Post by Sokol on Dec 7, 2014 23:31:15 GMT -5
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This is the New Coat of Arms of Republic of Macedonia
December 5, 2014
The proposal for the new coat of arms of the Republic of Macedonia should be adopted at the government session Friday evening. According to Dnevnik daily, all parties that have ministers in government gave their consent for the coat of arms with red lion.
The reason - explained in the proposal- behind this move is returning to historical symbols. Macedonia and Belarus were the only countries in Europe that still use coats of arms inspired by Soviet heraldry.
“The current Coat of Arm of the Republic of Macedonia is fully designed according to the Coat of Arms of the Soviet Union, according to which the coats of arms of all Soviet republics were designed. The obligatory elements were the sun, five pointed star, wheat stalks connected by band with folk motifs that symbolize “the brighter society of communism” that is reached through the labor of the working class and farmers,” it is said un the proposal.
The golden - yellow mural crown shaped as fortress and adorned with pearls and rubies should symbolize the republican organization of the country.
“Thus the aim is to highlight and display the sovereignty and integrity of the state ... With the adoption of this coat of arms, Macedonia will be included in the family of European countries as country with European aspirations that care about their past, but also for its future, promoting unity and tying itself for a symbol that bears in itself no division on any grounds, but rather creates unity of all who live in this region,” according to the proposal.
This would be the second, this time more drastic change in the Macedonia’s coat of arms. The first time was in 2009 when only the red star was removed the red star, but for the most part it retained the look established in the time of Yugoslavia.
This is the New Coat of Arms of Republic of Macedonia
December 5, 2014
The proposal for the new coat of arms of the Republic of Macedonia should be adopted at the government session Friday evening. According to Dnevnik daily, all parties that have ministers in government gave their consent for the coat of arms with red lion.
The reason - explained in the proposal- behind this move is returning to historical symbols. Macedonia and Belarus were the only countries in Europe that still use coats of arms inspired by Soviet heraldry.
“The current Coat of Arm of the Republic of Macedonia is fully designed according to the Coat of Arms of the Soviet Union, according to which the coats of arms of all Soviet republics were designed. The obligatory elements were the sun, five pointed star, wheat stalks connected by band with folk motifs that symbolize “the brighter society of communism” that is reached through the labor of the working class and farmers,” it is said un the proposal.
The golden - yellow mural crown shaped as fortress and adorned with pearls and rubies should symbolize the republican organization of the country.
“Thus the aim is to highlight and display the sovereignty and integrity of the state ... With the adoption of this coat of arms, Macedonia will be included in the family of European countries as country with European aspirations that care about their past, but also for its future, promoting unity and tying itself for a symbol that bears in itself no division on any grounds, but rather creates unity of all who live in this region,” according to the proposal.
This would be the second, this time more drastic change in the Macedonia’s coat of arms. The first time was in 2009 when only the red star was removed the red star, but for the most part it retained the look established in the time of Yugoslavia.