The Coat of arms of the

Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia The Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia ( hr, Hrvatska Republika Herceg-Bosna) was an unrecognized geopolitical entity and quasi-state in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It was proclaimed on 18 November 1991 under the name Croatian Community of Herzeg-Bos ...

is the variation of the historical

Croatian coat of arms The coat of arms of the Republic of Croatia ( hr, Grb Republike Hrvatske) consists of one main shield and five smaller shields which form a crown over the main shield. The main coat of arms is a checkerboard ( chequy) that consists of 13 red and ...

(chequy of 25 red and white squares) in the form of a stylized Polish heraldic shield with triple wattle on top. It is bordered by golden lines.

Usage

The coat of arms was adopted by the short-lived

in 1992 as a variation of

and used throughout the

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. It was also present on its military insignia, most notably in

Croatian Defence Council The Croatian Defence Council ( hr, Hrvatsko vijeće obrane or HVO) was the official military formation of the Croatian Republic of Herzeg-Bosnia, an unrecognized entity that existed in Bosnia and Herzegovina between 1991 and 1996. The HVO wa ...

(HVO). Entity's vehicle registration plates also sported arms of Herzeg-Bosnia. Since the entity's incorporation into the

Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina is one of the two Political divisions of Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities within the State of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the other being Republika Srpska. The Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina consists ...

in 1994-6, this Herzeg-Bosnian variation of Croatian chequy has not been officially used on entity or state level. The Federation insignia 1996-2007 included a regular-shaped Croatian chequy, identical to the coat of arms of Croatia without the crown. Such Croatian coat of arms has been used in the Croat components and units in the Federation's and Country's

armed forces A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...

, too. However, as a part of the flag of Bosnia's Croats, Herzeg-Bosnian coat of arms is widely present as an unofficial symbol of country's Croats. For example, as a part of the flag it can be found in the office of Croat member of state presidency, as well as in many Croat-majority municipalities and schools in the country. Students’ report cards in secondary schools in

Jajce Jajce (Јајце) is a town and municipality located in the Central Bosnia Canton of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, an entity of Bosnia and Herzegovina. According to the 2013 census, the town has a population of 7,172 inhabitants, with ...

have been marked with the coat of arms of Herzeg-Bosna. Herzeg-Bosnia's coat of arms is a part of the

Croatian National Assembly The Croatian National Assembly ( hr, Hrvatski narodni sabor) is a political organisation of Croat political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The organisation serves as a platform to coordinate political and cultural activities of different part ...

's logo, while its variations are used by some Croat political parties in Bosnia and Herzegovina (most notably, Croatian Party of Rights of Herzeg-Bosnia).

Canton coat of arms

Since the creation of Bosniak-Croat

in 1994 and the establishment of its 10 cantons in 1996, as Herzeg-Bosnia was abolished, its coat of arms was used as the official symbol of three Croat-majority cantons (

Posavina Canton The Posavina Canton ( hr, Županija Posavska; bs, Posavski kanton; sr, Посавски кантон) is one of ten cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is the smallest canton with an area of only . ...

Canton 10 Canton 10 ( hr, Hercegbosanska županija; bs, Kanton 10; sr-cyrl, Кантон 10) or Herzeg-Bosnian canton is the largest of the cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina by area and eighth by population. It mainly covers an are ...

and

West Herzegovina Canton The West Herzegovina Canton ( hr, Županija Zapadnohercegovačka, bs, Zapadnohercegovački kanton) is one of the cantons of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The West Herzegovina Canton is in the Herzegovina region in the southwest of B ...

). In 1997 and 1998 the Constitutional Court of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ruled its usage as a canton symbol unconstitutional, since the symbols of cantons and municipalities cannot represent just one ethnic group. Posavina Canton changed its coat of arms in 2000, while it is still used as an official coat of arms of

(since Croats comprise 98,8% of the population) and, controversially, Canton 10 (with 77% of Croats). It is also part of the logo of public companies such as Canton 10's

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Canton coat of arms

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