Emblems of the Yugoslav Socialist Republics

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.

While most republics adopted new official arms during the breakup of Yugoslavia, Serbia (as a constituent state of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) retained the emblem from the Yugoslav era until 2004. The present-day arm of North Macedonia is still near identical to the Yugoslav one.

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 Deciduous twig (left), Conifer 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 Augustinčićand Vanja RadaušStuparić, Darko. Diplomati izvan protokola : ambasadori Titove Jugoslavije, Centar za kulturnu djelatnost Saveza socijalističke omladine Zagreba, Zagreb, 1978., p. 75. Plants Wheat Coat of arms of Croatia Landscapes, geographic features Adriatic Sea, rising sun Industry Iron anvil Ornaments Chequy Macedonia Jonovski, Jovan. Coats of arms of Macedonia, Macedonian Herald, Electronic Version, heraldika.org.mk, No. 3, March 2009, p. 9. Plants Garland of wheat, tobacco leaves and poppy buds Emblem of North Macedonia Landscapes, geographic features River Vardar, Mount Korab, sunrise, sky Industry – Ornaments red ribbon with traditional Macedonian embroidery Montenegro and Milo MilunovićMarkuš, 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., Plants laurel wreath Coat of arms of Montenegro Landscapes, geographic features Mount Lovćen, Adriatic Sea Industry – Ornaments MontenegrinExcerpt 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. 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 ribbon (with inscriptions), Serbian traditional symbol Slovenia Plants wheat, leaves of linden Coat of arms of Slovenia Landscapes, geographic features Triglav, sea8. člen Ustave Socialistične republike Slovenije (1974) Industry – Ornaments red ribbon

Emblems of the Yugoslav Socialist Republics

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