Flag of West Herzegovina Canton
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| Use |  |
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| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | 1992 (Herzeg-Bosnia) March 26, 1996 (West Herzegovina) |
| Design | A horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue with the coat of arms of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia in the center |
The flag of West Herzegovina Canton and Canton 10 flag in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the same as the flag of the former Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia (1992-6). The flag consists of three equal size, horizontal stripes in the pan-Slavic colours arranged in Croat tricolor: red, white and blue. In the middle is the Coat of arms of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia stylized with a triple wattle at the top.
The flag was adopted by the short-lived Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia in 1992 as a variation of Croatian flag and used throughout the war. Since the entity's incorporation into the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1994-6, the flag has come to represent all Croats in the country. However, no official decision has been made about it, since no body has the competency to decide upon this matter. It is more favoured by the country's Croats than the official state flag. Between 1994 and 1996, before the Bosniak-Croat Federation adopted its own symbols, three flags were hoisted in the sessions of the Parlament of the Federation: the flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina of the time, the flag of Bosniaks, and the flag of Herzeg-Bosnia "(that is, the flag of Bosnian Croats, red-white-blue with chequy coat of arms)."
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