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Coat of Arms
by Zeljko Heimer, 19 May 2004
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The city of Mostar in the Herzegovina-Neretva Canton probably
needs no presentation. It was in the early 1990's divded during
the war into the eastern Bosniak and the western Croat city. The
Croat administration used a flag: red with a white cross
throughout and the coat of arms in the middle. The coat of arms
of that Croat Mostar (also known as Western Mostar, though I
don't believe that eaither was an official name) was in a shield
of medieval form (with a notch) argent three bendlets gules
overall a Latin cross or, shield is crowned with a golden crown
and below is a ribbon inscribed with date 1452. This was based on
the coat of arms of medieval rulers of Mostar family Hrvatinic
(the most well known member was Hrvoje Vukcic Hrvatinic). See Western Mostar - Previous Symbols.
After the Dayton Agreement in 1995 it was organized as a complex
of six civic communities (as far as I know these have not adopted
any symbols) , and finally in 2004 it was integrated into one
community named City of Mostar.
The decision on the flag is not yet made, probably it is too
early, and probably it shall not be an easy decision like any
other decision regarding Mostar, and shall probably have to be
imposed by the international governors of Bosnia-Herzegovina. But
let's hope it shall not be that way, and that the local people
shall come to agreement.
The official web site of the city at <www.mostar.ba> showes as yet
only the statutes of the city and the coat of arms (which is
temporary?). The statutes determine that the coat of arms and the
flag shall be adopted by the decision of the city assembly with
2/3 majority. However, the coat of arms used now by the city is
clearly shown on the site: blue with the image of the Mostar
bridge over the Neretva river.
Zeljko Heimer, 19 May 2004
by Zeljko Heimer, 1988
Mostar (Western) - Ratio 1:2. Adopted: around 1995 ?
The flag is red with white cross and coat of arms Hrvatini? (?)
family (medieval rulers of Mostar) in the middle. This coat of
arms was adopted as the coat of arms of the western (Croat held)
city of Mostar
Zeljko Heimer, 1988
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from <www.jugozapad.mostar.com>
Mostar itself is divided into I think 6 muncipals. I am not
sure if this Coat of Arms is the emblem of Mostar city or just
Mostar Southwest muncipal.
Goran, 4 August 2002
I guess that the oval the arms of the city of Mostar (Western Mostar