However, there existed several variations of the internally used version of the flag, with some variants using an unofficial type of crown or simply omitting the crown instead of using the officially prescribed Hungarian Crown of St. Stephen. There were also variations in the design of the shield. The unofficial Coat of Arms was the preferred design and its widespread use was the reason that the Ban issued a Decree in 21 November 1914, stating that it had become a custom ""in the Kingdoms of Croatia and Slavonia to use flags that are not adequate either in state-juridical or in political sense"" and which strengthened flag related laws. It reiterated the aforementioned definitions of Croatian flags from 1867 and further stated that ""Police authorities shall punish violations of this Decree with a fine of 2 to 200 K or with arrest from 6 hours to 14 days and confiscate the unauthorized flag or emblem.""