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This is a list of flags which have been, or are still today, used in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
For more information on these flags see article: Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit] Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit] Entity flags of Bosnia and Herzegovina
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
1995 – |
Flag of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
A vertical tricolour 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 – |
Flag of Republika Srpska |
A horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and white. |
[edit] Cantonal flags
- Note: The Flag of the West Herzegovina Canton and of Canton 10 are the same. [1]
[edit] Military flag
[edit] Kingdom of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Tvrtko)
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
(official between 1353 - 1391) |
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina |
One of the first recognized flags dates back from the Tvrtko reign in Bosnia. Bosnian flag that was used from 1991 to 1998 has roots in this flag. |
[edit] Western Herzegovina 1760 flag
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
1760s |
Flag of Western Herzegovina used by Bosniak landlords in border parts in southern and western Herzegovina. The flag was most commonly used in wars. It also accompanied Bosnian troops during the second siege of Hotin (Bukowina). |
A green field with a white crescent and star pointing toward the hoist. |
[edit] Bosnian Revolt of 1830s Flag
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
1831 |
Flag of the Bosnian Revolt by Husein Gradaščević in the 1830s to get autonomy from the Ottoman Empire. |
A green field with a yellow crescent and star pointing away from the hoist. |
[edit] Independent Bosnia 1878
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
1878 |
Flag of Bosnia. In 1878 Bosnia existed briefly as an independent nation. |
Very similar to the flag used by Husein Gradaščević's revolt of 1830: a green field with a yellow crescent and star facing away from the hoist, but with a more curved crescent, like a typical Islamic crescent moon symbol. |
[edit] Austro-Hungarian Rule
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
1878 – 1908 |
Flag of the Province of Bosnia |
A red and yellow horizontal bicolour with a shield. The Province of Herzegovina used a similar flag but with the colors reversed (a yellow and red bicolour). |
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1908 |
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina after Austro-Hungarian annexation. |
A red and yellow horizontal bicolour. |
[edit] Former Yugoslavia Period
[edit] Alternative Flag Variations (change of flag)
[edit] First Set of Proposals
[edit] Second Set of Proposals
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
Proposed, never used |
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina. First alternative in the second set of proposals. |
A red, white, and blue diagonal tricolour with a silhouette map of Bosnia and Herzegovina within a circle of 10 gold 5-pointed stars. |
 |
Proposed, never used |
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Second alternative in the second set of proposals. |
A red, white, and blue diagonal tricolour with a silhouette map of Bosnia and Herzegovina within a circle of 12 gold 5-pointed stars. |
[edit] Third Set of Proposals
| Flag |
Date |
Use |
Description |
 |
Proposed, never used |
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina. First alternative in the third set of proposals (the Westendorp proposals). |
Identical to the national flag that was adopted, but with a field of light blue that the flag of the United Nations uses. |
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Proposed, never used |
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina. First alternative in the third set of proposals (the Westendorp proposals). |
A field of light blue that the flag of the United Nations uses with three gold and two white stripes, interleaved so as to form a rectangle in the centre. |
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Proposed, never used |
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina. First alternative in the third set of proposals (the Westendorp proposals). |
A field of light blue that the flag of the United Nations uses with five gold and five white stripes, interleaved so as to form a triangle in the centre. |
[edit] See also
