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First Bosnian flag in Austria-Hungary (1878)
by Velid-aga Jerlagic
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The first flag proposed and adopted by Austrian-Hungarian authorities, when occupied and proclaimed Bosnia Corpus Separratum, territory that didn't belong to Austria or Hungary.
Velid-aga Jerlagic, 13 April 1998
The coat of Arms is one of Stjepan Vukcic Hrvatinic, Bosnian noble and duke from 14th. century. The original medieval coat of arms had a white background and two red stripes in the top of the shield.
Velid-aga Jerlagic, 13 April 1998
The province of Bosna used normally in the Austrian era a flag red and yellow horizontally; the province of Herzegowina used the same flag but reversed (yellow and red).
Jaume Olle', 6 November 1996
Meyers of 1897 says that Herzegovina was not a landesfarben. Maybe they where adopted later?
But I don't think so, since Bosnia and Herzegovina were administered as one land, and probably red over yellow would be used in Herzegovina also, if any.
Zeljko Heimer, 7 November 1996
The supposed provincial flags of Bosnia and Herzegowina was red over yellow, and yellow over red.. The Herzegowina flags is yet unknown, but I read that both flags were in oficial use since 1908 (and until 1918).
Jaume Olle', 8 January 1997
The flag above was adopted in 1908, when Bosnia was annexed to the Austro-Hungarian empire.
Velid-aga Jerlagic, 13 April 1998