CROATIAN FLAGS, a girl on an electric bicycle with a contemporary Croatian flag in the background
This year marks the 175th anniversary of the enthronement of Ban Josip Jelačić, when he received his inauguration flag as a sign of his honor and authority. This was the first official use of the Croatian red-blue-white tricolor, which since then has been used in its basic original form as a symbol of the Croatian people and nationality-
Motifs:
• Inauguration Flag of Ban Josip Jelačić, Zagreb, 1848, tricolor silk damask; Anastas Jovanović: the entrance of His Excellency the Lord / JOSIP BARON JELAČIĆ / Ban or provincial governor, of Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia, Zagreb or Vienna, 1848, paper, lithographic chalk (objects owned by the Croatian History Museum)
• a girl on an electric bicycle with a contemporary Croatian flag in the background
The stamps were issued in 8-stamp sheetlets, and the Croatian Post has also issued a First Day Cover (FDC).
This year marks the 175th anniversary of the enthronement of Ban Josip Jelačić, when he received his inauguration flag as a sign of his honor and authority. This was the first official use of the Croatian red-blue-white tricolor, which since then has been used in its basic original form as a symbol of the Croatian people and nationality.
