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The flag of Croatia consists of three horizontal stripes of equal width in red, white and blue with a coat of arms in the centre. It is one of the symbols of the Republic of Croatia, a Central and Southern European country that gained its independence from Yugoslavia in 1991. It was adopted on 21st December 1990. Of a dimension of 1:2, the Croatia flag is the national flag of Croatia. The merchant and state maritime flag has the same design as the national flag with the Croatian coats of arms in the centre except that it is a rectangular flag with a 2:3 ratio. On the flag used by the navy, also in a 2:3 ratio, two yellow anchors can be seen behind the coat of arms, crossed in the centre of the flag, this coat of arms and anchor together form the emblem of the Croatian navy.

Main information of the country:

Capital: Zagreb

Surface Area: 56,542 km²

Number of inhabitants: 4,500,000

Currency: Kuna

Official language: Croatian, Serbian

National Day: May 30

History of the Croatian coat of arms and significance of the Croatia flag

The tricolour flag of Croatia is composed of the pan Slavic colors red white blue. These colours are used on the flags of States of Slavic origin such as Russia, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Slovakia and Slovenia. The Slavic people are the largest ethnolinguistic group in Europe today.

In the centre of the Croatian flag is the emblem of the Croatian coat of arms. The Croatian coat of arms is called šahovnica, which means the chessboard in Croatian. This coat of arms includes a 25-square chessboard, which is referred to in heraldry as gules and silver (i. e. red and white). This red and white chessboard is also found on the Croatian Jersey’s football team when they play at home, that in their country. The chequered coat of arms is surmounted by a crown with 5 shields. Each shield refers to a historical region of Croatia.

The first shield refers to the ancient arms of Zagreb. It is composed of a blue background (light blue) with a silver crescent in the lower part and a gold star in the upper part. The second shield illustrates the colours of the Republic of Dubrovnik (formerly Ragusa): a dark blue background with two horizontal red stripes. In the third shield, which represents Dalmatia, Croatia's coastal region bordering the Adriatic Sea, there are three golden leopard heads with crowns on an azure background. The 4th coat of arms bears the emblem of a golden goat with red hooves and horns on a blue background, symbol of Istria, the historical region that forms the Adriatic Peninsula (the little horn of Croatia to the east). And finally, the 4th shield is the emblem of the kingdom of Slavonia, now a broad agrarian plain in the west of the country which consists of an azure background crossed by a strip in the lower part of red (gules) bordered by white (silver) with in its center a marten of black and white pines, a small animal of the weasel family with brown fur. The upper part of the last shield contains a golden star with 6 branches.

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All Croatia's national flags are available in our European flag section. You will find small table flags, large Croatian flags, banners and flags, pennant, garland of 20 flags, windsocks, bicycle or car flags, flag poles, flag sets, flag etiquette, flag cases, feather flags, outdoor flags, miniature flags, polyester flags, nylon flags, custom flag, pirate flags, printed flags and many other flag accessories on our onlinne flag store.

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