Flag of Yugoslavia

Flag of Yugoslavia

Flag of Yugoslavia describes flags of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia.

Kingdom of Yugoslavia

The national civil and flag of the former Kingdom of Yugoslavia was "blue-white-red in the horizontal sense against a vertical staff". [ [http://www.geocities.com/dagtho/yugconst19310903.html The Constitution of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia] ] The national civil flag was the same as historic Pan-slavic flag approved at the Pan-Slav convention in Prague, 1848. The naval ensign of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia is blue-white-red with the simplified lesser coat of arms: "On one third of the ensign length there shall be the state coat of arms with the crown. The height of the arms and crown (without the globe and cross) shall be half of the ensign height." [ [http://fotw.fivestarflags.com/yu_shs~l.html#txt The Law on the Ensigns of War, Merchant and Private Vessels from 1922.] ] [ [http://fotw.fivestarflags.com/yu_shs~w.html#txt Law on the Flags of Yugoslav Ships from 1937.] ]

The flags of the Kingdom were in official use from 1922 until the Kingdom of Yugoslavia was occupied by Axis powers in 1941. After that, the flag was used by the officially recognized government in exile, diplomatic representatives, and the Allies until 1945. During the Second World War, Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland (also known as Chetniks) used this flag.

Other flags of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Flag of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia consisted of three equal horizontal bands coloured in pan-Slavic colors - blue (top), white and red - with yellow bordered red star, symbol of communism, at the flag's centre.

It was created during Second World War by replacing the royal coat of arms on the flag of pre-war Kingdom of Yugoslavia with the red star of communism. The first flag for Democratic Federal Yugoslavia had a red star in the centre stripe of the Yugoslav tricolour. After the war it was given its final shape by enlarging the star and adding a narrow yellow border.

The flag was usually accompanied on official buildings by the flag of the particular socialist republic and the flag of the League of Communists. Because of this, many buildings in former Yugoslavia still carry a three-poled flag holder.

A smaller version of the flag served as the civil ensign while an elongated banner version was seen flown at the Yugoslav parliament.

Other flags of the SFRY

ee also

*Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina
*Flag of Croatia
*Flag of Macedonia
*Flag of Montenegro
*Flag of Serbia
**Flag of Kosovo
**Flag of Vojvodina
*Flag of Serbia and Montenegro
*Flag of Slovenia
*Flags of the Yugoslav Socialist Republics

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