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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosna i Hercegovina

by Zeljko Heimer 15-NOV-1995

Bosnian Muslim flag
Stranka Demokratske Akcije flag

Federation of Bosnia & Herzegovina
Republic of Serbska
Heraldry in B&H;: arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina and on origin of Fleur-de-lys
Herzeg-Bosnia
Western Bosnia
International Forces in B&H

See also:

Sandzak in Yugoslavia,
CIA World factbook 1995 for information about Bosnia
Napredak, Croats in Bosnia Web pages, on symbols in B&H.;

Bosnian Muslim flag

taken from Napredak pages

The flag is vert, fess argent, crescent outlined vert.
zeljko heimer 14-NOV-1995

I am reasonably sure I saw this flag in 1992 being used by Muslims in the Croat Army in the Karlovac sector. At the same time there was a shrine in the main square in Zagreb to the victims of Serb aggression. The flags of the victims including the flag s of Croatia, Slovenia, Hungary (I think) and this green flag representing the Muslims - presumably the Bosnian flag hadn't been finalized at this time.
stuart notholt 15-NOV-1995

I am fairly sure that the flag that could be both in Zagreb at that time was the "SDA flag" similar to this one, and similar to Israeli one, i.e. with the white borders up and down. But, the flag is surely unofficial, so I souldn't wonder to see wariat ions of it. However, I must admit I like better this "Israeli like" version.

As of Bosnian flag, I supose you are right. I don't recolect when this came in use, but I know that in first issue of banknotes in Sarajevo, the old coat of arms of Bosnia was used (hand with sabre), and that was in July 1992. Later issues (Jan 1993, A ug 1992, and Aug 1994) have the new arms with fleurs de lys. So we can conclude out of this that the new flag came in use in the secon half of 1992.
zeljko heimer 17-NOV-1995

Stranka Demokratske Akcije flag

by zeljko heimer 18-NOV-1995

Such a flag was used in 1989 and 1990 by SDA (Stranka Demokratske Akcije, Party of Democtaric Action), leading Bosnian Muslim party in last ellections for Bosnian parlament before the war. I supose it is still used by them in Bosnia.
zeljko heimer 15-JUL-1995