Tuzla Canton (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

Tuzlanski kanton

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Flag of Tuzla Canton - Image by Željko Heimer, 2 October 2000

• Flag of Tuzla Canton
• Coat of arms of Tuzla Canton
• Tuzla-Podrinje Canton, 1996-1999

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  • Tuzla
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See also:

• Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Flag of Tuzla Canton

The symbols of Tuzla Canton are prescribed by Law Zakon o grbu i zastavi Tuzlanskog kantona, adopted by the Canton Assembly on 31 December 1999 and published in the Canton official gazette Službeni novine Tuzlanskog kantona, with effect on the day of publication.
The use of the symbols is prescribed by Law Zakon o upotrebi grba i zastave Tuzlanskog kantona, adopted by the Canton Assembly on 31 December 1999 and published in Službeni novine Tuzlanskog kantona, with effect on the day of publication.

The flag is described in Article 4 of the Law on the symbols as follows:

The flag of Tuzla Canton is blue, in shade equal to the blue shade used in the coat of arms. In the geometric center of the flag is the coat of Aarms of Tuzla Canton with additional eight stars set on the same circular path as the stars in the coat of arms, thus four stars towards the top of the flag and four stars towards its bottom. The flag is in rectangular shape. The ratio of the length to the width of the flag is 1:2.

Željko Heimer, 7 May 2000

Coat of arms of Tuzla Canton

Coat of arms of Tuzla Canton - Image by Željko Heimer, 2 October 2000

The coat of arms is prescribed in Article 3 of the Law on the symbols as follows:

The coat of arms of Tuzla Canton is in shape of a shield with a yellow border. There are four eccentric circular fields located in the coat of arms from top left [non heraldic description] towards bottom being blue, green, black and white. In the blue field are three yellow stars following the circular line formed by the edge of the blue and green fields.

The white field of the coat of arms represents salt, Tuzla (from Turkish, tuz, "salt") being known as Salt Town. Coal is another mining product of importance in the region, representing by the black field. The green field is then the top layer of the ground with vegetation and the blue field is the sky.
The yellow stars on blue are a reference to the national flag. The number of the stars probably has no particular meaning, as it is the case with the stars on the national flag; this is further supported by the fact that there are more stars on the flag than on the coat of arms. However, the three stars on the coat of arms might refer to the three main ethnic groups of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Željko Heimer, 7 May 2000

Tuzla-Podrinje Canton, 1996-1999

Flag and arms of Tuzla-Podrinje Canton, 1996-2000, two renditions
Top, after official documents - Images by Velid-aga Jerlagić & Jorge Candeias, 13 April 1998
Bottom, after a local informer - Images by Željko Heimer, 2 October 2000

Tuzla Canton was called Tuzla-Podrinje Canton (Tuzlansko-podrinjski kanton) until February 1999. The name of the canton was changed since Drina river does not flow in the canton (Podrinje means "region near the Drina region").

The symbols of Tuzla-Podrinje Canton are prescribed in Law Zakon o utvroivanju i upotrebi grba i zastave Tuzlansko-podrinjskog kantona, adopted in 1996 by the Canton Assembly and published in the Canton official gazette Službeni novine Tuzlansko-podrinjskog kantona, No. 4.

Željko Heimer, 7 May 2000