Croatia

Information about the Croatian Flag: Colors and Meaning of the Flag of Croatia

:: Meaning of the Croatian Flag ::

The national flag of Croatia contains three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and blue – the Pan-Slav colors – superimposed by the Croatian coat of arms; the coat of arms consists of one main shield (a checkerboard of 13 red and 12 silver (white) fields) surmounted by five smaller shields that form a crown over the main shield; the five small shields represent five historic regions, they are (from left to right): Croatia, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Istria, and Slavonia.

Note: The Pan-Slav colors were inspired by the 19th-century flag of Russia.

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