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Meaning of the Flag

The national flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina contains a medium blue field with a yellow right triangle separating said field, and there are seven full five-pointed white stars and two half stars top and bottom along the hypotenuse of the triangle. The three points of the triangle stand for the three main ethnic groups (or "constituent peoples") of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs. The three points of the triangle stand for the three main ethnic groups (or "constituent peoples") of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Bosniaks, Croats, and Serbs. It was intended to represent all three constitutive nations living in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The second flag proposed was very similar except it had 12 five-pointed stars to represent the European Union.

Meaning of Flag Colors

Blue, Yellow, White

Flag History

1. 1831–1832
   

   Flag in use 1831–1832.
2. 1878–1908
   

   Flag in use 1878–1908.
3. 1992–1998
   

   Initially the newly independent Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina continued to use the flag of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina until a new flag was adopted on 20 May 1992.
4. 1996–2007
   

   Flag in use 1996–2007.
5. 2007–present
   

   Current national flag, in use since 2007.

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