National Identity, Politics & Representation;

Croatian National Identity, 1990-1992

By: Stuart Hodges

Map of Yugoslavia 1945 – 1991 The borders of the Socialist Republic of Croatia were recognised by the

international community in 1992 as the borders of the newly independent Republic of Croatia

Illustration taken from Goldstein, I. Croatia; A History. Hurst & Co, London, 1999, p161

The National Flag & Coat-of-Arms of the Republic of Croatia

Adopted: December 22nd 1990Illustration taken from Mijatovic, A. (ed.) Deset Godina Hrvatske Demokratske

Zajednice Spomen Knjiga, pub. Nationalna i Sveucilisna Knjiznica, Zagreb, 1999, page 161

Croatian coats-of-armsIllustration taken from ‘Croatia: Myth and Reality’ at

http://www.cronet.com/cic/myths/13coat.htm

The Flag and Coat-of-Arms of the Independent State of Croatia (NDH), in use: 1941-1945

Illustration from Mikulan K. and Pogacic S. ‘Hrvatske Oruzane Snage 1941-1945 (trans. Croatian Armed Forces 1941-1945), P. C. graficke usluge, d.o.o, Zagreb,

1999, p61

The Flag of the Socialist Republic of Croatia lowered for the last time outside the Croatian Parliament on 25th June 1990 Illustration taken from Mijatovic, A. (ed.) Deset Godina

Hrvatske Demokratske Zajednice Spomen Knjiga, pub. Nationalna i Sveucilisna Knjiznica, Zagreb, 1999, page 148

The ‘new’ Flag of the Republic of Croatia raised for the first time outside the Croatian Parliament on 25th

June 1990 Illustration from Mijatovic, A. (ed.) Deset Godina Hrvatske Demokratske Zajednice Spomen Knjiga, pub. Nationalna i Sveucilisna Knjiznica,

Zagreb, 1999, page 149

Two of many design sketches submitted in 1990 by Sutelj; proposals for the coat-of-arms of the Republic

of CroatiaIllustration taken from ‘Nacional’ magazine No. 262, ‘Sukob oko izgleda drzavnih

simbola’23rd November 2000, p50. Published by Nakladnik d.o.o. Zagreb, Croatia

The National Flag & Coat-of-Arms of the Republic of Croatia

Adopted: December 22nd 1990Illustration taken from Mijatovic, A. (ed.) Deset Godina Hrvatske Demokratske

Zajednice Spomen Knjiga, pub. Nationalna i Sveucilisna Knjiznica, Zagreb, 1999, page 161

The President of the Republic and the sacred symbol of Croatian identity

Illustration taken from Mijatovic, A. (ed.) Deset Godina Hrvatske Demokratske Zajednice Spomen Knjiga, pub. Nationalna i Sveucilisna Knjiznica, Zagreb, 1999,

page 278

An alternative national flag for the Republic of Croatia designed by Boris Ljubicic

Illustration taken from ‘Nacional’ magazine No. 260, ‘Ljubicicev prijedlog novog dizajna drzava’, (trans. Ljubicic’s design proposal for a new national identity’)’

7th November 2000, p50. Published by Nakladnik d.o.o., Zagreb, Croatia

‘New Look Croatia’ by Ljubicic: “The State is a product that, like any other product, is dependent on

good design”Illustration donated by Boris Ljubicic.