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image by Janko Ehrlich - Zdvorak, 24 September 2001
Adopted: 25 July 1990
Replaced with the curernt design: 21 December
1990
See also:
Croatian symbols in use between June and december
1990. Here is the Constitutional Ammandment LXVI,
adopted on July 25, 1990:
1. The coat-of-arms of the Republic of Croatia is the historical
Croatian arms, foundation whom consists of 25 red and white
fields.
2. The flag of the Republic of Croatia consists of three colors:
red, white and blue, with the historical Croatian coat-of-arms in
the centre.
3. The form and description of the historical Croatian
coat-of-arms, the flag, as also words of the anthem of the
Republic of Croatia, also usage of those symbols of the state are
ordered by the law.
4. Item 1. substitute Article 6, item 2. substitute Article 7,
and item 3. is supplement of the Chapter I of the Constitution
[Chapter I of the Constitution of the Socialist Republic of
Croatia: Articles from 1-9 (General decisions)].
Janko Ehrlich - Zdvorak, 24 September 2001
Another note - the Constitution (nor any other act) do not
prescribe the details of how the "historical Croatian
arms" look beside the general description of the
"foundation" of chequy field. Therefore number of small
(and maby not so small) variations have been in use, especially
regarding the shape of the shield, the outline linings and so on.
However, what Janko has shown is much like what it was mostly
used (and manufactured) though maybe if I was to draw it I would
made the shield somewhat wider.
Number of flags were also used where the coat-of-arms was chequy
of white and red (instead of red and white) and such flags are
still ocasionally to be seen. They are especially preffered by
right-winged parties and also by Croats in B&H as kind of
"neutral" flag ("neutral" towards question -
Herzeg-Bosnia or Republic of Croatia), though these not being
exclusivly used for such. In my opinion, such flags are plainly
wrong.
The curernt design formalized on 21th December 1990
Željko Heimer, 28 September 2001
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image by Janko Ehrlich - Zdvorak, 24 September 2001