National emblem of North Macedonia
National emblem of North Macedonia | |
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Republic of North Macedonia | |
Adopted | July 27, 1946 November 16, 2009 (current version) | (original version)
The national emblem of North Macedonia depicts two curved
The emblem is based upon the
History
The current emblem is a revised version of the one adopted on July 27, 1946, by the Assembly of the
Two days after its adoption, the symbolism of the emblem was described in the Nova Makedonija newspaper, as follows:
The [coat of arms] of the People's Republic of Macedonia is a symbol of the freedom and the brotherhood of the Macedonian people and the richness of the Macedonian land. The five-pointed star symbolizes the
the river Vardar, the most famous Macedonian river in the republic. Pirin and Vardar at the same time symbolize the unity of all parts of Macedonia and the ideal of our people for national unity.[5]
The supervised version was constitutionally approved by the
The emblem did not appear on the country's first
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Emblem of the People's Republic of Macedonia, 1944 to 1946
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Emblem of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, 1946 to 1991
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Emblem of the Republic of Macedonia, 1991 to 2009
Proposed heraldic replacements
Between the 16th and the 19th centuries foreign armorials commonly represented the region of Macedonia by means of a golden lion on a red field, or of a red lion on a golden field.[9][10]
A proposal by architect and graphic designer Miroslav Grčev was put forward in 1992 to replace the emblem with a revised version of the historical gold lion on a red shield. The Macedonian Heraldry Society considers that coat of arms to have been the best solution for a new state emblem.[11] However, this was rejected on three main grounds:
- Several political parties, notably VMRO-DPMNE, already use that emblem as their party symbols;
- Albanian political parties of Macedonia considered the proposal to be only representative for the ethnic Macedonians, but not also for ethnic Albanians;
- The state coat of arms of Bulgaria is identical to the Macedonian proposal save for the design of the crown.
As a result, the political parties agreed to continue to use the current emblem.
On December 5, 2014, the Macedonian government proposed a heraldic design to replace the national emblem. According to the
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First unofficial proposal for a new coat of arms
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Second unofficial proposal for a new coat of arms
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Coat of arms proposed in 2014 by the Macedonian government[12]
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Coat of arms proposed in 1992, by Miroslav Grčev. This was the most popular proposed arms before the government's 2014 proposal.
See also
- Flag of North Macedonia
- Emblems of the Yugoslav Socialist Republics
- National symbols of North Macedonia
References
- ^ a b c World Around Us — the Encyclopaedia for Children and Youth, XI edition, Školska knjiga, Zagreb, 1987, vol. II (A-M), page 242
- ^ a b Со замената на сликата се менува и објаснувањето, Пирин преоѓа во Кораб Archived 2008-10-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Agricultural Encyclopaedia, Yugoslavian Lexicographical Institute, Zagreb, 1970, vol. II (Krm-Proi), page 131, Author of the article on Poppy is Jordan Đorđevski, dipl. ing. agr., professor of the Agricultural and Forestry Faculty of the University of Skopje, North Macedonia
- ^ Jonovski, Jovan. "Coats of arms of Macedonia (Macedonian Herald, Electronic Version @ heraldika.org.mk, No. 3, March 2009., p. 9)" (PDF). heraldika.org.mk.
- ^ a b 62nd birthday of the national emblem of the Republic of Macedonia[permanent dead link]
- ^ Ustav na Narodna Republika Makedonija ("Služben vesnik", No. 1/47, 1947-01-01)
- ^ Zakon za upotreba na grbot, znameto i himnata na Republika Makedonija ("Služben vesnik na Republika Makedonija", No. 32/97 Archived 2008-04-20 at the Wayback Machine, 1997-07-09)
- ISBN 9781472419170.
- ^ Matkovski, Aleksandar, Grbovite na Makedonija, Skopje, 1970
- ISBN 86-15-00160-X
- ^ ""The most acceptable design was of Miroslav Grcev, professor of architecture"". Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-01-05.
- ^ a b "Government adopts draft-law on new Macedonia's coat of arms". 5 December 2014.
- ^ Bara, Jérôme de (1628). "Le blason des armoiries". google.com.
- ^ "Macedonia with new state emblem". Gazeta Express (in Albanian).
External links
- Media related to National emblem of North Macedonia at Wikimedia Commons