The State Symbols of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Twentieth Century
This paper explores the relatively frequent changes of symbols that had been used to represent the land, province, territory and state of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the twentieth century. Throughout this time the small multi-ethnic Balkan country had mostly been a part or unit of larger state st...
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This paper explores the relatively frequent changes of symbols that had been used to represent the land, province, territory and state of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the twentieth century. Throughout this time the small multi-ethnic Balkan country had mostly been a part or unit of larger state structures, such as the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1878-1918), Royal (1918-1941) and Socialist Yugoslavia (1943-1992). In 1992 it managed to gain its independence which was then followed by a three-year-long brutal military aggression and armed conflict that ended in 1995. Seeing as each regime change also required an adjustment of symbols which would have reflected the newly established political realities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, this case study can serve as an appropriate illustration of the significant role symbols can play in modern state-building processes and construction of collective identities. In analysing these changes, the author examined a number of legal texts and contemporary discussions, revealing that the political elites responsible for designing Bosnia and Herzegovina’s symbols often oscillated between traditional heraldic inspirations from the Middle Ages and the unconventional modern desire for neutral solutions.
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| spelling | doaj-art-3a24a17b8e7d41eea1d4378ea1672a272025-02-05T22:23:22ZengUniversidad Complutense de MadridEikón Imago2254-87182025-02-011410.5209/eiko.97723The State Symbols of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Twentieth CenturyEmir Filipovic This paper explores the relatively frequent changes of symbols that had been used to represent the land, province, territory and state of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the twentieth century. Throughout this time the small multi-ethnic Balkan country had mostly been a part or unit of larger state structures, such as the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1878-1918), Royal (1918-1941) and Socialist Yugoslavia (1943-1992). In 1992 it managed to gain its independence which was then followed by a three-year-long brutal military aggression and armed conflict that ended in 1995. Seeing as each regime change also required an adjustment of symbols which would have reflected the newly established political realities in Bosnia and Herzegovina, this case study can serve as an appropriate illustration of the significant role symbols can play in modern state-building processes and construction of collective identities. In analysing these changes, the author examined a number of legal texts and contemporary discussions, revealing that the political elites responsible for designing Bosnia and Herzegovina’s symbols often oscillated between traditional heraldic inspirations from the Middle Ages and the unconventional modern desire for neutral solutions. https://revistas.ucm.es/index.php/EIKO/article/view/97723HeraldryCoat of ArmsVexillologyFlagYugoslaviaBosnia and Herzegovina |
| spellingShingle | Emir Filipovic The State Symbols of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Twentieth Century Eikón Imago Heraldry Coat of Arms Vexillology Flag Yugoslavia Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| title | The State Symbols of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Twentieth Century |
| title_full | The State Symbols of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Twentieth Century |
| title_fullStr | The State Symbols of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Twentieth Century |
| title_full_unstemmed | The State Symbols of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Twentieth Century |
| title_short | The State Symbols of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the Twentieth Century |
| title_sort | state symbols of bosnia and herzegovina during the twentieth century |
| topic | Heraldry Coat of Arms Vexillology Flag Yugoslavia Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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