List of Croatian flags

For more information on main flags see article: Flag of Croatia

This is a list of flags which have been, or are still today, used in Croatia or by Croatians and Croats.

Current flags[]

National flag[]

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	21 December 1990 – present	Flag of Croatia	Three equal horizontal fields, red on the top, white in the middle and blue on the bottom; the national coat of arms in the centre.

Presidential standard[]

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1 November 1990 – present	Standard of the President of Croatia	A square blue field with a border of red and white squares; in the center a version of the national coat of arms and a red-white-blue ribbon with the letters "RH" (the initials of the country's full name in Croatian, Republika Hrvatska).

Maritime flags[]

Date	Use	Description
	Civil and state ensign of Croatia	Identical to the national flag, but with 2:3 proportions.
1 March 1999 – present	Naval ensign of Croatia (ensign of the Croatian Navy)	Same as the civil ensign, but with two crossed anchors behind the coat of arms.
1 March 1999 – present	Naval jack of Croatia	A blue field with red and white border, with the national coat of arms and two crossed anchors in the centre.
1 March 1999 – present	Flag of the Commander of the Croatian Navy
1 March 1999 – present	Flag of an admiral
1 March 1999 – present	Flag of an Admiral of the Fleet
1 March 1999 – present	Flag of a vice admiral
1 March 1999 – present	Flag of a rear admiral
1 March 1999 – present	Flag of a commodore
1 March 1999 – present	Pennant of the commander of a fleet of naval vessels
1 March 1999 – present	Pennant of the commander of a flotilla of naval vessels
1 March 1999 – present	Pennant of the commander of a division of naval vessels
1 March 1999 – present	Pennant of the commander of a group of naval vessels
1 March 1999 – present	Pennant of the most senior commander of a naval vessel
1 March 1999 – present	Pennant of the commander of a naval vessel

Historical national flags []

Date	Use	Description
1990	Flag that represented Croatia during the fight for independence but prior to the official adoption of the current flag. Used by the people and their elected representatives.	A tricolour of red, white and blue, coat of arms of Croatia with the first field being white.
27 June 1990–21 December 1990	Early flag of the Republic of Croatia (federal unit of Yugoslavia).^[1] Also flag of Croatian political opposition in exile 1945 - 1990	Three equal horizontal fields, red on the top, white in the middle and blue on the bottom, Coat of arms of Croatia in the center of the middle field. The first field of the coat of arms was never specified in the Croatian constitution. The flag used Republic of Croatia colors, proportions 1:2.
18 January 1947–27 June 1990	Flag of Socialist Republic of Croatia (subdivision of SFR Yugoslavia).	A tricolour of red, white, and blue with a (golden-rimmed) red star in the center. The flag used Yugoslav colors, proportions 1:2.
15 December 1943–8 May 1945	Flag of the Federal State of Croatia (subdivision of DF Yugoslavia) and also the Croatian branch of the Yugoslav Partisans, used during World War II.	A tricolour of red, white, and blue with a red star in the center of middle field. The flag used Yugoslav colors, proportions 1:2.
9 October 1941 –25 March 1942	"Flag of Croatian-Serbian friendship", an early flag of the Yugoslav Partisan movement	Early flag of the Yugoslav Partisan movement, divided (left half Croat, right half Serb flag). The flag used Yugoslav colors, proportions 2:3.
21 November 1939–17 October 1943 (21 January 1941)	Flag of the Banovina of Croatia (subdivision of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia). Used de facto 1939-1941; legally valid 1939-1943.	A tricolour of red, white, and blue. The flag used Yugoslav colors, proportions 2:3.
21 November 1939–17 October 1943 (21 January 1941)	Variant with coat of arms of the flag of the Banovina of Croatia	A tricolour of red, white, and blue. The flag used Yugoslav colors, proportions 2:3.
1918	Flag of State of Slovenes, Croats and Serbs	A tricolour of red, white, and blue. The flag used Yugoslav colors, proportions 1:2.
1860–1918	Unofficial, but more common, flag of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia, which used a different crown on top of the shield.^[2]	A tricolour of red, white, and blue, with the composite coat of arms of the Triune Kingdom superimposed and centred The flag used Croatian colors, proportions 2:3.
1860–1918	The tricolour was again made legal in Croatia, and in 1868, made the Flag of the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (subdivision of the Austria-Hungary). State flag, unofficial outside Croatia-Slavonia.	A tricolour of red, white, and blue, with the composite coat of arms of the Triune Kingdom superimposed and centred The flag used Croatian colors, proportions 2:3.
1860–1918	The tricolour was again made legal in Croatia, and in 1868, made the Civil flag the Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia (subdivision of the Austria-Hungary).^[3]^[4] Civil flag, official on all levels.	A tricolour of red, white, and blue. The flag used Croatian colors, proportions 2:3.
8 March 1852 – 1868	Flag of the Kingdom of Croatia (subdivision of the Austrian Empire). Official on all levels.	Two bars of red and white. The flag used Croatian colors, proportions 1:2. The flag design was similar to the flag of Monaco.
1848–1852	Flag of the Kingdom of Croatia (subdivision of the Austrian Empire). The flag was banned from 1852 to 1860.^[5]^[4]	A tricolour of red, white, and blue with the triune coat of arms in the center. The flag used Croatian colors, proportions 1:2.

