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{{for|more information on current and historical national flags|Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
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[[File: Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina in White Fortress, Sarajevo.jpg |thumb| Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the White Fortress, Sarajevo.]]
[[File: Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina in White Fortress, Sarajevo.jpg |thumb|Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the White Fortress, Sarajevo.]]
This is a list of [[flag]]s used in '''[[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]'''. For more information about the national flag, visit the article '''[[Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]'''.
This is a list of [[flag]]s used in '''[[Bosnia and Herzegovina]]'''. For more information about the national flag, visit the article '''[[Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]'''.
{{Commons category|Flags of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
{{Commons category|Flags of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
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The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina voted against the use of the current flag of the Federation declaring it unconstitutional.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ustavnisud.ba/eng/press/index.php?pid%3D1381%26sta%3D3%26pkat%3D507 |title=Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina - End of 37th plenary session |access-date=2013-07-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103184526/http://www.ustavnisud.ba/eng/press/index.php?pid=1381&sta=3&pkat=507 |archive-date=3 January 2014 }}</ref> On 31 March 2007, the Constitutional Court placed its decision into the "Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina" officially removing the flag and coat of arms of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccbh.ba/eng/press/index.php?pid%3D1744%26sta%3D3%26pkat%3D507 |title=Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina - 38th plenary session - second day |access-date=2009-11-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903022156/http://www.ccbh.ba/eng/press/index.php?pid=1744&sta=3&pkat=507 |archive-date=3 September 2010 }}</ref>
The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina voted against the use of the current flag of the Federation declaring it unconstitutional.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ustavnisud.ba/eng/press/index.php?pid%3D1381%26sta%3D3%26pkat%3D507 |title=Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina - End of 37th plenary session |access-date=2013-07-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103184526/http://www.ustavnisud.ba/eng/press/index.php?pid=1381&sta=3&pkat=507 |archive-date=3 January 2014 }}</ref> On 31 March 2007, the Constitutional Court placed its decision into the "Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina" officially removing the flag and coat of arms of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ccbh.ba/eng/press/index.php?pid%3D1744%26sta%3D3%26pkat%3D507 |title=Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina - 38th plenary session - second day |access-date=2009-11-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100903022156/http://www.ccbh.ba/eng/press/index.php?pid=1744&sta=3&pkat=507 |archive-date=3 September 2010 }}</ref>
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| [[File:Flag of Republika Srpska.svg|border|150px]] || 1995 – present|| [[Flag of Republika Srpska]] || A horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and white, very similar to the flag of the [[Misiones Province]] in [[Argentina]], reversed [[flag of Russia]], or the [[flag of Serbia]] without the Coat of Arms (with slightly differently coloured shades).
| [[File:Flag of Republika Srpska.svg|border|150px]] || 1995 – present|| [[Flag of Republika Srpska]] || A horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and white, very similar to the flag of the [[Misiones Province]] in [[Argentina]], reversed [[flag of Russia]], or the [[flag of Serbia]] without the coat of arms (with slightly differently coloured shades).
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! style="width:110px;"|Flag!!style="width:100px;"|Date!!style="width:250px;"|Use!!style="width:250px;"|Description
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| [[File:Flag of Una-Sana.svg|border|150px]] || 1999 – || Flag of [[Una-Sana Canton]] ||
| [[File:Flag of Una-Sana.svg|border|150px]] || 1999 – || Flag of [[Una-Sana Canton]] || A horizontal tricolour of blue, white and green, charged with the canton’s coat of arms near the hoist.
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| [[File:Flag of Posavina.svg|border|150px]] || 2000 – || Flag of [[Posavina Canton]] ||
| [[File:Flag of Posavina.svg|border|150px]] || 2000 – || Flag of [[Posavina Canton]] || A horizontal unequal tricolour of red, white and green, charged with the canton’s coat of arms in the centre.
