Coats of arms of the Yugoslav socialist republics were defined by each of its six constituent republics. Coat of arms appeared as a symbol of statehood on the documents of republican level, for example on the signs of the republican institutions, on watermarks of school diplomas, etc. The coats of arms included old historical coats of arms where they could to demonstrate historical compatibility with the new socialist political system – see Croatian and Serbian traditional emblem in the middle of their coats of arms; also Slovenian Mount Triglav was recognized as a symbol of Slovenian Liberation Front during the National Liberation War during World War II. Where the old symbols were deemed inappropriate (the traditional cross on the Serbian coat of arms, ethnic or religious coat of arms for Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former traditionally monarchist symbolism for Montenegro or the historical lion for Macedonia), prominent features or unofficial national symbols were added, eg. mount Lovćen for Montenegro, chimneys for Bosnia and Herzegovina.
In a similar fashion to the federal Yugoslav emblem all republical coats of arms featured a red star and wheat or other important plants of the region.
The individual coats of arms of the six Yugoslav socialist republics were as follows:
Republic | Emblem | Author | Republic-specific features | Present-day national coat of arms | |
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SR Bosnia and Herzegovina | Unknown | Plants | Conifer twig (left), Deciduous twig (right), two sheaves of wheat (lower middle portion) | File:Bosnia and Herzegovina Coats of Arms modified.svg Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Landscapes, geographic features |
Silhouette of Jajce | ||||
Industry | two factory chimneys | ||||
Ornaments | red track | ||||
SR Croatia | File:CoA of SR Croatia.png | Antun Augustinčić and Vanja Radauš[1] | Plants | Wheat | Coat of arms of Croatia |
Landscapes, geographic features |
Adriatic Sea, Rising sun | ||||
Industry | Iron anvil | ||||
Ornaments | Chequy | ||||
SR Macedonia | Vasilije Popović–Cico[2] | Plants | Garland of wheat, tobacco leaves and poppy buds | Coat of arms of Macedonia | |
Landscapes, geographic features |
River Vardar, Mount Korab, sunrise, sky | ||||
Industry | – | ||||
Ornaments | ribbon with traditional Macedonian embroidery | ||||
SR Montenegro | Milan Božović[3] and Milo Milunović[3] | Plants | laurel wreath | Coat of arms of Montenegro | |
Landscapes, geographic features |
Mount Lovćen,[4] Adriatic Sea | ||||
Industry | – | ||||
Ornaments | Montenegrin[4] tricolour of Pan-Slavic colors | ||||
SR Serbia | Đorđe Andrejević Kun | Plant | sheaf of wheat (left), sheaf of oak leaves with acorns (right) | Coat of arms of Serbia | |
Landscapes, geographic features |
sunrise, sky | ||||
Industry | cog-wheel | ||||
Ornaments | red track (with inscriptions), Serbian traditional symbol | ||||
SR Slovenia | Branko Simčič | Plants | wheat, leaves of linden | Coat of arms of Slovenia | |
Landscapes, geographic features |
Triglav, sea[5] | ||||
Industry | – | ||||
Ornaments | red ribbon |
See also
- Coat of arms of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
- Flags of the Yugoslav Socialist Republics
- Coats of arms of the Soviet Republics
References
- ^ Stuparić, Darko. Diplomati izvan protokola : ambasadori Titove Jugoslavije, Centar za kulturnu djelatnost Saveza socijalističke omladine Zagreba, Zagreb, 1978., p. 75.
- ^ Jonovski, Jovan. Coats of arms of Macedonia, Macedonian Herald, Electronic Version, heraldika.org.mk, No. 3, March 2009, p. 9.
- ^ a b Markuš, Jovan B. Grbovi, zastave i himne u istoriji Crne Gore (Библиотека Свети Петар Цетињски), "Svetigora" (Izdavačko-informativna ustanova Mitropolije Crnogorsko-primorske), Cetinje, 2007., p. 47-48., ISBN 978-86-7660-054-0
- ^ a b Excerpt from the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro (1963) in: Guć, Nedeljko. (ed.) Društveno-političko uređenje, pravosuđe, uprava, (Zbirke propisa I-IV), knj. 1, Prosveta, Beograd, 1967, p. 303.
Члан 7.
Грб Социјалистичке Републике Црне Горе представља поље окружено ловоровим вијенцем који је доље повезан црногорском заставом. Између врхова ловоровог вијенца је петокрака црвена звијезда, а у средини поља представљен је Ловћен. Позади Ловћена с неколико вијуга представљено је Јадранско море.— Guć, 1967, 303 - ^ 8. člen Ustave Socialistične republike Slovenije (1974)