Flag of Hesse Flag of Hesse The civil flag of Hesse consists of a bicolor of a red top and a bottom white stripe, in the proportion 3:5. The state flag is similar, except it is defaced with the state coat of arms in the centre, and may only be used by government departments and services. The colours red and white are based on that of the Ludovingian coat of arms, showing a lion with a ninefold horizontal white and red division. The coat of arms was inherited by the House of Hesse upon its split from the Duchy of Thuringia in 1247,
Flag of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia Flag of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia The flag of West Herzegovina Canton and Herzeg-Bosnian Canton flag in Bosnia and Herzegovina is the same as the flag of the former Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia (1992–96). The flag consists of three equal size, horizontal stripes in the pan-Slavic colours arranged in Croat tricolour: red, white and blue. In the middle is the Coat of arms of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia stylised with a triple wattle at the top. The flag was adopted by the short-lived Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia in 1992 as a variation of Croatian flag and used throughout