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| [[File:Flag of Tuzla Canton.svg|border|150px]] || 1999 – || Flag of [[Tuzla Canton]] ||
| [[File:Flag of Tuzla Canton.svg|border|150px]] || 1999 – || Flag of [[Tuzla Canton]] ||
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| [[File:Flag of Zenica-Doboj Canton.svg|border|150px]] || 2000 – || Flag of [[Zenica-Doboj Canton]] ||
| [[File:Flag of Zenica-Doboj Canton.svg|border|150px]] || 2000 – || Flag of [[Zenica-Doboj Canton]] || A horizontal unequal tricolour of green, white and red, charged with the canton’s coat of arms in the centre.
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| [[File:Flag of Bosnian Podrinje.svg|border|150px]] || 2001 – || Flag of [[Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde]] ||
| [[File:Flag of Bosnian Podrinje.svg|border|150px]] || 2001 – || Flag of [[Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde]] ||
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! style="width:110px;"|Flag!!style="width:100px;"|Date!!style="width:250px;"|Party!!style="width:250px;"|Description
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| style="text-align:center;" | || || [[Party of Democratic Action]] ||
||[[File:Flag of the Party of Democratic Action.svg|150px|border]] || || [[Party of Democratic Action]] ||
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| style="text-align:center;" | || || [[Alliance of Independent Social Democrats]] ||
| style="text-align:center;" | || || [[Alliance of Independent Social Democrats]] ||
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| [[File:Dop nova.jpg|border|150px]] || || [[Democratic Youth Movement]] ||
| [[File:Dop nova.jpg|border|150px]] || || [[Democratic Youth Movement]] ||
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| [[File:Flag of the Democratic People's Union (Bosnia and Hertzegovina).svg|border|150px]] || || [[Democratic People's Union]] ||
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| [[File:League of Communists of Yugoslavia Flag.svg|border|150px]] || until 1990|| [[League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] ||
| [[File:League of Communists of Yugoslavia Flag.svg|border|150px]] || until 1990|| [[League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] ||
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! style="width:110px;"|Flag!!style="width:100px;"|Date!!style="width:250px;"|Use!!style="width:250px;"|Description
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| [[File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1998).svg |border|150px]] || || Flag of [[Bosniaks]] (1) || The main national flag of [[Bosniaks]] which was used from 1992 to 1995 as the flag of the [[Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. The republic remained composed of Bosniaks after the independence of [[Republika Srpska (1992–1995)|Republika Srpska]] and the [[Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia |Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia]].||
| [[File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992–1998).svg|border|150px]] || || Flag of [[Bosniaks]] (1) || The main national flag of [[Bosniaks]] which was used from 1992 to 1995 as the flag of the [[Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]. The republic remained composed of Bosniaks after the establishment of [[Republika Srpska (1992–1995)|Republika Srpska]] and the [[Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia|Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia]].||
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| [[File:Bosniak national flag.svg|border|150px]] || || Flag of [[Bosniaks]] (2) || The other flag that represents Bosniaks but it’s less popular than the first one. It has two green lines (symbolizing [[islam]]) with a white line in the middle. In the white line there’s a crescent moon.(the main symbol of [[islam]])||
| [[File:Bosniak national flag.svg|border|150px]] || || Flag of [[Bosniaks]] (2) || An other flag that represents Bosniaks, but it's not so popular. It has two green lines (symbolizing [[islam]]) with a white line in the middle. In the white line there's a crescent moon.(the main symbol of [[islam]])||
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| [[File:Flag of the Republika Srpska.svg|border|150px]] || || Flag of [[Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Serbs]] || The flag of the ethnic [[Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Serbs]] with the Serbian tricolor (red,blue,white). It’s also the flag of [[Republika Srpska]] and is the same with the flag of [[Serbs in Croatia|Serbian minority in Croatia]]. A similar flag is used by the [[Serbs in Montenegro|Serbian minority in Montenegro]] (with a golden cross) and by the [[Serbs of Romania|Serbian minority in Romania]] (with darker colors)||
