Law Decree on State Coat-of-Arms, State Flag, Standard of the Poglavnik, State Seal, Seals of state and local administration offices. Narodne novine, No. 15/1941, April 30, 1941
Excerpt
§ 1.
The coat-of-arms of the Independent State of Croatia is a shield with 25 square fields; white (silver) and red (colour of blood), assembled alternate in five rows with the first field white (silver).
Over the coat-of-arms is a sign in form of star-like triple wattle curl of the same red colour which encircle white field in which is large letter U of dark blue colour.
§ 2.
The flag of the Independent State of Croatia is a flag with three horizontal placed fields: highest is red (colour of blood), under it white and under it blue. Height of this flag according to its width is in ratio 2:3 or 2:5.
In the middle of white field is state coat-of-arms of the Independent State of Croatia without triple wattle curl. It is placed so that the distance from red and white field is equally long as it is long an edge of one square in coat-of-arms.
On red field near hoist a curl is placed, equal to one at coat-of-arms. It is made red, so that it's field was left white. In its white field is large dark blue letter U.
This state flag is using everywhere except at the navy.
The flag of navy consists of 25 square fields, white and red (colour of blood), arranged alternately in five rows in order, that in the first upper row the first field is white. Squares are in ratio: height to width 2:3.
This flag is using on every war ships, on every offices and units of navy.
Everywhere in the state except on state or local administration buildings remains until further regulation in usage up to now used Croatian civil flag: red, white and blue horizontally placed.
