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.
Modern 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. |
.png.webp) | 21 December 1990 – present | Flag of Croatia (vertical) |
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). |
 | 1990 – present | Standard of the Prime Minister of Croatia | |
 | 1990 – present | Standard of the Speaker of the Croatian Parliament | |
 | 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 |
 | 1941–1945 | Flag of Minister of Armed Forces in Independent State of Croatia | |
 | 1941–1945 | Flag of Minister in Independent State of Croatia | |
_in_Independent_State_of_Croatia.svg.png.webp) | 1941–1945 | Flag of Vojskovođa (Marchal) in Independent State of Croatia |
Military
Army
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1991—present | Flag of the Croatian Army | Green background with the shoulder sleeve insignia of the Croatian Army in the center |
 | 1991 | Flag of the Croatian National Guard | Green background with the shoulder sleeve insignia of the Croatian National Guard in the center |
Independent State of Croatia (1941–1945)
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1941–1945 | Flag of Commander of the Armed Forces in 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 |
Navy
| Flag | Date | Party | 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. |
.gif) | 1 March 1999 – present | Naval flag defence minister | |
.gif) | 1 March 1999 – present | Naval flag Chief of the General Staff | |
.gif) | 1 March 1999 – present | Naval flag of the General | |
 | 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 |
Independent State of Croatia (1941–1945)
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | 1941–1945 | Naval Ensign of NDH (1941-1944) Naval Jack of the NDH (1944-1945) | 2:3 squares 5×5 (total ratio 2:3) |
.svg.png.webp) | 1944–1945 | Naval Ensign of the NDH (1944-1945) | A tricolour of red, white, and blue and the NDH coat of arms. The flag used Ustaše colors, proportions 2:3. |
 | 1941–1945 | Civil Ensign 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 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 the Air Force of the Independent State of Croatia | |
Air Force
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of Croatian Air Force | ||
Coast Guard
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of Croatian Coast Guard | ||
Police
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of Croatian Police | ||
Security and Intelligence Agency
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of Security and Intelligence Agency | ||
Subnational flags
| Flag | Administrative division | Adopted | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  | Bjelovar-Bilogora County | A horizontal bicolor of yellow and green with the county's coat of arms in the center | |
 |  | Brod-Posavina County | A blue field with two diagonal white stripes and the county's coat of arms in the center[1] | |
 |  | Dubrovnik-Neretva County | A horizontal bicolor of red and white with the county's coat of arms in the center | |
 |  | Istria County | A horizontal bicolor of blue and green with the county's coat of arms in the center[2] | |
 |  | Karlovac County | A horizontal bicolor of red and yellow with the county's coat of arms in the center | |
 |  | Koprivnica-Križevci County | Orthogonally quartered red and blue with the county's coat of arms in the center | |
 |  | 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[3] | |
 |  | Lika-Senj County | Unequal horizontal triband of blue and white with the county's coat of arms in the center[4] | |
 |  | Međimurje County | A vertical bicolor of white and red with the county's coat of arms in the center | |
 |  | Osijek-Baranja County | Five unequal horizontal stripes of white and blue with the county's coat of arms in the center[5] | |
 |  | Požega-Slavonia County | Unequal horizontal triband of green and yellow with the county's coat of arms in the center | |
 |  | Primorje-Gorski Kotar County | A sky blue field with the county's coat of arms between two thin white horizontal stripes[6] | |
 |  | Šibenik-Knin County | A blue field with the county's coat of arms between two thin white horizontal stripes[7] | |
 |  | 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[8] | |
 |  | Split-Dalmatia County | Unequal vertical stripes of yellow and blue with the county's coat of arms in the center of the yellow part[9] | |
 |  | Varaždin County | Five horizontal stripes of red and white with the county's coat of arms at the hoist side[10] | |
 |  | Virovitica-Podravina County | Horizontal triband of blue and white with the county's coat of arms in the center[11] | |
 |  | Vukovar-Srijem County | Seven horizontal stripes of yellow and white with the county's coat of arms in the center[12] | |
 |  | Zadar County | Two white and blue horizontal stripes separated by a wavy line, with the county's coat of arms in the center[13] | |
 |  | Zagreb County | Five horizontal stripes of green and white with the county's coat of arms in the center[14] | |
 |  | City of Zagreb | The city's coat of arms on a blue field.[15] | |
City flags
Political flags
| Flag | Date | Party | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1989–present | Croatian Democratic Union | |
 | 1990–present | Social Democratic Party of Croatia | |
| Link to file | 1989–present | Croatian Peasant Party | |
 | 2011–present | Human Shield | |