| [[File:Flag of the Republika Srpska.svg|border|150px]] || || Flag of [[Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Serbs]] || The flag of the ethnic [[Serbs of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Serbs]] with the Serbian tricolor (red,blue,white). It's also the flag of [[Republika Srpska]] and is the traditional Serbian national flag||
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| [[File:Flag of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia.svg|border|150px]] || || Flag of [[Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Croats]] || The flag of the ethnic [[Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Croats]]. It’s similar to the flag of [[Croatia]] with a difference in the emblem. It was also the flag of the [[Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia |Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia]] from 1992-1996||
| [[File:Flag of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia.svg|border|150px]] || || Flag of [[Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Croats]] || The flag of the ethnic [[Croats of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnian Croats]]. It's similar to the flag of [[Croatia]] with a difference in the emblem. It was also the flag of the [[Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia|Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia]] from 1992 to 1996||
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! style="width:110px;"|Flag!!style="width:100px;"|Date!!style="width:250px;"|Use!!style="width:250px;"|Description
! style="width:110px;"|Flag!!style="width:100px;"|Date!!style="width:250px;"|Use!!style="width:250px;"|Description
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! colspan="4" |The [[Banate of Bosnia|Bosnian Banate]]
| [[File:Flag_of_%22Esclavonia%22_in_the_Book_of_All_Kingdoms.gif|border|150px]] ||1350|| Banner of [[Bosnia (early medieval)]].
|8/9th century–1154
|Flag of the [[Bosnia (early medieval)|Bosnia (early medieval)]].
| A yellow and red banner with an eight pointed star onthe right side.
|-
|-
|[[File:Banate of Bosnia flag of Stjepan II Kotromanic (rotated).svg|border|150px]]
|[[File:Banovina Bosna zastava (rotated).png|border|150x150px]]
|1154-1377
|1154-1377
|Flag of the [[Banate of Bosnia|Bosnian Banate]].
|Flag of the Bosnian Banate.
|Swallow-tailed, a blue field with a white cross in the center.
|Swallow-tailed, a blue field with a white [[cross pattée]] in the center.
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! colspan="4" |The [[Kingdom of Bosnia|Bosnian Kingdom]]
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|-
|[[File:Bosnian Royal Flag of Tvrtko I of Bosnia.svg|border|150x150px]]
|[[File:Bosnian Royal Flag of Tvrtko I of Bosnia.svg|border|150x150px]]
|1377-1463
|1377-1463
|Flag of the [[Kingdom of Bosnia|Bosnian Kingdom]] possibly adopted during the reign of [[Tvrtko I of Bosnia|King Tvrtko I Kotromanić]].
|Flag of the Bosnian Kingdom possibly adopted during the reign of [[Tvrtko I of Bosnia|King Tvrtko I Kotromanić]].
|Swallow-tailed, a blue field with a white line in the center, included with 6 [[Lilium bosniacum|Bosnian lilies]] from the [[Kotromanić dynasty|Kotromanić]] dynasty.
|Swallow-tailed, a blue field with a white line in the center, included with 6 [[Lilium bosniacum|Bosniak lilies]] from the [[Kotromanić dynasty|Kotromanić]] dynasty.
|-
|[[File:Banner of King Tvrtko I of Bosnia.svg|border|150x150px]]
|1377-1463
|Royal Flag of Tvrtko I of Bosnia.
|a white field with 5 sestiere on the fly and the arms of Bosnia in the center.
|-
|[[File:Banovina Bosna zastava (rotated).png|border|150x150px]]
|1377-1463
|Military Flag of Bosnia.
|Swallow-tailed, a blue field with a white cross pattée in the center.
|-
! colspan="4" |The [[Kosača noble family|Kosača dynasty]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Stjepan Vukčić CoA element.png|border|150px]]
|[[File:Stjepan Vukčić CoA element.png|border|150px]]
|1448-1482
|1448-1482
|Flag of [[Duchy of Saint Sava |Herzegovina]]
|Flag of [[Duchy of Saint Sava|Herzegovina]]
|A Red Field with 2 White Crosses off-centred toward the hoist and 3 sestiere on the fly.
|A red field with 2 white crosses pattée off-centred toward the hoist and 3 sestiere on the fly.
|-
! colspan="4" |[[King of Rama|Rama]]
|-
|-
|[[File:Banner of Rama (Bosnia) at Ferdinand II's coronation (1618).svg|border|150px]]
|[[File:Banner of Rama (Bosnia) at Ferdinand II's coronation (1618).svg|border|150px]]
|1618
|1618
|Banner used for "[[King of Rama|Rama]]" at [[Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand II]]'s coronation as [[King of Hungary]].
|Banner used for "Rama" at [[Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor|Ferdinand II]]'s coronation as [[King of Hungary]].
|Swallow-tailed, a blue field with a shield in the center.
|Swallow-tailed, a blue field with a shield in the center.
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! colspan="4" |[[Ottoman Bosnia and Herzegovina|Ottoman Bosnia]]
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| [[File:Flag of Ottoman Empire (1517-1793).svg|border|150px]] || 1517–1793 || Flag of The [[Ottoman Empire]] || Red field with a Green Disc in the center and 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc.
