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  Coat of arms of Croatia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Coat of arms of the former Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1918-1941)
Coat of arms of the Triune Kingdom of Dalmatia, Croatia and Slavonia (1867 - 1918).
The unnoficial coat of arms from the Triune Kingdom of Dalmatia, Croatia and Slavonia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Croatia   (1585 words)

  
 Croatia - Coat of Arms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Coat of Arms of the Republic of Ragusa (Dubrovnik)
The Coat of Arms under no. 1 was used in the earliest heraldic and preheraldic period by Croatian rulers, and was under natuional renaissance movements of 18th century used as the symbol of Croatian unity connecting the three crownlands.
That coat of arms is nowdays usually reffered as the "oldest roatian coat of arms" while in late 18th century and forward was usually called the Illirian coat of arms.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/hr-heral.html   (2309 words)

  
 Your Coat of Arms / Family Crest ... HERE
Orvieto - Coat of Arms Heraldry of Orvieto.
AOC - Coat of Arms The Archdiocese of Cincinnati.
Heraldry & Coat of Arms Heraldry & Coat of Arms.
www.irishfamilycoatsofarms.com /yocoofarfacr.html   (15910 words)

  
 www.dalmacija.net - Dalmatia ::: General Information / Facts about Croatia
The coat of arms is placed in the center of the flag so that the upper part of the coat of arms (the crown) overlaps the red field of the flag, and the bottom part overlaps the flag's blue field.
The coat of arms of the Republic of Croatia is a historical Croatian coat of arms in the shape of a shield.
Croatian attempts to achieve linguistic emancipation along with independence and national freedom go back to the middle of the 19th century but the name and the use of the Croatian language was first guaranteed in the Constitution of 1990.
www.dalmacija.net /site/articles/articleshow.php?id=28   (2360 words)

  
 Osijek-Baranja County (Croatia)
Coat of Arms of the Osijek-Baranja County - The County Statute stipulates and blazons the County coat of arms: "The County coat of arms shall assume the form of an oval shield, heart-shaped in base, whose height with regard to its width shall be at a ratio of 3:2.
Within the coat of arms, the tower is a symbol of urbanity (of a fortified town) as well as a symbol of defensive function (fortification).
This patent of arms was issued to the County at the moment of Slavonia's annexation to the territory under the rule of Croatian viceroys (the Banat of Croatia).
flagspot.net /flags/hr-os.html   (2207 words)

  
 The Friends of the Croatian Cultural Center, Inc.
The mission of the Croatian Cultural Center, and The Friends of the Croatian Cultural Center, Inc., is to promote and uphold the traditions of Croatian Culture and art in the United States of America particularly in Los Angeles and the Southern California area.
Croatian cuisine is heterogeneous, and is therefore known as "the cuisine of regions".
The Croatian Coat of arms is placed in the centre of the flag, at the point where the diagonals cross.
www.croatianculture.org   (4918 words)

  
 evolution and use of the Croatian coat of arms, The Canadian Slavonic Papers - Find Articles
A particularly unsettling example of this is the oft repeated assertion that the coat of arms appearing on the flag of the Republic of Croatia (plate 11) is an "Ustasa" and "fascist" symbol.
Among the many coats of arms used for Croatian lands throughout history,6 the coat of arms in whose shield is contained red and white (silver) or white (silver) and red squares arranged in a 5x5 pattern was known as the "chess field" or "checkered" coat of arms.
The Croatian coat of arms (8x8 squares) is also found built into the belltower of St. Lucy's church in the village of Jurandvor near Baska on the island of Krk (plate 2).
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3763/is_199609/ai_n8746333   (839 words)

  
 About Croatian Symbols
Others say that Croatian arms, when pictured alone, have first red field - because of better impression on a white background, where first and last red field are keeping the structure of coat-of-arms - and when Croatian arms are incorporated into an larger symbol, then the is first silver field.
There Croatian arms were described as "consisting of red and white squares", but all pictures shows this coat-of-arms with first silver field.
The oldest picture of the arms of Kingdom of Croatia (4 x 4 white and red) is shown on the vault of the house city judge in Friedrichstraße 35 in Innsbruck, Austria.
members.tripod.com /~MiYeonJan/croatia_flags_e01.html   (1651 words)

  
 Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Legislation
The coat of arms and the flag of the Federation are used in accordance with the provisions of the Law in way that epress the fame and dignity of the Federation.
The display of the coat of arms and the flag of the Federation together with the coat of arms and the flag of Bosnia and Hezegovina is done in accordance with appropriate regulations.
The use of the coat of arms and the flag of the Federation in artistic expressions and educational purposes is free under condition that by such use does not offend the fame and dignity of the Federation.
www.allstates-flag.com /fotw/flags/ba_fbh.html   (2446 words)

