Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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The Coat of Arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina

The Coat of Arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina was adopted in 1998, replacing an older design that had been used since 1991, when Bosnia gained independence.

The coat of arms follows the design of the national flag. The triangle shape is supposed to symbolize the three major ethnic groups of Bosnia, as well as the shape of the nation. The stars have replaced the fleur-de-lis that were found on the old coat of arms, to avoid singling out the Bosniak symbol only, and possibly to copy the flag of the European Union due to a desire of Bosnia and Herzegovina to join that body.

It is not quite certain how to blazon these arms. One proposal is Per bend enhanced or and azure, a bend of mullets palewise argent.

Coat of arms of Bosnia from the Fojnički grbovnik.	Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Tvrtko reign.	Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Austro-Hungarian annexation.	Coat of Arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the former Yugoslavia era.
Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1991-1998.