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| [[File:Flag of the Ottoman Empire (eight pointed star).svg|border|150px]] || 1793–1844 || Flag of The Ottoman Empire || A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 8-pointed star.
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| [[File:Flag of the Ottoman Empire (1844–1922).svg|border|150px]] || 1844–1878 || Flag of The Ottoman Empire || A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 5-pointed star.
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| [[File:Imperial standard of the Ottoman Sultan.svg|border|150px]] || 1800–1878 || Imperial Flag of The Ottoman Empire ||
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| [[File:Western Herzegovina 1760 flag.svg|border|150px]] || 1760s || [[Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina#Western Herzegovina 1760 flag|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 Khotin (1788)|siege of Hotin]]. || Swallow-tailed; a green field with a white crescent and star pointing toward the hoist.
| [[File:Western Herzegovina 1760 flag.svg|border|150px]] || 1760s || [[Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina#Western Herzegovina 1760 flag|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 Khotin (1788)|siege of Hotin]]. || Swallow-tailed; a green field with a white crescent and star pointing toward the hoist.
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| [[File:Flag of Independent Bosnia (1878).svg|border|150px]] || 1878 || [[Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina#Bosnian Vilayet 1867–1908 and brief independence 1878|Flag of Bosnia]]. In 1878 Bosnia existed briefly as an independent nation.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}} || 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.
| [[File:Flag of Independent Bosnia (1878).svg|border|150px]] || 1878 || [[Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina#Bosnian Vilayet 1867–1908 and brief independence 1878|Flag of Bosnia]]. In 1878 Bosnia existed briefly as an independent nation.{{Citation needed|date=June 2007}} || 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.
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! colspan="4" |[[Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina|Austro-Hungarian Bosnia]]
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| [[File:Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy.svg|border|150px]] || 1878–1918 || Flag of [[Cisleithania|Austria]] || A horizontal bicolour of black and yellow.
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| [[File:Imperial Standard of Austria-Hungary (Before 1915).svg|border|150px]] || 1878–1915 || Royal Flag of [[Austria-Hungary]] || A golden field bordered with golden, black, white and red triangles displaying The Austrian Royal Arms.
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| [[File:Imperial Standard of Austria-Hungary (1915-1918).svg|border|150px]] || 1878–1918 || Royal Flag of Austria-Hungary || A golden field bordered with golden, black, white, red and green triangles displaying both the Imperial crown of Austria and the Royal crown of Hungary.
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| [[File:Flag of Bosnia (1878-1908).svg|border|150px]] || 1878–1908 || Flag of the [[Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Austro-Hungarian-occupied 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).
| [[File:Flag of Bosnia (1878-1908).svg|border|150px]] || 1878–1908 || Flag of the [[Austro-Hungarian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Austro-Hungarian-occupied 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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| [[File:Flag of Bosnia (1908-1918).svg|border|150px]] || 1908 || [[Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina#Austro-Hungarian rule|Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] after [[Austro-Hungarian annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Austro-Hungarian annexation]]. || A red and yellow horizontal bicolour.
| [[File:Flag of Bosnia (1908-1918).svg|border|150px]] || 1908 || Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina after [[Austro-Hungarian annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina|Austro-Hungarian annexation]]. || A red and yellow horizontal bicolour.
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| [[File:Flag of Herzegovina (1878-1918).svg|border|150px]] || 1878-1918|| Flag of [[Herzegovina]], during the Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina ||
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! colspan="4" |Bosnia in Yugoslavia
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| [[File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1918–1941).svg|border|150px]] || 1918-1941 || Flag of The [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] || A Horizontal Tricolor of Blue, White and Red.