 | 1991–1993 (officially) | Croatian Defence Forces | Paramilitary arm of the Croatian Party of Rights (HSP) |
 | 1997–present | Socialist Labour Party of Croatia | |
| Link to file | 1998-2015 | Party of Danube Serbs | |
 | 1937-1990 | League of Communists of Croatia | |
 | 1905-1918 | Flag of the Serb-Croatian friendship (Croat-Serb Coalition) | A combination of the Croatian and Serbian tricolors, with a green crest of two shaking hands (not displayed) |
Ethnic groups flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 9 April 2005–present (1997-present in eastern Slavonia) | Flag of the Serbs of Croatia | The Serbian tricolor (a horizontal triband of red, blue and white) |
 | ???–present | Flag of Pannonian Rusyns in Croatia | The Croatian tricolor (a horizontal triband of red, white and blue) with a coat of arms that is similar to the coat of arms of Carpathian Ukraine |
 | ???–present | Flag of Šokci | |
 | ???–present | Flag of the Bunjevci |
Historical
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | ???–1945 | Flag of the German community (Volksdeutsche) in Croatia.[16] |
Historical flags
Historical national flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | 27 June 1990 – 21 December 1990 | Early flag of the Republic of Croatia (federal unit of Yugoslavia).[17] 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. |
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1990 | Flag that represented Croatia during the fight for independence but prior to the official adoption of the current flag. Used by the people, their elected representatives[18] and especially by the Croatian diaspora between 1945 and 1990. | A tricolour of red, white and blue, coat of arms of Croatia with the first field being white. |
.svg.png.webp) | 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. |
 | 8 May 1945–18 January 1947 | Flag of People's Republic of Croatia (subdivision of FPR Yugoslavia). | A tricolour of red, white, and blue with a 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. |
.svg.png.webp) | 1941–1945 | State 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 of the state 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 | Civil 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. |
| 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. |
.svg.png.webp) | 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.[19] | 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).[20][21] Civil flag, official on all levels. | A tricolour of red, white, and blue. The flag used Croatian colors, proportions 2:3. |
.svg.png.webp) | 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.[20][21] | 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
| Flag | 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 |
Coronation Standards
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | 1618 | Banner of Croatia at Ferdinand II's coronation | Banner with the arms of Croatia |
.svg.png.webp) | 1618 | Banner of Slavonia at Ferdinand II's coronation | Banner with the arms of Slavonia |
Historical regional flags
| Flag | 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 |
 | mid 1800's-1852; 1860–1918 | Flag of the Kingdom of Slavonia | Three horizontal bars of blue, white and red. 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 |
Historical flags (medieval)
| Flag | 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 |
.svg.png.webp) | 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 |
Republic of Ragusa flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1358–1808 | Flag of Republic of Dubrovnik | Saint Blaise, patron saint of Dubrovnik, today the official flag of the City of Dubrovnik |
 | 1358–1808 | Variant flag of Republic of Ragusa | |
 | 1358–1808 | State and war flag and naval ensign | |
 | 1358–c.1667 | Civil ensign | |
.svg.png.webp) | c.1667-1807 | Civil and merchant flag | |
 | 1358–1808 | Secondary ensign | |
Other
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1996-1998 | United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Sirmium | Flag of the United Nations |
 | 1921 | Flag of the Labin Republic | |
 | 1919–1920 | Italian Regency of Carnaro | |
Flag Proposal
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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1990 | Proposal by Krsto Mažuranić | |
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1990 | Proposals by Boris Ljubičić |
Croatian people in other countries
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 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 |
Burgees of Croatia
| Flag | Club |
|---|---|
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Opatija |
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Orion |
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Pesja |
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Plav |
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Rijeka |
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Split |
References
- 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)
- "Флаг немцев в Хорватии купить в Киеве - магазин флагов - ЗНАМЕНОСЕЦ".
- 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.
- http://www.pictures.glasgacke.hr/2018/10659_1550315504.jpg
- 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.
- Heimer, Željko; Zdvořák, Janko Ehrlich. "Croatia in the Habsburg Empire". crwflags.com. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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