Emblem of Yugoslavia

Emblem of Yugoslavia
Emblem of Yugoslavia
Versions
	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.
	Emblem of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (1943–1946).
Armiger	Yugoslavia
Adopted	1963
Crest	Red star
Shield	Six torches burning together
Supporters	Wheat
Other elements	Blue ribbon with a text imprinting the date: 29 November 1943
Use	As 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-style emblems.

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 general heraldic 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 Serbs. When Yugoslavia formed in 1918, the surmounted shield changed to include symbolism for the newly integrated Croats (red-and-white chequerboard) and Slovenes, 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]

First coat of arms (1918–1921) of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Greater coat of arms of Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1921–1941)
Lesser coat of arms of Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1921–1941)

Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

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 Muslims were not then represented as a constituent nation.

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.

Stamp version used on printed materials
Emblem of AVNOJ during first session (1942–1943)
Emblem of AVNOJ during second session (1943)
Sketches for the emblem of Yugoslavia by Đorđe Andrejević Kun (1943)
Emblem of Democratic Federal Yugoslavia (1943–1946)
Emblem of FPR Yugoslavia (1946–1963)
Emblem of SFR Yugoslavia (1963–1992)

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 or eagle on the Serbian coat of arms, ethnic or religious coat of arms for Bosnia and Herzegovina, the former traditionally monarchist symbol or the historical lion 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:

Republic	Author	Republic-specific features		Present-day coat of arms
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Unknown	Plants	Conifer twig (left), Deciduous twig (right), two sheaves of wheat (lower middle portion)	Coat of arms of Bosnia and Herzegovina
		Landscapes, geographic features	Silhouette of Jajce
		Industry	two factory chimneys
		Ornaments	red ribbon
Croatia	Antun Augustinčić and Vanja Radauš^[3]	Plants	Wheat	Coat of arms of Croatia
		Landscapes, geographic features	Adriatic Sea, rising sun
		Industry	Iron anvil
		Ornaments	Chequy
Macedonia	Vasilije Popović–Cico [mk]^[4]	Plants	Garland of wheat, tobacco leaves and poppy buds	Emblem of North Macedonia
		Landscapes, geographic features	River Vardar, Mount Korab, sunrise, sky
		Industry	–
		Ornaments	ribbon with traditional Macedonian embroidery
Montenegro	Milan Božović [hr]^[5] and Milo Milunović^[5]	Plants	laurel wreath	Coat of arms of Montenegro
		Landscapes, geographic features	Mount Lovćen,^[6] Adriatic Sea
		Industry	–
		Ornaments	Montenegrin^[6] tricolour of Pan-Slavic colors
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
Slovenia	Branko Simčič [sl]	Plants	wheat, leaves of linden	Coat of arms of Slovenia
		Landscapes, geographic features	Triglav, sea^[7]
		Industry	–
		Ornaments	red ribbon

References

^ Fugger Germandik, Rolanda (2013). Grofje Celjski med zgodovino in mitom [Counts of Celje Between History and Myth] (in Slovenian). Zgodovinsko društvo. ISBN 978-961-6845-04-5.
^ 10 dinar note of 1926 Archived February 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ 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)

External links

Arms of Yugoslavia evolution, Archives of Serbia Archived 2014-04-29 at the Wayback Machine

[1] Fugger Germandik, Rolanda (2013). Grofje Celjski med zgodovino in mitom [Counts of Celje Between History and Myth] (in Slovenian). Zgodovinsko društvo. ISBN 978-961-6845-04-5.

[2] 10 dinar note of 1926 Archived February 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine

[3] Stuparić, Darko. Diplomati izvan protokola : ambasadori Titove Jugoslavije, Centar za kulturnu djelatnost Saveza socijalističke omladine Zagreba, Zagreb, 1978., p. 75.

[4] Jonovski, Jovan. Coats of arms of Macedonia, Macedonian Herald, Electronic Version, heraldika.org.mk, No. 3, March 2009, p. 9.

[Markuš-5] 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

[Guć-6] 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

[7] 8. člen Ustave Socialistične republike Slovenije (1974)

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