Croatian Coat of Arms

during centuries

 

Darko Zubrinic, Zagreb, 2005

 

Coat of arms of the Republic of Croatia, description

 

References

  • Grakalic, Marijan: Hrvatski Grb, Nakladni zavod Matice hrvatske, Zagreb, 1990.
  • Stan Granic: Evolution and use of the Croatian coat of arms, The Canadian Slavonic Papers, Sep-Dec 1996
  • Adam S. Eterovich:
    • Croatian and Dalmatian Coats of Arms, Polo Alto, California, 1978 [illustrated collection of over 3000 family coats of arms]
    • Croatian Coat of Arms
    • A Guide and Index to Croatian Coats of Arms, Ragusan Press, San Carlos, CA, 2003
  • Goroslav Ostric: Grbovi u gradu Bakru, Pomorski i povijesni muyej hrvatskog primorja, Rijeka 1996, ISBN 953-96915-0-8
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  • Ivan Bojnicic: Der Adel von Kroatien und Slavonien, reprinted by Golden Marketing, Zagreb 1995.
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  • Ankica Pandzic (i dr., ur.): Kolomanov put, Hrvatski povijesni muzej, Zagreb 2003., ISBN 953-6046-26-1 (in particular pp. 35, 113, 119, 227, 230, 231, 233, 240)
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  • Ratkaji Velikotaborski, Drustvo Veliki Tabor (predsj. Josip Stimac), Desinic 1993.
  • Branka Molnar: Arma, Grbovi iy fundusa Drzavnog arhiva u Zagrebu, Zagreb 2003.
  • D. Novak, M. Lapaine, D. Mlinaric: Five Centuries of Maps of Croatia (Pet stoljeca geografskih i pomorskih karata Hrvatske), in English and Croatian, Skolska knjiga, Zagreb 2005, ISBN 953-0-61571-X

 

The Zagreb Cathedral, a detail from the front side, photo from 2008.

A detail from the building of Napredak, Sarajevo, BiH,
Croatian cultural society, photo from 2008.

This web page has almost an impossible task: to answer an insinuation of the BBC (The British Broadcasting Corporation) about the alleged Nazi origin of the Croatian coat of arms. Precisely, in the biography of late Croatian president Franjo Tudjman, offered by the BBC in an unsigned article, it is stated that "...His brand of nationalism included restoring the flags and other symbols used by the old fascist Ustasha regime that had fought alongside the Nazis during World War II." This misrepresentation has done (and is still doing) enormous international damage to Croatia. I have noticed it in 2005, but it exists as such since 1999. It was the only reason why I undertook preparing this web page.

 

5th Maraton Lada, 2002, Croatian Sports

 

Croatia - its History, Culture, and Science