Please share the national flag of your country and share what it represents. If you like, also share some flags for different regions.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

The building above is one of three Presidential Palaces in Sarajevo; this one serves as the parliament of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, which covers 51 per cent of the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The flag on the right is the new flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina:

The golden triangle represents Bosnia and Herzegovina's three main peoples: Bosniaks, Bosnian Croats, and Bosnian Serbs. The stars and colors represent Europe and were chosen by the United Nations since, at the time, our parliament could not agree on a design.

The flag on the left is the flag of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina:

The green shield with the Lillicum Bosniacum represents Bosniaks, or Bosnian Muslims. The red and white checkered shield represents Bosnian Croats. Each of the 10 white stars represent a county in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The color white is meant to represent peace, and the color blue is meant to represent the full state of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Here a few more of Bosnia's flags, from throughout history:

Medieval Bosnia:

This is the flag of King Tvrtko, Bosnia and Herzegovina's most powerful medieval King. It was also used during the 1992-1995 war.

During the Ottoman Empire

During Bosnia and Herzegovina's brief period of independence between the Ottoman and Austro-Hungarian Empires, the country used two different flags.

Bosnia (1878):

Herzegovina (1878):

The Yugoslav Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina:

Bosniak flag:

This is the flag most Bosniaks will bring to political rallies, weddings, funerals, and so on.

Hi Mila!

Why did king Tvrtko use Fleur-de-Lys in his coat of arms?? It is the sign of the Capets. Was he related to them? (Maybe with the Hungarian Anjous?)

The official flag of the Republic of Hungary:

This flag is also widely used (even by State Authorities), but not official:

Recently some MP's have an idea to made the second flag official state flag while the first become the national flag, but no one really interested in this question.

The red and silver/white originates from the Coat of Arms of the Arpad dinasty. (In the Heraldic right side of the today coat of arms) The origin of this coat of arms is unknown. Probably it was inspired by the coat of Arms of Aragon. (When it appeared the king's wife was an Aragon princess). These three colours together first appeared in the chancery of Matthias I. Corvinus (ruled 1458-1490). The green comes from the green mound of the state coat of arms with the patriarchal cross.

The tricolor first appeared in the 1848 revolution. It symbolises strengh (red), faithfulness (white) and hope (green).

It's not the Fleur-de-Lys actually. It's the Lillicum Bosniacum, a type of lily that exists only in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This symbol evolved as a symbol of Bosnia completely independent of outside influence. It's nothing more than a weird coincidence.

The Swedish flag - Svenska Flaggan - originates from the late 15th century, when a blue or black bottom with a golden cross was used in the national arms by the king Karl Knutsson. This was later used as a banner by the 16th century Vasa-dynasty kings, who used it as a banner for the navy. The flag was used exclucivly by the Royal family and navy 'til the late 19th century, when ordinary people got permission to hoist the flag

The flag symbolize a golden christian cross on a blue sky

The S�mi flag - S�mileavga - is used by all s�mi in Norway, Sweden, finland and Russia. It was designed and adopted in august 15, 1986. The Blue, red, yellow and green colors of the flag are taken from the S�mi folkcostume. The cirkle represents the sun and the moon - the blue half is the moon and the red is the sun

THE FLAG OF GREECE

"The pattern and colors of the Greek Flag haven't changed a lot since the Revolution of the Greek Nation in 1821. Many people wonder why the founders of the Hellenic Democracy have chosen the symbols, patterns and colors that appear on the National Flag of Greece. It is difficult to unreveal the true intentions of the people responsiblefor the selection of the flag. This is a personal attempt to interpret thedesigns and colors of the flag and its relation to Greece and Hellenism".

THE DESIGN AND PATTENS OF THE FLAG

"The number of the lines is based on the number of the syllables in the Greek phrase: Eleutheria H Thanatos (Freedom or Death)".

FREEDOM OR DEATH

"Freedom or Death was the motto during the years of the Hellenic Revolution against the Ottoman Empire in the 19nth century [There are claims that the number of lines reflects the number of letters in the greek word for Freedom which equals 9]. This word stirred theheart of the oppressed Greeks, it created intense emotions and inspired them to fight and gain their freedom after 400 years of slavery.

The line pattern was chosen because of their similarity with the wavy sea that surounds the shores of Greece.The interchange of blue and white colors makes the Hellenic Flag on a windy day to look like the Aegean Pelagos. Only the quaint islands are missing! The Greek Square Cross that rests on the upper left-side ofthe flag and occupies one fourth of the total area demonstrates the respect and the devotion the Greek people have for the Greek Orthodox Church and signifies the important role of Christianity in the formation of the modern Hellenic Nation.

During the dark years of the Ottoman rule, the Greek Orthodox Church helped the enslaved Greeks to retain their cultural characteristics: the Greek language, the Byzantine religion and generally the Greek ethnic identity, by the institution of the Crypha Scholia (hidden schools).

