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
| Flag | 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
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | 27 June 1990–21 December 1990 | Early flag of the Republic of Croatia (federal unit of Yugoslavia). Also flag of Croatian political opposition in exile 1945 - 1990 [1] | 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. |
.svg.png.webp) | 2 June 1945–27 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 1943–2 June 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. |
.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.[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. |
.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.[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
| 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 |
Independent State of Croatia (1941–1945)
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
.svg.png.webp) | 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. |
.svg.png.webp) | 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 |
.svg.png.webp) | 1941–1944 | Naval Ensign of the Independent State of Croatia 1941 (from 1944 Naval Jack) | 2:3 squares 5×5 (total ratio 2:3) |
.svg.png.webp) | 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 | |
_in_Independent_State_of_Croatia.svg.png.webp) | 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
| 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 |
 | 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)
| 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 |
 | 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
| Flag | 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
- SRH preimenovana u RH [Socialist Republic of Croatia is renamed to Republic of Croatia] (Motion picture, TV kalendar). Zagreb, Croatia: Croatian Radiotelevision. 1990-06-20.
- 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.
- 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)
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