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rays positioned interchangeably. Belgrade officials listened to the public opinion, but proceeded to add the federal Yugoslav tricolor to the canton of a plain red flag to symbolize the republic's affiliation to the Federation, and as such it was officially adopted on 31 December 1946. In the real-world usage, this flag had a variant with a much larger canton which was offset from the edges and bordered in white. This variant was eventually proposed sometime in 1947, but was never adopted.
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outlined in green and under it there were two green olive branches. The olive branch pattern was the same one that the United Nations uses in its flag. The final fourth design was kept the same emblem from the third design, but did not have the diagonal stripes. Instead it had a horizontal tricolor pattern of blue, white, and red (from top to bottom), similar to that of the former
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second Carlos Westendorp alternative flag is a light blue flag (using the United Nations' flag's colors) with 5 bars interchangeably coming out of hoist and not reaching the other end. The colors are interchangeably yellow and white. In the third alternative flag, the field was light blue and had five narrow yellow bars.
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which were argued to have been an "import" from a later stage of the war. This discussion was in response to the first proposed flag from 15 November 1946, which matched the federal flag except with an additional golden star placed behind the existing gold-bordered red star in the centre, with their
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has the 12 five-pointed stars. The third design was a bit more different from the first two designs. The diagonal tricolur shape was kept, but the diagonal white stripe was made wider so that the angle was not perfectly 45 degrees. In the center there was a yellow map of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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emblem. The flag would have only one branch. The branch was rotated around 30 degrees counterclockwise. The third proposal was the "Map" proposal. It would also use the United Nations light blue color; however, there would be the addition of a white outline map of Bosnia and Herzegovina. No
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alternative flag was a highly similar one to today's flag, a diagonally divided top-hoist to bottom-fly yellow over light blue flag with line of 9 white five-pointed stars in the light blue field along the diagonal. The only major difference was that the color of the background was UN blue. The
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after the Parliament of Bosnia and Herzegovina could not decide on a solution that was acceptable to all parties. Aside from the colors, the current flag contains no historical or other references to the Bosnian state. The flag is rarely ever seen in
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The Second Set of Proposals had flags that were truly representative of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a whole. The first flag design was a diagonally striped tricolor pattern of red to white to blue (different colors but in the same pattern as the
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A medium blue field with a yellow right triangle separating said field; along the hypotenuse of the triangle, there are seven full five-pointed white stars and two half stars at the top and bottom of the
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the flag was changed. The province of Bosnia used a flag that was a horizontal bicolour of red and yellow, but the province of Herzegovina used the same flag but with reversed colors (yellow and red).
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Wide public discussion ahead of constitutional adoption resulted in the overall opinion that the state flag should be red, like the one initially flown by liberation movements, and not in national
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A cemetery in Mostar flying the flag of the Army of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (left), the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and the flag of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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at the time. A red flag with central elements of this coat of arms in the canton was erroneously reported in one contemporary book to have been the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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instead. Some Bosniaks dislike or have no particular affinity for the flag, preferring the former Bosnian national flag used from 1992 to 1998, or the former socialist-era
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and his successors. The flag of medieval Bosnia was white with the coat of arms of the Kotromanić dynasty in the middle which consisted of a blue shield with six gold
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Flag of the Condominium of Bosnia and Herzegovina during Austro-Hungarian administration (the country was formally under the sovereignty of the
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national flag. Though it is no longer an official flag of the state, the flag continues to be used unofficially by Bosniak civilians as their
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Westendorp's decision ended up being the first alternative flag. However, it was changed slightly to a darker blue, evocative of the
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had a white background and two red stripes in the top of the shield. It was Similar to the old flag of the Western Bosnian Flag.
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living in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The next proposal was the "Laurel branch". It is based on the light blue color of the
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in its centre, both symbolizing socialism and communism. The flag was usually accompanied on official buildings by the
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the green flag with a yellow crescent and star was used. The revolt's aim was for Bosnia to gain autonomy from the
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by size and direction of crescent, as well as its swallow-shape, similar to some West-European jacks and ensigns.
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official text was ever published specifying the color of the outline, but it probably would have been white.
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The first flag that was proposed in the First Set of Proposals was the "Czech Pattern", similar to the
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The three points of the triangle stand for the three main ethnic groups (or "constituent peoples") of
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until a new flag was adopted on 20 May 1992. The flag picked was the arms of the Kings of Bosnia
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and disestablishment of the monarchy that this changed, as Bosnia and Herzegovina became
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The flag that was in an error reported as the new flag of BiH in one contemporary book
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Proposed flag of the People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (15 November 1946)
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Flag of the SR of Bosnia and Herzegovina (31 December 1946 − 6 April 1992)
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The Bosnian national flag is often used also for official purposes by the
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Proposed flag of the People's Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1947)
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On 3 March 1992 Bosnia and Herzegovina declared its independence from
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of seven days. Službeni glasnik BiH dated: 10 August 2001) (English:
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with the Bosnian lily in the center. It was and it still is the main
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separating said field, and there are seven full five-pointed white
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Flag of Herzegovina after Austro-Hungarian annexation (1878–1918)
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Flag of Bosnia after Austro-Hungarian annexation (1908–1918)
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Flag of Bosnia after Austro-Hungarian annexation (1878–1908)
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The flag of the Bosnian—Herzegovinian Partisans during
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Flag of Bosnia after Austro-Hungarian annexation (1908)
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