Flag of Bosnia & Herzegovina

Flag of Bosnia & Herzegovina
Facts, history and meaning about the flag of Bosnia & Herzegovina

Bosnia & Herzegovina is located in Europe.

The official ISO 3166 code for Bosnia & Herzegovina is:

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The current flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina was adopted on February 4, 1998. There was a reason behind the design change, they wanted all ethnic groups in the country to be represented on the flag.

The previous flag had symbols originating from the Middle Ages, with a coat of arms comprised of six golden lilies from the reign of Tvrtko Kotromanić.

The triangle on the flag symbolizes Bosnia - Herzegovina, the stars are a symbol of Europe, where two half stars show that the number of stars are not set. The blue color of the flag was first intended to be the same blue color as the UN flag, but it was changed to resemble the EU flag instead.


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