Coat of Arms of The Republic of Macedonia - Historical Coats of Arms

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The symbol of the golden lion on red ground first appeared as a symbol of "Macedonia" in armorial rolls of the late middle ages. The earliest known attestation is in the Fojnica Armory from 1340, where it contains a 7-pointed crown and appears side by side with entries for Illyria, Bosnia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Serbia and Bulgaria. The Korenić-Neorić armory roll of 1595 included a 5- pointed crown. The Belgrade Museum of Contemporary Art displays a 1620 version of the symbol with 3-pointed crown, while the Berlin Library displays a 17th century version with the 5-pointed crown. The use of the lion to represent Macedonia was continued in foreign heraldic collections throughout the 14th to 19th centuries

  • The lion symbol in the Korenić-Neorić armory roll, 1595

  • The lion symbol in the Altanoviot Armory, 1614

  • The lion symbol in Grbovnikot, Belgrade Museum of Contemporary Art, 1620

  • The lion symbol in the Fojnica Armorial, 17th century

  • Coat of arms from the Berlin Library, 17th century

  • The 1694 coat of arms, by Pavao Ritter Vitezović

  • The lion symbol in "Stemmatographia" by Hristofor Zhefarovich, 1741

  • Collection of historical coat of arms

  • Emblem of the People's Republic of Macedonia, 1944-1946

  • Emblem of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, 1946-1991

  • Emblem the Republic of Macedonia, 1991-2009

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