  
 Lateline - 22/09/2003: The Croatian and the Aussie Coat of Arms . Australian Broadcasting Corp
Lateline - 22/09/2003: The Croatian and the Aussie Coat of Arms.
The Croatian and the Aussie Coat of Arms
Croatians must have a flair for designing when you consider they invented the neck tie known ever after as a "cravat".
www.abc.net.au /lateline/content/2003/hc42.htm   (279 words)

  
 Hrvatski sabor - Data    (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
In the circumstances provided by Articles 17 and 100 of the Constitution, the armed forces may, if the nature of jeopardy demands so, be used as assistance to police and other governmental bodies.
Croatian citizenship, its acquisition and termination shall be regulated by law.
The description of the historic Croatian coat-of-arms and flag, the text of the anthem, and the use of these and other state symbols shall be regulated by law.
www.sabor.hr /default.asp?gl=200305190000005   (694 words)

  
 Croatia: Myth and Reality   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The tale that the Croatian coat-of-arms is a symbol of fascism is a very new myth that, like many others, was created by Serbian apologists and was repeated by many ill informed reporters.
The Serbian arms, a form of which appeared so prominently on the world's most viciously anti-Semitic postage stamps during the Second World War, continued to be proudly displayed by the communist Serbian regime in Serbia and in Serbian occupied Croatia and Bosnia in the 1990s.
Perhaps best known to Croatians and tourists alike is the roof tile design of historic St. Mark's church in old Zagreb incorporating the coat-of arms of the triune Croatian Kingdom and the City of Zagreb.
users.teledisnet.be /web/nno17565/myth/mesc01.htm   (599 words)

  
 Croatia Myth&Reality: The Croatian coat of arms is a fascist symbol
Croatia Myth&Reality: The Croatian coat of arms is a fascist symbol
The Hrvatski Grb or Croatian shield is one of the oldest national symbols in Europe.
Croatians have debated for generations whether the first of the twenty-five fields should be in white or red.
mirror.veus.hr /myth/coat-of-arms.html   (1063 words)

  
 Croatia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Is the Crown on the Croatian Coat of Arms unconstitutional?
Together with the announced Constitutional changes, maybe the question of the Coat of Arms shall be dealt with again in the Parliament, even if there are ideas that the citizens should decide on their Coat of Arms on a referendum, that is if a referendum would not be to expensive for us.
The oldest known Croatian Coat of Arms is the crescent with six-pointed star, set in first field of the crown of the Croatian official Coat of Arms.
www.crwflags.com /fotw/flags/hr.html   (1982 words)

  
 About Croatia - Flag
The Croatian Flag consist of 3 horizontal bands Red, White and Blue with the Croatian coat of arms in the middle.
The Croatian flag was officially adopted on December 21st 1991.
The crown is made up of five small coat of arms, starting from the left, The original Croatian coast or arms, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Istria and Slavonia.
www.about-croatia.com /croatia-flag.php   (138 words)

  
 Croatia - Other Proposals and Unofficial Variations
The coat of arms of Istria is the coat of arms of Austrian duchy of Istria, much younger then the rest of coat of arms, but it is generally accepted in Istria.
The correct place for the coat of arms is such that the top of the shield matches with the edge of the red and white stripe.
On the other hand - what center of the coat of arms did they had in mind - geometrical center (which may not be that easy to establish where it is in a complex shield shape) or the midpoint of the horizontal and vertical axes - i.e.
flagspot.net /flags/hr!.html   (2221 words)

  
 Croatia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Flag adopted 21 December 1990, coat of arms adopted 21 December 1990.
The Croatian flag carried in front of the team at Sydney 2000 Olympic games ceremony, was not quite as it should be - the coat of arms was moved a bit too much down, the space between the crest and shield was white (should be "transparent", and therefore red).
I have seen rarely that the coat of arms is rotated for 90 degrees, when the flag is hanging vertically, but this is not usual.
www.netlinkit.dk /fotw/flags/hr.html   (1584 words)

  
 Croatia Flag - 1185 Photos of Croatia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The Croatia Flag consist of 3 horizontal bands Red, White and Blue with the Croatian coat of arms in the middle.
The Croatian coat of arms dates back to the 15th century, it is made up of 25 red and white squares 5 across and 5 down, traditionally the first square in the top left corner is red.
The crown is made of five small coat of arms, starting from the left, The original Croatian coast or arms, Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, Istria and Slavonia.
www.photocroatia.com /information/croatia-flag.php   (93 words)

  
 Croatian sheet
The term “Croatian sheet” is connected with the occurrence of the first charity stamps of the Republic of Croatia – stamps 1-12.
The third field in the third row is the attachment with the Croatian coat of arms, and the fourth and the fifth field in the fifth and the sixth row are the attachments with the magnified motive of the stamp.
In the picture left is the "Croatian sheet" of charity stamps of the Republic of Croatia “New Constitution”.
www.inet.hr /~bepervan/hrvaren.html   (165 words)

