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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.
| Emblem of Yugoslavia | |
|---|---|
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| 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 |
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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
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)
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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 | Emblem | 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[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[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 | Plants | wheat, leaves of linden |  Coat of arms of Slovenia |
| Landscapes, geographic features |
Triglav, sea[7] | ||||
| Industry | – | ||||
| Ornaments | red ribbon | ||||
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