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| "Tricolour" (Тробојка / Trobojka) | |
| Use | Ethnic flag |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | 2005 1997 (regionally in Eastern Slavonia by the Joint Council of Municipalities) |
| Design | Horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and white |
| Designed by | Serb National Council |
The flag of the Serbs of Croatia is the ethnic flag of the Serbs of Croatia. It was introduced as the official symbol on 9 April 2005 by the decision of the Serb National Council (body of self-government of the Serbs of Croatia in matters regarding civil rights and cultural identity) with prior consent of the Council for Ethnic Minorities of the Republic of Croatia. [1] At the time of the statewide introduction, the flag was already officially used in Eastern Slavonia since the 14 November 1997 decision of the Joint Council of Municipalities, made at the final stage of the UNTAES deployment in the region. [2]
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The flag of Serbs of Croatia is virtually identical to the civil flag of Serbia and the flag of Republika Srpska, differing only in very subtle color shades of red and blue. [3] The flag was handed over to representatives of Serbian minority in Croatia by the Ambassador of Serbia to Croatia on 8 July 2005 at the ceremony organized to mark the occasion of the introduction of the flag, [3] thereby giving it additional legitimacy in the Serb community. [3]