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| [[File:Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (variant), 1920s to 1937.svg|border|150px]] || 1922-1937 || Royal Flag of The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ||
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| [[File:Royal Standard of the King of Yugoslavia (1937–1941).svg|border|150px]] || 1937-1941 || Royal Flag of The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ||
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| [[File:Flag of Croatia (1941–1945).svg|border|150px]] || 1941-1945 || State flag of the [[Independent State of Croatia]] (NDH) || A tricolour of red, white, and blue with the [[Ustaše]] symbol in top-left corner (letter "U" surrounded by [[Croatian interlace]]) and the Croatian coat of arms (but with the first field white, as opposed to red) in the center.
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| [[File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg|border|150px]] || 1946-1992 || Flag of The [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] || A Horizontal Tricolor of Blue, White and Red with a red star in the center.
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| [[File:Flag of the President of Yugoslavia (1956–1963).svg|border|150px]] || 1956-1963 || Presidential Flag of The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ||
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|-
| [[File:Flag of Herzegovina (1878-1918).svg|border|150px]] || 1878-1918|| Flag of [[Herzegovina]], during the Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina ||
| [[File:Flag of the President of Yugoslavia (1963–1993).svg|border|150px]] || 1963-1992 || Presidential Flag of The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ||
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| [[File:Bosnian-Herzegovinian Partisans flag.svg|border|150px]] || 1940-1946 || Flag of [[Yugoslav_Partisans#Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_2|Bosnian-Herzegovinian Partisans]] ||
| [[File:Bosnian-Herzegovinian Partisans flag.svg|border|150px]] || 1940-1946 || Flag of [[Yugoslav Partisans#Bosnia and Herzegovina 2|Bosnian-Herzegovinian Partisans]] ||
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| [[File:Flag of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg|border|150px]] || 1946–1992 || [[Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina#Yugoslav period|Flag of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] within [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] || A red field (symbolizing the [[National Liberation Movement (Yugoslavia)|national liberation movements]]) with the Yugoslav flag in the [[Canton (flag)|canton]].
| [[File:Flag of SR Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg|border|150px]] || 1946–1992 || [[Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina#Yugoslav period|Flag of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] within [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]] || A red field (symbolizing the [[National Liberation Movement (Yugoslavia)|national liberation movements]]) with the Yugoslav flag in the [[Canton (flag)|canton]].
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! colspan="4" |Independent Bosnia.
| [[File:Flag of the Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia (1993–1995).svg|border|150px]] || 1993–1995 || Flag of [[Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia]] ||
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| [[File:Flag of the Republic of Western Bosnia (1995).svg|border|150px]] || 1995 || Flag of [[Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia|Republic of Western Bosnia]] ||
| [[File:Flag of the Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia.svg|border|150px]] || 1993–1995 || Flag of [[Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia]] and [[Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia|Republic of Western Bosnia]] ||
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| [[File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg|border|150px]] || 1992–1998 || Flag of the [[Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] || A white field with a blue shield bearing six Bosnian [[Golden Lily (Bosnia and Herzegovina)|Golden Lilies]] in the centre. It also was and it still is the main [[Bosniaks|Bosniak]] national flag.
| [[File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1992-1998).svg|border|150px]] || 1992–1998 || Flag of the [[Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina]] || A white field with a blue shield bearing six Bosnian [[Golden Lily (Bosnia and Herzegovina)|Golden Lilies]] in the centre. It also was and it still is the main [[Bosniaks|Bosniak]] national flag.
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* [[Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
* [[Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
* [[Flag of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
* [[Flag of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina]]
* [[Flag of Republika Srpska]]