The Crypha Scholia were a web of schools that operated secretly throughout Greece and were committed in transmitting to the Greeks the wonders of theirancestors and the rest oftheir cultural heritage. Today, Christianity is still the dominant religion among Greeks. Therefore the existence of the Cross is justified."

THE COLORS OF THE FLAG

"Blue and White! These two colors symbolize the blue of the Greek Sea and the Whiteness of the restless Greeks waves!According to the mythic legends, the Goddess of Beauty, Aphrodite emerged from these waves. In addition, it reflects the blue of the Greek Sky and the White of the few clouds that travel in it. There are some who suggest that the blue and white was symbolizes the similar color of the clothing (vrakes) of the Greek sailors during the Greek War of Independence."

Cyrus the great flag:

http://www.persianmirror.com/culture/history/pahlavi.cfm"> This Flag remained the official Flag during the reign of Pahlavi. During the Pahlavi reign, a royal light blue Flag with a royal emblem (right) was developed for the sole purpose of representing the Pahlavi family. During the latter decades of the Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the three-colored only Flag without the lion, sun and the sword was regarded as the National Flag (Melli) and employed by the retailers, private sectors and non-governmental organizations.

Islamic Revolution:

In 1979, the newly established Islamic republic of IRAN removed the lion and the sun, and replaced it with a calligraphic Arabic word design in the Flag center that could either be read as �Allah� (GOD) and or Laelaha Ellallah (there is no God but one almighty God). Then, the word Allaho Akbar (God is the greatest) was placed eleven times along the white stripe in both the green and the red sections, for a total of 22 times to signify the 22nd of Bahman, the day of the �Islamic Republic� founding. For a short period in 1979-80, this was the sole flag of Iran. The same had also been regarded as the National flag of Iran during the Pahlavi rein.

Is unacurrate. Below all the listed Bavarian Flags of the 19th cent. Any Similarity ?

Unidentified 19th Century Flag

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Reported 1848 and 1860

Reported 1824

or any flag that have a strip must be  that  follow the Bavarian!!!! US Flag is more older that the Bavarian

Your observation is strange  and  I repeat  again unaccurate.

TURK FLAGS

Here is anouther important flag from modern day Bosnia and Herzegovina!

Flag Of Republika Srpska

The flag of the Republika Srpska is based on the red-blue-white Serbian tricolour.

The coat of arms of the Republika Srpska shows, on a red shield, overheaded by the Karadjordjevic crown, a bicephalic silver eagle in take off, armed with gold, with golden tongue and legs, the chest covered by a red shield with the Serbian cross (Tocilo), a silver cross with four firesteels.

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1919 - 1928 (King Amanullah Khan)

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1929-1930 (King Nadir Shah)

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1930-1974 (King Zahir Shah)

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1974-1978 (The Republic: Sardar Mohammad Daoud Khan)

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1978-80 (Communist Government: Noor Mohammad Taraki)

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1980-87 (Communist Government: Hafizullah Amin/Babrak Karmal)

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1987-92 (Communist Government: Dr. Najibullah)

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1992-96 (Mujahideen: Burhanuddin Rabbani)

2001 - Present (Afghan Interim Government: Hamid Karzai)

TURKISH REPUBLIC OF

NORTHERN CYPRUS

KUZEY KIBRIS

T�RK CUMHURiYETi

State flag of the TRNC

It was chosen in a competition, which was held to find a state flag

Flag used initialy by the TRNC

The flag of Turkey is the TRNC's national flag. This is because it is the flag  of the Turkish people as well as having links with their Ottoman heritage.

The red colour intially represented the 'west' in the Turkic colour symbols, however since the Turks had been in many battles through out their long history the colour began to represent the Turkish blood. The moon and the star intialy was anciant Turkic symbols,since the Turks were key as the Gazi's of the faith during the many crusades it became a representation of Islam.

Flag of the TRNC depicting the Islamic faith of the Turkish Cypriot peoples.

(Image taken from http://www.muminturk.kk5.org - www.muminturk.kk5.org )

Flag of Sandzak!

Quebec:

http://www.premier.gouv.qc.ca/secteur/bienvenue_quebec/symboles_emblemes_en.htm - http://www.premier.gouv.qc.ca/secteur/bienvenue_quebec/symboles_emblemes_en.htm

On January 21, 1948, at 3 p.m., the Fleurdelis� replaced the Union Jack on the tower of the Parliament Building in Qu�bec City, thereby becoming the official flag of Qu�bec.

The flag adopted the white cross on a blue background used by the French navy in the early days of the colony. Its fleurs-de-lis pointed toward the centre, recalling a flag said to have accompanied Montcalm's army during its victory in 1758 over the British troops at Fort Carillon (now Ticonderoga, New York). Because the original Carillon flag commemorated one of the last great French victories, it became an important symbol in Qu�bec, and, from June 24, 1848 onward, was part of all National Holiday parades and celebrations. In recognizing the Fleurdelis� as the Qu�bec flag, the National Assembly, by a unanimous vote of its members, gave official status to more than four centuries of history and tradition.