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by Zeljko Heimer, 27 September 2000
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According to the information provided by a visitor to my
pages, Michael Eisenblaetter, the flag of the Western Herzegovina
Canton (Zapadnohercegovac<ka
z<upanija/Zapadnohercegovac<ki kanton) is adopted in its
constitution and is equal to the flag adopted by the Canton 10 (Herzeg-Bosnia Canton ). That is, of course,
the flag of the former Croat Republic of
Herzeg-Bosnia . The information is based on his research on
some other topics while reading a book issued by the Federal (of
B&H) Ministry of Justice named "Constitutions of
B&H, the Federation of B&H, the Republic of Srpska and
the cantons/counties" or something like that (in Bosnian).
It is quite possible that the book is issued in English too. The
flag of Herzeg-Bosnia is basically a variation of the Croatian
flag. It differs only in the coat of arms, which is itself only a
sligh variation of the Croatian coat of arms, differing in the
shape of the shield, and having a golden tripple wattle ornament
in chief.
I agree with Mr. Eisenblaetter's assumption that the
contitutional court probably made similar decision about this
flag as about the flag of the Canton 10, and that a new flag is
to be designed
Zeljko Heimer , 24 May 2000
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by Zeljko Heimer, 27 September 2000
A visitor of my FAME pages, Drago Martinovic, informed me that
the coat of arms and the flag of Medugorje shall be adopted on 28
January 2002. I required more information, hopefully I'll get
some.
Medjugorje is small place in Western Herzegovina Canton. It
became world known as pilgrimage spot when (some 20 years ago,
IIRC) some children there claimed to have been contacted by
Virgin Mary. If I am not much mistaken, the official Roman
Catholic Church have never made an official standpoint regarding
the events, but anyway, the rivers of pilgrims never stopped
going there, not even in the time of the hottest war in B&H.
Zeljko Heimer</