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 07:31, 1 September 2024

Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the White Fortress, Sarajevo.

This is a list of flags used in Bosnia and Herzegovina. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

National flag

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Flag Date Use Description
1998 – present Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina A blue field with a wide medium blue vertical band on the fly side with a yellow isosceles triangle abutting the band and the top edge of the flag.
1998 – present Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (vertical)

Subnational flags

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Entities

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Flag Date Use Description
1995–2007 Former 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.

The Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina voted against the use of the current flag of the Federation declaring it unconstitutional.[1] On 31 March 2007, the Constitutional Court placed its decision into the "Official Gazette of Bosnia and Herzegovina" officially removing the flag and coat of arms of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]

1995 – present Flag of Republika Srpska A horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and white, very similar to the flag of the Misiones Province in Argentina, reversed flag of Russia, or the flag of Serbia without the coat of arms (with slightly differently coloured shades).

Districts

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Flag Date Use Description
1998 – present Flag of Brčko District Uses the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Military flags

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Flag Date Use Description
1992 – 1996 Flag of Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina This flag of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina was adopted in 1992.
1992 – 1996 Flag of Croatian Defence Council
1992 – 1996 Flag of Police of Herzeg-Bosnia
2004 – present Flag of Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina Light blue with the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the canton and the emblem of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina in the lower fly.

Cantons of the Federation

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Flag Date Use Description
1999 – Flag of Una-Sana Canton A horizontal tricolour of blue, white and green, charged with the canton’s coat of arms near the hoist.
2000 – Flag of Posavina Canton A horizontal unequal tricolour of red, white and green, charged with the canton’s coat of arms in the centre.
1999 – Flag of Tuzla Canton
2000 – Flag of Zenica-Doboj Canton A horizontal unequal tricolour of green, white and red, charged with the canton’s coat of arms in the centre.
2001 – Flag of Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde
2003 – Flag of Central Bosnia Canton
2004 – Flag of Herzegovina-Neretva Canton
1996–1998 Flag of West Herzegovina Canton Deemed unconstitutional by the Federation Constitutional Court in 1997 because "it only represented one group".[3]
1999 – Flag of Sarajevo Canton
1996–1997 Flag of Canton 10 Deemed unconstitutional by the Federation Constitutional Court in 1997 because "it only represented one group".[3]

Former flags of the Cantons of the Federation

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Flag Date Use Description
1997–1999 Former Flag of Una-Sana Canton
1996–2000 Former Flag of Posavina Canton
1996–1999 Former Flag of Tuzla Canton
1997–2000 Former Flag of Zenica-Doboj Canton
1997–2001 Former Flag of Bosnian-Podrinje Canton Goražde
1996–1998 Former Flag of Sarajevo Canton
1998–1999 Former Flag of Sarajevo Canton

Political flags

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Flag Date Party Description
Party of Democratic Action
Alliance of Independent Social Democrats
Flag of Bosnian-Herzegovinian Patriotic Party
Democratic Youth Movement
Democratic People's Union
until 1990 League of Communists of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Ethnic groups flags

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Flag Date Use Description
Flag of Bosniaks (1) The main national flag of Bosniaks which was used from 1992 to 1995 as the flag of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The republic remained composed of Bosniaks after the establishment of Republika Srpska and the Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia.
Flag of Bosniaks (2) An other flag that represents Bosniaks, but it's not so popular. It has two green lines (symbolizing islam) with a white line in the middle. In the white line there's a crescent moon.(the main symbol of islam)
Flag of Bosnian Serbs The flag of the ethnic Bosnian Serbs with the Serbian tricolor (red,blue,white). It's also the flag of Republika Srpska and is the traditional Serbian national flag
Flag of Bosnian Croats The flag of the ethnic Bosnian Croats. It's similar to the flag of Croatia with a difference in the emblem. It was also the flag of the Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia from 1992 to 1996