Royal Bans Standards[]

Date	Use	Description
1868–1871	Royal bans Standard of Baron Levin Rauch	Red-White-Blue flag, A-side Royal COA, B-side Bans family crest
1860–1867	Royal bans Standard of Baron Josip Šokčević	Red-White-Blue flag, A-side Royal COA, B-side Bans family crest
1848–1859	Royal bans Standard of Count Josip Jelačić Bužimski	Red-White-Blue flag, A-side Royal COA, B-side Bans family crest
1680-1690	Royal bans Standard of Nikola III Erdody	A-side Royal COA, B-side Bans family crest

Independent State of Croatia (1941–1945)[]

Date	Use	Description
1941–1945	Flag of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH)	A tricolour of red, white, and blue with the Ustaše symbol in top-left corner (letter "U" surrounded by Croatian interlace) and the Croatian coat of arms (but with the first field white, as opposed to red) in the center. The flag used Ustaše colors, proportions 2:3.
1941–1945	Variant flag of the NDH	A variant of tricolour of red, white, and blue with the Ustaše symbol in top-left corner and the Croatian coat of arms in the center. The flag used Ustaše colors, proportions 2:5.
1941–1945	Merchant flag of the NDH	A tricolour of red, white, and blue with the Ustaše symbol in top-left corner, but without the Croatian coat of arms. The flag used Ustaše colors, proportions 2:3.
1941–1945	Flag of the NDH	A tricolour of red, white, and blue without the Ustaše symbol and the Croatian coat of arms. Similar to the Dutch flag, proportions 2:3.
1941–1945	War flag of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH). In use in pro Nazi Croatia 1941-1945 (n.b. illegal)	A tricolour of red, white, and blue and the NDH coat of arms. The flag used Ustaše colors, proportions 2:3.
1941–1945	Standard of the Poglavnik (Head of State) of the Independent State of Croatia	Standard of the Poglavnik of the Independent State of Croatia
1941–1944	Naval Ensign of the Independent State of Croatia 1941 (from 1944 Naval Jack)	2:3 squares 5×5 (total ratio 2:3)
1944–1945	Naval Jack of the Independent State of Croatia 1944 (up to 1944 Naval Ensign variant)	2:3 squares 5×5 (total ratio 2:3)
1941–1945	Flag of the Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia
1941–1945	Flag of Minister of Armed Forces in Independent State of Croatia
1941–1945	Flag of Minister in Independent State of Croatia
1941–1945	Flag of Vojskovođa (Marchal) in Independent State of Croatia
1941–1945	Flag of Commander of the Armed Forces in Independent State of Croatia
1941–1945	Flag of an admiral of the Independent State of Croatia
1941–1945	Flag of a vice admiral of Independent State of Croatia
1941–1945	Flag of a rear admiral of the Independent State of Croatia
1941–1945	Flag of a general of the infantry, artillery, etc. of Independent State of Croatia
1941–1945	Flag of a lieutenant general of the Independent State of Croatia
1941–1945	Flag of a general of the Independent State of Croatia

Historical regional flags[]

Date	Use	Description
1820–1918	Flag of the Kingdom of Dalmatia	Two horizontal bars of blue and gold. Proportions 1:2.
1852–1868	Flag of the Kingdom of Slavonia	Two horizontal bars of blue and silver. Proportions 1:2
1779–1924	Flag of Corpus separatum Rijeka	Historical flag of the city of Rijeka
1849–1918	Flag of Margraviate of Istria in the Austrian Littoral	Historical flag of the region of Istria
1358–1808	Flag of Republic of Dubrovnik	Saint Blaise, patron saint of Dubrovnik, today the official flag of the City of Dubrovnik

Historical flags (medieval)[]

