Coat of arms of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

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The coat of arms of the SFR Yugoslavia (1963–1991). The six torches symbolize the republics.

The coat of arms of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was in use from 1943 to 1991 . The designer of the coat of arms is Đorđe Andrejević Kun .

Previous version with five torches for the five peoples of Yugoslavia (1943–1963).

The coat of arms consisted of five torches from 1943 to 1963, then six torches burning in a common flame . The five torches symbolized the five peoples of Yugoslavia ( Serbs , Croats , Slovenes , Montenegrins and Macedonians ). The Yugoslav-Muslim parts of the population were not represented in it, which is why from 1963 the six republics of Bosnia-Herzegovina , Croatia , Macedonia , Montenegro , Serbia and Slovenia were symbolized instead of the peoples . The common flame represents brotherhood and unity.

This part of the coat of arms is framed by a wreath of wheat ears. A blue ribbon 29·XI·1943tied around the ears of corn bears the inscription , which is supposed to commemorate November 29, 1943. On this day a meeting of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia took place in Jajce in central Bosnia , in which the basis for the federal post-war organization of the country was decided. Above the common flame, on the tips of the ears of corn, is the symbol of communism and the Tito partisans , the red star .

The silver shield, on which the coat of arms was often to be found, especially at the beginning, is not enshrined in laws, even if it was an essential part for a number of Yugoslav heraldists .

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