretva Canton is one of the 10 cantons of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The canton mainly comprises the Neretva river valley area and parts of Herzegovina west of Mostar, its administrative center.-Municipalities:... |
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| 2003 – | Flag of West Herzegovina Canton West Herzegovina Canton The West Herzegovina Canton or West Herzegovina County is one of the 10 cantons of Bosnia and Herzegovina.-Geography and population:It is located in the south of the country. It has a total area of 1,362 km2 and 81,523 inhabitants... |
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| 1999 – | Flag of Sarajevo Canton Sarajevo Canton The Sarajevo Canton is a canton of the Federation in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The capital is Sarajevo.The Canton is basically the metro area of the city it is named after that is inside the Federation... |
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| 1996 - | Flag of Canton 10 Canton 10 Canton 10 or County 10 is the tenth canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located in the western part of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The capital of County and its president is in Kupres... |
Military flag
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| Flag | |Use | Bukowina Bukowina Bukowina may refer to:*Bukowina, Lower Silesian Voivodeship *Bukowina, Biłgoraj County in Lublin Voivodeship *Bukowina, Piotrków County in Łódź Voivodeship... ). | A green field with a white crescent and star pointing toward the hoist. |
Bosnian Revolt of 1830s Flag
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| Flag | |Use | canton Flag terminology Flag terminology is a jargon used in vexillology, the study of flags, to describe precisely the parts, patterns, and other attributes of flags and their display.-Description of standard flag parts and terms:... . |
First Set of Proposals
| Flag | |Use | flag of the Czech Republic Flag of the Czech Republic The national flag of the Czech Republic is the same as the flag of the former Czechoslovakia. Upon the dissolution of Czechoslovakia the Czech Republic kept the Czechoslovak flag while the Slovak Republic adopted its own flag.... . A green and red horizontal bicolour with a blue triangle in the hoist. | |
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Proposed, never used | Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Second alternative in the first set of proposals. | Similar to the flag of the United Nations Flag of the United Nations The flag of the United Nations was adopted on October 20, 1947, and consists of the official emblem of the United Nations in white on a blue background. The emblem's design is described as:... . A light blue field with a branch of wheat. |
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Proposed, never used | Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Third alternative in the first set of proposals. | A blue field with an outline of the map of Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
Second Set of Proposals
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| Flag | |Use | Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina The flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina contains a wide medium blue vertical band on the fly side with a yellow isosceles triangle abutting the band and the top of the flag... – main article on the Bosnian and Herzegovinian national flag Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina The coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina was adopted in 1998, replacing the previous design that had been in use since 1992 when Bosnia and Herzegovina gained independence, and follows the design of the national flag. The three pointed shield is specific and is to symbolize the three major ethnic... Flag of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The flag of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was adopted on November 5, 1996. On the flag, green stands for the Bosniaks and red for the Bosnian Croats. The same goes for the coat of arms, whereon the green arms and golden fleur-de-lis stand for the Bosniaks and the chequy shield for... The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
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