Southeast Europe
Croatia
A horizontal tricolour of red, white and blue with the Croatian coat of arms centered. The current design was adopted in 1990 as Croatia moved away from socialist Yugoslav symbolism.
Adopted
1990
Proportion
1:2
Colours
3
Colours & their meaning
Red
No official symbolism for the colours is fixed in the flag law; they are traditional Pan-Slavic colours.
White
No official symbolism for the colours is fixed in the flag law; they are traditional Pan-Slavic colours.
Blue
No official symbolism for the colours is fixed in the flag law; they are traditional Pan-Slavic colours.
Symbols & emblems
Chequered shield
The red-and-white chequy shield is the historic coat of arms of Croatia.
Crown of five shields
The five smaller shields above the main shield represent the historic regions associated with Croatia: Croatia, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Istria and Slavonia.
Did you know?
The central chequerboard, called the šahovnica, is one of Europe’s most recognizable heraldic devices.