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Zeljko Heimer, 1 October 2003
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The coat of arms is Azure, an Acorn Or between two Corn Ears
of the same crossed in base. The flag is light blue with the coat
of arms in the middle. The elements of the coat of arms picture
the most important products of the region - corn and oak wood.
Adopted: around 1995 (?).
Source: Author's observation in Vrpolje.
Zeljko Heimer
Vrpolje is a community with about 4000 inhabitants about 30 km
east of Slavonski Brod, about half way between the highway and
Djakovo. It is probably best known as the birth place of the
great croatian sculptor Ivan Meštrovic (whose work include
number of monumental sculpures and complexes in region of former
Yugoslavia and in USA, to mention Indians in Chicago, the Unknown
Hero tomb on Avala in Belgrade, the Njegoš Mausoleum on
Lovcen [shown on previous Montenegrin Coat of Arms!], Grgur
Ninski in Split the Artists' Pavilion in Zagreb ["the
Mosque"] etc.). There is a museum in Vrpolje with large
collection of his works too.
The Coat of Arms of Vrpolje was designed by Predrag Barišic
from Vrpolje who contacted my after I published a sketchy
reconstruction on my FAME
pages. Mr. Barišic kindly provided detailed image of the
Coat of Arms and the flag.
The Coat of Arms includes the most important products of the
region - corn and oak: Azure, an Acorn Or between two Corn Ears
of the same crossed in base. The flag is light blue with the coat
of arms in the middle.
Zeljko Heimer, 1 October 2003
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Zeljko Heimer, 1 October 2003