Date	Use	Description
1444	Flag of Croatian troops in Varna battle	Banner of Croatian soldiers (white flag with black cross) under leadership of Franko Talovac in the battle of Varna
1444	Flag of Croatian troops in Varna battle	Banner (black flag) of Rafael Herczeg's banderium, bishop of Bosnia, in the battle of Varna
1526	Flag of Croatian troops in Mohacs battle	Banner of Croatian troops (chessboard) in battle of Mohacs, carried by one of the captains of Croatian ban
1526	Flag of Croatian troops in Mohacs battle	Banner of Croatian troops (St. Andrew's Cross) in battle of Mohacs, carried by one of the captains of Croatian ban
1526	Flag of Croatian troops in Mohacs battle	Banner of Croatian troops (red with a cross) in battle of Mohacs, carried by one of the captains of Croatian ban
1526	Flag of Croatian troops in Mohacs battle	Banner of Croatian troops (divided in two halves, upper is red with cross, lower is white-red) in battle of Mohacs, carried by one of the captains of Croatian ban
1526	Flag of Croatian troops in Mohacs battle	Banner of Croatian troops (arpadian) in battle of Mohacs, carried by one of the captains of Croatian ban
1526	Flag of Croatian troops in Mohacs battle	Banner of Croatian troops (divided on red and white with spears) in battle of Mohacs, carried by one of the captains of Croatian ban
1526	Flag of Croatian troops in Mohacs battle	Banner of Croatian troops (Hungarian) in battle of Mohacs, carried by one of the captains of Croatian ban

Subnational flags[]

Flag	Date	Use	Description
		Flag of Bjelovar-Bilogora County	A horizontal bicolor of yellow and green with the county's coat of arms in the center
		Flag of Brod-Posavina County	A blue field with two diagonal white stripes and the county's coat of arms in the center^[6]
		Flag of Dubrovnik-Neretva County	A horizontal bicolor of red and white with the county's coat of arms in the center
		Flag of Istria County	A horizontal bicolor of blue and green with the county's coat of arms in the center^[7]
		Flag of Karlovac County	A horizontal bicolor of red and yellow with the county's coat of arms in the center
		Flag of Koprivnica-Križevci County	Orthogonally quartered red and blue with the county's coat of arms in the center
		Flag of Krapina-Zagorje County	A red field with narrow gold stripes at the top and bottom and the county's coat of arms in the center^[8]
		Flag of Lika-Senj County	Unequal horizontal triband of blue and white with the county's coat of arms in the center^[9]
		Flag of Međimurje County	A vertical bicolor of white and red with the county's coat of arms in the center
		Flag of Osijek-Baranja County	Five unequal horizontal stripes of white and blue with the county's coat of arms in the center^[10]
		Flag of Požega-Slavonia County	Unequal horizontal triband of green and yellow with the county's coat of arms in the center
		Flag of Primorje-Gorski Kotar County	A sky blue field with the county's coat of arms between two thin white horizontal stripes^[11]
		Flag of Šibenik-Knin County	A blue field with the county's coat of arms between two thin white horizontal stripes^[12]
		Flag of Sisak-Moslavina County	A blue field with narrow red and white stripes along either the hoist or the top side and the county's coat of arms in the center^[13]
		Flag of Split-Dalmatia County	Unequal vertical stripes of yellow and blue with the county's coat of arms in the center of the yellow part^[14]
		Flag of Varaždin County	Five horizontal stripes of red and white with the county's coat of arms at the hoist side^[15]
		Flag of Virovitica-Podravina County	Horizontal triband of blue and white with the county's coat of arms in the center^[16]
		Flag of Vukovar-Srijem County	Seven horizontal stripes of yellow and white with the county's coat of arms in the center^[17]
		Flag of Zadar County	Two white and blue horizontal stripes separated by a wavy line, with the county's coat of arms in the center^[18]
		Flag of Zagreb County	Five horizontal stripes of green and white with the county's coat of arms in the center^[19]
		Flag of the City of Zagreb	The city's coat of arms on a blue field.^[20]

Other[]

Date	Use	Description
1905–1918	Flag of the Serb-Croatian friendship	A combination of the Croatian and Serbian tricolors, with a green crest of two shaking hands (not displayed)
1992–1994	Flag of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia	A tricolor of red, white, and blue with the coat of arms of Herzeg-Bosnia in the center
9 April 2005–present	Flag of the Serbs of Croatia	The Serbian tricolor (a horizontal triband of red, blue and white)
	Flag of the Italians of Croatia	The flag of Italy (a vertical triband of green, white, and red)

References[]

