Emblem of Yugoslavia

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Emblem of Yugoslavia
Emblem of Yugoslavia (1963-1992).svg
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Coat of Arms of SFR Yugoslavia - 1943-1963.svg
Emblem of FPR Yugoslavia (1946–1963). This version featured five torches that represented the brotherhood and unity of the five Yugoslav nations. The sixth torch in the later version was added for the Bosnian Muslims.
Coat of arms of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia.svg
Emblem of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (1943–1946).
Armiger Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg  Yugoslavia
Adopted1963
Crest Red star
Blazon Six torches burning together
Supporters Wheat
Other elementsBlue ribbon with a text imprinting the date: 29 November 1943
UseAs official emblem of Yugoslavia

The emblem of Yugoslavia featured six torches, surrounded by wheat with a red star at its top, and burning together in one flame; this represented the brotherhood and unity of the six federal republics forming Yugoslavia: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. The date imprinted was 29 November 1943, the day the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ) met in Jajce on its second meeting and formed the basis for post-war organisation of the country, establishing a federal republic. This day was celebrated as Republic Day after the establishment of the republic. The emblem of Yugoslavia, along with those of its constituent republics, are an example of socialist heraldry.

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History

Kingdom of Yugoslavia

The coat of arms of the 1918–1941 Kingdom of Yugoslavia (called the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes until 1929) evolved from the coat of arms of Serbia. Graphically the coats of arms were similar, featuring only two major differences, the first difference being the royal crowns. The royal Serbian coat of arms depicts the Obrenović dynastic crown, while the royal Yugoslav coat of arms depicted the ruling Karađorđević dynastic crown.

The second difference involved the shield surmounted on the white double-headed eagle. The previous Serbian coat of arms depicted only the Serbian tetragrammatic cross, representing only the Serbian nation. When Yugoslavia formed in 1918, the surmounted shield changed to include symbolism for the newly integrated Croat (red-and-white chequerboard) and Slovene nations, as the three official nations of Yugoslavia. The coat of arms includes three golden six-pointed stars arranged in the form of an upside-down triangle, adopted from the Slovenian coat-of-arms of the family of the Counts of Celje. [1] An image of the royal Yugoslav coat of arms appears on the 10-Yugoslav dinar banknote of 1926. [2]

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Emblem once placed on the building of University of Nis, restored and repainted and now located in the city garden of Nis Fortress City garden Nis.IMG 3705.jpg
Emblem once placed on the building of University of Niš, restored and repainted and now located in the city garden of Niš Fortress

During World War II (1943–1945), the Yugoslav state was named Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (DFY), in 1945 it was renamed Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia (FPRY), and again in 1963 into Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). The emblem of socialist Yugoslavia was designed in 1943 and remained in use up to 1963, when the country underwent reforms and was renamed for the final time. It featured five torches surrounded by wheat and burning together in one flame; this represented the brotherhood and unity of the five nations of SFRY: Croats, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Serbs and Slovenes. The Bosniaks were not represented as a constituent nation, in spite of the fact that there existence of Bosniaks self-identifying as a nation had taken place since the late 19th century through the influence of figures such as Mehmed Kapetanović.[ citation needed ]

As part of the 1963 reforms, the name of the country was changed into Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its emblem was redesigned to represent six Yugoslav federal republics (instead of the five nations). The new emblem was the final version with six torches, and was in official use until 1993 (past the country's dissolution in 1992). The date in the insignia remained in the new emblem.

Republic emblems

The emblems of the Yugoslav socialist republics were defined by each of its six constituent republics. Emblems 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 emblems included old historical symbols where they could 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 symbol for Montenegro or the historical lion for Macedonia), prominent features or unofficial national symbols were added, e.g. Mount Lovćen for Montenegro, or a pair of chimneys for Bosnia and Herzegovina. The same with the federal Yugoslav emblem: all separate republican emblems featured a red star and wheat, or other important plants from that region. The individual emblems of the six Yugoslav socialist republics were as follows:

RepublicEmblemAuthorRepublic-specific featuresPresent-day coat of arms
Bosnia and Herzegovina Coat of Arms of the Socialist Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg UnknownPlants Conifer twig (left), Deciduous twig (right), two sheaves of wheat (lower middle portion) Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg
Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Landscapes,
geographic features		Silhouette of Jajce
Industrytwo factory chimneys
Ornamentsred ribbon
Croatia Coat of Arms of the Socialist Republic of Croatia.svg Antun Augustinčić
and Vanja Radauš [3] 		Plants Wheat Coat of arms of Croatia.svg
Coat of arms of Croatia
Landscapes,
geographic features		 Adriatic Sea, rising sun
Industry Iron anvil
Ornaments Chequy
Macedonia State Coat of arms of Macedonia.svg Vasilije Popović–Cico  [ mk ] [4] Plants Garland of wheat, tobacco leaves and poppy buds Coat of arms of North Macedonia.svg
Emblem of North Macedonia
Landscapes,
geographic features		 River Vardar, Mount Korab, sunrise, sky
Industry–
Ornaments ribbon with traditional Macedonian embroidery
Montenegro Coat of Arms of the Socialist Republic of Montenegro.svg Milan Božović  [ hr ] [5]
and Milo Milunović [5] 		Plants laurel wreath Coat of arms of Montenegro.svg
Coat of arms of Montenegro
Landscapes,
geographic features		 Mount Lovćen, [6] Adriatic Sea
Industry–
Ornaments Montenegrin [6] tricolour of Pan-Slavic colors
Serbia Coat of Arms of the Socialist Republic of Serbia.svg Đorđe Andrejević Kun Plant sheaf of wheat (left), sheaf of oak leaves with acorns (right) Coat of arms of Serbia.svg
Coat of arms of Serbia
Landscapes,
geographic features		sunrise, sky
Industry cog-wheel
Ornamentsred track (with inscriptions), Serbian traditional symbol
Slovenia Coat of Arms of the Socialist Republic of Slovenia.svg Branko Simčič  [ sl ]Plantswheat, leaves of linden Coat of arms of Slovenia.svg
Coat of arms of Slovenia
Landscapes,
geographic features		 Triglav, sea [7]
Industry–
Ornamentsred ribbon

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  2. ↑ 10 dinar note of 1926 Archived February 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
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    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
  7. ↑ 8. člen Ustave Socialistične republike Slovenije (1974)
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