Flag of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina currently uses the Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina for official purposes

There is currently no official flag for the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The federation is part of the state of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The federation had its own flag between 1996 and 2007 and currently uses the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina for official purposes.

Flag History

Former flag of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1996-2007)

Flag of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (1996-2007)

A flag was adopted by the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina on 5 November 1996. On the flag, green stood for the Bosniaks and red for the Bosnian Croats. The same went for the coat of arms, whereon the green arms and golden fleur-de-lis stood for the Bosniaks and the chequy shield for Bosnian Croats. The ten stars arranged in a circle and, although they resemble those on the European flag, represented the 10 cantons of the Federation.

The Bosnian Constitutional Court has voted against the use of the current flag of the Federation declaring it unconstitutional, due to no representation of the Serbs that live there. [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]

The federation has not yet adopted a new flag, anthem or coat of arms, but uses the symbols of the central state as a provisional solution.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ustavnisud.ba/eng/press/index.php?pid=1381&sta=3&pkat=507
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 3, 2010. Retrieved November 19, 2009.
  3. ↑ Reuters (16 July 2008). "Muslim Outcry Over Bosnian Serbs `State` Symbols". Dalje.
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