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Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Definition and Overview

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Flag Ratio: 1:2

The current national flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina (
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) was adopted on February 4, 1998 replacing a different flag that served as flag from independence.

The flag 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. The remainder of the flag is medium blue with seven full five-pointed white stars and two half stars top and bottom along the hypotenuse of the triangle.

Originally the flag was to use UN Blue but was changed to a darker blue to correspond with the EU flag.

The three points of the triangle stand for the three-nation theory of Bosnia (Croats, Bosniaks, and Serbs). The stars, representing Europe, are meant to be infinite in number and thus they continue from top to bottom.

Previous flags

Socialist Republic Bosnia and Herzegovina
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Socialist Republic Bosnia and Herzegovina

Independent flag has fleur-de-lys, a symbol deemed somewhat too specific to the Bosniaks, which is why it was replaced.

Former flag of independent Bosnia and Herzegovina
National flags
List of national flags | Gallery of national flags
List of national coats of arms

Example Usage of Herzegovina

WeDoAdventure: This weekend saw us soaking up some of Yugoslavia's history in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina. http://bit.ly/6zGUBQ
MzAshh: Hoping everything Herzegovina better
Secuestrados: Presidente Bosnia-Herzegovina califica de miserable el secuestro cooperantes (Diario ADN): El pre.. http://bit.ly/5uI17Z #secuestrados
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