Flag of Croatia
Flag of Croatia
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National flag  |
| Proportion |
1:2 |
| Adopted |
December 21, 1990 |
| Design |
Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue superimposed by the Croatian coat of arms. |
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| Variant flag of Croatia |
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Civil and state ensign  |
| Proportion |
2:3 |
| Adopted |
1992 |
| Design |
Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue superimposed by the Croatian coat of arms. |
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| Variant flag of Croatia |
| Use |
Naval ensign  |
| Proportion |
2:3 |
| Adopted |
1992 |
| Design |
Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue superimposed by the emblem of the Croatian Navy. |
The Croatian flag consists of three equal size, horizontal stripes in the pan-Slavic colours red, white and blue. In the middle is the Coat of Arms of Croatia.
The red-white-blue tricolour has been used as the Croatian flag since 1848, symbolising the Pan-Slavic colours. While the Banovina of Croatia existed within the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, it had a similar flag without the modern crown above the chequy. While Croatia was part of SFR Yugoslavia its tricolour was the same, but it had a five-pointed red star with a yellow border in place of the coat of arms. The star was replaced by the coat in May 1990, shortly after the first multi-party elections. The current flag and the coat of arms were officially adopted on December 21, 1990, about ten months before the proclamation of independence from Yugoslavia and a day before the Constitution of Croatia on 22 December 1990. The shield is in the red and white checks of Croatia. Above is a row of shields of its various regions. From left to right they are the ancient arms of Croatia, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia.
Other official flags in Croatia
Standard of the President of the Republic of Croatia.
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Naval jack. Flag ratio: 2:3
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