Bosnia and Herzegovina - Flag of 1992

Last modified: 2005-08-06 by dov gutterman
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by Željko Heimer, 29 January 2005

• Bosnian Flag 1992-1998
• Vertical Flag
• An Unofficial Variation
• Heraldry and the Origin of the Bosnian Fleur-de-lis

See also:

• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - Flags Proposed upon Independence
• Sandzak in Yugoslavia [Serbia & Montenegro], for a similar Coat of Arms

Bosnian Flag 1992-1998

Reuters has an article about the new Bosnia and Herzegovina flag. This article reads that Bosnian Moslem leader Alija Izetbegovic, the chairman of the country's collective presidency, has proposed declaring the old flag with the fleur de lis to be the banner of the Bosnian Moslem people.
Mark Sensen, 5 February 1998

Official Bosnia-Herzegovina flag, adopted 6th of April 1992 temporarly, and 20th of May permanently. Was the first flag to be waved by Bosnia on East River, Barcelona Olympics, etc. Lasted till Westendorp's new corn-flake-flag.
Velid-aga Jerlagic, 13 April 1998

Communique of the Mission of the Republic of B&H to Commandant Du Payrat 14 April 1997 include a (not extremely useful) construction sheet of the Coat of Arms and a drawing of the flag. The flag does not have a construction sheet but the caption says "manufactured measures to be proportional to those in the layout". The shown flag is a vertical flag, and as far as I am aware all the official documentation consider the flag to be vertical, even if it was used as horizontal fl