^ 20. lipanj 1990. - Prijedlog o promjeni imena i grba države [20 June 1990 - Proposal on the change of name and coat of arms of the state] (Motion picture, TV kalendar). Zagreb, Croatia: Croatian Radiotelevision. 2015-06-20.
^ Jelena Boršak-Marijanović, Zastave kroz stoljeća (Flags thru the centuries), Croatian His0ory Museum, Zagreb, 1996, p. 110
^ Heimer, Željko. "Hrvatska-povijesne zastave". zeljko-heimer-fame.from.hr. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Heimer, Željko; Zdvořák, Janko Ehrlich. "Croatia in the Habsburg Empire". crwflags.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
^ Heimer, Željko. "Hrvatska-povijesne zastave". zeljko-heimer-fame.from.hr. Retrieved 2 March 2019.
^ Brodsko-posavska županija: Grb i zastava (in Croatian)
^ Istarska županija: Grb i zastava (in Croatian)
^ Službeni Glasnik Krapinsko-Zagorske Županije, Article 9 (in Croatian)
^ Ličko-senjska županija: Opći podatci (in Croatian)
^ Znamenja Osječko-baranjske županije/The Symbols of Osijek-Baranja County (in Croatian and English)
^ Primorsko-goranska županija: Službena obilježja (in Croatian)
^ Šibensko-kninska županija: Grb i zastava (in Croatian)
^ Sisačko-moslavačka županija: Zastava i grb (in Croatian) An image of the flag with horizontal stripes is shown, but the accompanying text says the red and white stripes should be vertical and at the left ("Zastava započinje s lijeva crvenom okomitom trakom").
^ Splitsko-dalmatinska županija: Grb i zastava Archived 2016-03-08 at the Wayback Machine, Article 3 (in Croatian)
^ Varaždinska županija: Opće informacije (in Croatian)
^ Virovitičko-podravska županija: Heraldika (in Croatian)
^ Vukovarsko-srijemska županija: Osnovni podaci (in Croatian)
^ Zadarske županija: Zastava i grb Zadarske županije Archived 2015-06-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)
^ Zagrebačka županija: Grb i zastava (in Croatian)
^ Grb i zastava Grada Zagreba (in Croatian)

External links[]

Croatia - Historical Flags (1848-1918)

[1] 20. lipanj 1990. - Prijedlog o promjeni imena i grba države [20 June 1990 - Proposal on the change of name and coat of arms of the state] (Motion picture, TV kalendar). Zagreb, Croatia: Croatian Radiotelevision. 2015-06-20.

[2] Jelena Boršak-Marijanović, Zastave kroz stoljeća (Flags thru the centuries), Croatian His0ory Museum, Zagreb, 1996, p. 110

[3] Heimer, Željko. "Hrvatska-povijesne zastave". zeljko-heimer-fame.from.hr. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

[fotw-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Heimer, Željko; Zdvořák, Janko Ehrlich. "Croatia in the Habsburg Empire". crwflags.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.

[5] Heimer, Željko. "Hrvatska-povijesne zastave". zeljko-heimer-fame.from.hr. Retrieved 2 March 2019.

[6] Brodsko-posavska županija: Grb i zastava (in Croatian)

[7] Istarska županija: Grb i zastava (in Croatian)

[8] Službeni Glasnik Krapinsko-Zagorske Županije, Article 9 (in Croatian)

[9] Ličko-senjska županija: Opći podatci (in Croatian)

[10] Znamenja Osječko-baranjske županije/The Symbols of Osijek-Baranja County (in Croatian and English)

[11] Primorsko-goranska županija: Službena obilježja (in Croatian)

[12] Šibensko-kninska županija: Grb i zastava (in Croatian)

[13] Sisačko-moslavačka županija: Zastava i grb (in Croatian) An image of the flag with horizontal stripes is shown, but the accompanying text says the red and white stripes should be vertical and at the left ("Zastava započinje s lijeva crvenom okomitom trakom").

[14] Splitsko-dalmatinska županija: Grb i zastava Archived 2016-03-08 at the Wayback Machine, Article 3 (in Croatian)

[15] Varaždinska županija: Opće informacije (in Croatian)

[16] Virovitičko-podravska županija: Heraldika (in Croatian)

[17] Vukovarsko-srijemska županija: Osnovni podaci (in Croatian)

[18] Zadarske županija: Zastava i grb Zadarske županije Archived 2015-06-11 at the Wayback Machine (in Croatian)

[19] Zagrebačka županija: Grb i zastava (in Croatian)

[20] Grb i zastava Grada Zagreba (in Croatian)

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