  
 SailingCroatia.net - General information for sailors in Croatia
The coat of arms of the Republic of Croatia is the historic Croatian Coat of Arms that is basically 25 interchangeably red and white (silver) fields.
According to the Law on the Coat of Arms, a crown is added to the Coat of Arms basics, that features the oldest known Croatian Coat of Arms and Coat of Arms of the Republic of Dubrovnik (Ragusa), Dalmatia, Istria and Slavonia.
After the independence, the Croatian marinas were bundled in ACI Marina, which is ‘due to be privatised’ for a number of years already.
www.sailingcroatia.net /general.htm   (732 words)

  
 Republic of Croatia (1990 - )
The description of the historical Croatian coat-of-arms and the flag, the text of the national anthem, and the use of these and other state symbols shall be regulated by law.
The Croatian coat-of-arms, flag, and national anthem may appear in works of art, music, and education, providing that such a display does not offend the reputation and dignity of the Republic of Croatia.
The Croatian coat-of-arms is placed in the center of the flag so that the upper part of the coat-of-arms (the crown) overlaps the red field of the flag, and the bottom part of the coat-of-arms overlaps the flag's blue field.
miyeonjan.tripod.com /croatia_flags_e11.html   (2092 words)

  
 Croatian Philatelic News and Links: Croatian Philatelic Society
Requests should be sent to the Croatian Philatelic Society, P.O. Box 696, Fritch, Texas 79036, with 90 cents per card in the United States, Canadian or Australian funds, or United States mint postage, or $4 for the set of five.
Under the coats of arms is a trumpet, an international postal symbol, surrounded by a circular postmark-like design with the wording "Croatian Philatelic Society" and "1972-1997 - 25th Anniversary," being a part of the cachet.
Beneath the coats of arms is a bugle, the international philatelic symbol.
www.croatianstamps.com /links.htm   (896 words)

  
 Croatia-Myth and Reality - The Final Myth:"Yugoslavia"
Myth: The Croatian twenty-five field "chessboard" coat-of-arms and the red, white and blue flag bearing that coat-of-arms are Fascist symbols.
One example is the charter of the Croatian Sabor or Parliament dated January 1, 1527 displays a shield of sixtyfour fields.
The new Croatian govemment retained the traditional Croatian shield, red field first, with a five pointed crown representing the coats-or-arms of five of Croatia's historical regions.
www.hic.hr /books/myth-reality/p12.htm   (1059 words)

  
 Croatia Flag - World Flags 101 - Croatians Flags   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The Croatian flag consists of three horizontal stripes - the top stripe is red; the middle one white; and the bottom stripe is blue.
The Croatian flag's colors were inherited from the country's coat of arms.
The main area of the coat of arms is a checkerboard (chequy) that consists of 13 red and 12 silver (white) fields.
www.worldflags101.com /c/croatia-flag.aspx   (283 words)

  
 Croatia and Croats in "The New York Times" - Is There Bias?
Almost without fail, the Croatian checkerboard coat of arms is described as closely resembling the coat of arms of the Nazi puppet regime in Croatia during World War II.
The Croatian coat of arms dates as far back as the 11th century and is viewed by many as one of the oldest symbols of Croatian nationhood.
Therefore, to associate the present coat of arms exclusively to World War II is not only misleading but incorrect.
www.hic.hr /books/croatians-nyt/part-06.htm   (789 words)

  
 the croatian flag   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The Croatian flag consists of three, equal, horizontal stripes in the pan-Slavic colors (red, white and blue).
In the middle is the Croatian coat of arms.
The difference was that it had a five-pointed red star with a yellow border instead of the coat of arms.
www.mtholyoke.edu /~clcolome/flag.html   (88 words)

  
 Historic Mraz Coat of Arms
The arms is as follows: "Gespalten, vorne in roth silberner, aus schwaz, silbern gefugter zinnenmduer wachsender lowe: hinten inblau schroffer, geklufteter galdener felsen.
The full heraldic arms description is: "Per pale, the dexter per fesse embattled argent and sable, the base masoned argent, and issuant from the battlements, a demi lion rampant azure, langued and armed gules; the sinister azure, a mountain issuant from base or.
Divided in two vertically, (the left half more important of the two), the right divided in two horizontally in silver and fl, the base masoned (bricked) as a battlement; from that a half silver lion rising with fore paws in the air, tongue and claws red; the left blue, with a gold mountain.
home.comcast.net /~kenmraz/arms/mraz_coat_of_arms.htm   (337 words)

  
 Croatian Flag
The basic style shown in the picture of the Croatian flag is described as Emblem -reflecting the central design of the flag pattern of the red and white checkered Croatian coat of arms
The Meaning and History of the Croatian Flag - The Croatian emblem depicts a red/white checkerboard coat of arms which has been a symbol of Croatian kings for many centuries.
A Flag of Croatian, when in such condition that it is no longer a fitting emblem of display, should be destroyed in a dignified way, preferably by burning in private with all due care and respect
www.flags-flags-flags.org.uk /croatian-flag.htm   (1218 words)

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