Historical national flags

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Flag Date Use Description
The Bosnian Banate
1154-1377 Flag of the Bosnian Banate. Swallow-tailed, a blue field with a white cross pattée in the center.
The Bosnian Kingdom
1377-1463 Flag of the Bosnian Kingdom possibly adopted during the reign of King Tvrtko I Kotromanić. Swallow-tailed, a blue field with a white line in the center, included with 6 Bosniak lilies from the Kotromanić dynasty.
1377-1463 Royal Flag of Tvrtko I of Bosnia. a white field with 5 sestiere on the fly and the arms of Bosnia in the center.
1377-1463 Military Flag of Bosnia. Swallow-tailed, a blue field with a white cross pattée in the center.
The Kosača dynasty
1448-1482 Flag of Herzegovina A red field with 2 white crosses pattée off-centred toward the hoist and 3 sestiere on the fly.
Rama
1618 Banner used for "Rama" at Ferdinand II's coronation as King of Hungary. Swallow-tailed, a blue field with a shield in the center.
Ottoman Bosnia
1517–1793 Flag of The Ottoman Empire Red field with a Green Disc in the center and 3 golden crescent moons inside the disc.
1793–1844 Flag of The Ottoman Empire A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 8-pointed star.
1844–1878 Flag of The Ottoman Empire A Red Field with a white crescent moon and a 5-pointed star.
1800–1878 Imperial Flag of The Ottoman Empire
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. Swallow-tailed; a green field with a white crescent and star pointing toward the hoist.
1878 Flag of Bosnia. In 1878 Bosnia existed briefly as an independent nation.[citation needed] 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.
Austro-Hungarian Bosnia
1878–1918 Flag of Austria A horizontal bicolour of black and yellow.
1878–1915 Royal Flag of Austria-Hungary A golden field bordered with golden, black, white and red triangles displaying The Austrian Royal Arms.
1878–1918 Royal Flag of Austria-Hungary A golden field bordered with golden, black, white, red and green triangles displaying both the Imperial crown of Austria and the Royal crown of Hungary.
1878–1908 Flag of the Austro-Hungarian-occupied 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).
1908 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina after Austro-Hungarian annexation. A red and yellow horizontal bicolour.
1878-1918 Flag of Herzegovina, during the Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia in Yugoslavia
1918-1941 Flag of The Kingdom of Yugoslavia A Horizontal Tricolor of Blue, White and Red.
1922-1937 Royal Flag of The Kingdom of Yugoslavia
1937-1941 Royal Flag of The Kingdom of Yugoslavia
1941-1945 State flag of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH) A tricolour of red, white, and blue with the Ustaše symbol in top-left corner (letter "U" surrounded by Croatian interlace) and the Croatian coat of arms (but with the first field white, as opposed to red) in the center.
1946-1992 Flag of The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia A Horizontal Tricolor of Blue, White and Red with a red star in the center.
1956-1963 Presidential Flag of The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1963-1992 Presidential Flag of The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
1940-1946 Flag of Bosnian-Herzegovinian Partisans
1946–1992 Flag of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina within Yugoslavia A red field (symbolizing the national liberation movements) with the Yugoslav flag in the canton.
Independent Bosnia.
1993–1995 Flag of Autonomous Province of Western Bosnia and Republic of Western Bosnia
1992–1998 Flag of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina A white field with a blue shield bearing six Bosnian Golden Lilies in the centre. It also was and it still is the main Bosniak national flag.

Proposed flags

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Flag Date Use Description
Proposed, never used First proposal of a flag for the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 15 November 1946.[4] Federal flag of Yugoslavia with an additional five-pointed golden star imposed behind the existing red star, with their rays interchangeably positioned.
Proposed, used in real life Second proposal of a flag for the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1947.[4] Variant of the flag adopted on 31 December 1946 with a much larger Yugoslav canton flag and a margin.

Proposals before Dayton Agreement

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Flag Date Use Description
Proposed, never used Bosnian Tricolor Proposal
Proposed, never used Bosnian Democratic Union Proposal
Proposed, never used Defenders of Sarajevo Proposal

First set of proposals

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Flag Date Use Description
Proposed, never used First alternative in the first set of proposals. Similar to the flag of the Czech Republic. A green and red horizontal bicolour with a blue triangle in the hoist.
Proposed, never used Second alternative in the first set of proposals. Similar to the flag of the United Nations. A light blue field with a branch of wheat.
Proposed, never used 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 Date Use Description
Proposed, never used 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 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.
Proposed, never used Third alternative in the second set of proposals. A red, white, and blue diagonal tricolour with a yellow silhouette map of Bosnia and Herzegovina outlined in green within two green olive branches.
Proposed, never used Fourth alternative in the second set of proposals. A red, white, and blue tricolour with a yellow silhouette map of Bosnia and Herzegovina outlined in green within two green olive branches.

Third set of proposals

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Flag Date Use Description
Proposed, used briefly in 1998 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.
Proposed, never used Second 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.
Proposed, never used Third 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina - End of 37th plenary session". Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Constitutional Court of Bosnia and Herzegovina - 38th plenary session - second day". Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  3. ^ a b "U-11/97". Archived from the original on 19 April 2008. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
  4. ^ a b Heimer, Željko; Jerlagić, Velid-aga (2006). "Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Socialist Yugoslavia)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 10 March 2023.