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by Zeljko Heimer, 31 March 2001
by Zeljko Heimer, 31 March 2001
At <www.hoo.tel.hr>,
there is an official text concerning the flag and the emblem of
the Olympic Croatian Committee, but I didn't understand the text.
. I don't know how the flag looks like, probably white with the
logo at the top of the page.
Pascal Vagnat, 8 December 1998
Usually they call themselves in English "Croatian Olympic
Committee" - COC in short. Let me see what is there to
provide some translation. It is "Pravilnik o zastavi i znaku
Hrvatskog olimpijskog odbora" - Rules on flag and symbol of
COC.
Art. 6 detrmines the flag: "The flag of COC is determined
with COC Graphic Standards Manual. The flag background is white
with centrally set COC symbol. The flag format [i.e. size, ratio.
ZH] is defined by standards set for the flags. The flag colour is
also determined by the COC Graphic Standards Manual."
Art. 7 prescribes that COC flag should always be used with the
flag of the Republic of Croatia.
Art. 8. defined the COC symbol: "The basic graphic standard
of COC visual identity is COC symbol approved by the
International Olympic Commettee on 24-APR-1992 (letter no
2110/92/jm9). The symbol is unique grapic presentation of five
olympic rings, six red and three white squares and text
"Hrvatski olimpijski odbor" on white background
bordered in shape of a shield."
I'll check the flag on COC building in next few days, I use to
pass over there often and the flags are always hoisted on it
(left to right IOC, HR, COC). It seems that national olympic
symbols (or any other using olympic rings) should be approved by
IOC.
Another point that I have regarding this article is "three
white squares", which are very often wrongly made
transparent, so to say, and symbol under rings consists only of
six red squares. The same error is made also on the COC page with
this Rules (sic!).
Art 15. determined that this Rules becomes vaild with the day of
their acceptance, and that is 10-SEP-1993. Possibly similar set
of rules was adopted earlier, and these rules did not chance the
essence of it, regarding the look of the flag and symbol. In any
case, I believe that the symbol is in use from 1991, but this is
based on my memory.
Zeljko Heimer, 8 December 1998
I was talking recently with some people involved with the work
on the Croatian Olympic Commeette logo (and flag) almost a decade
ago. I was told some things that might be of interest and maybe
worth of further investigation.
The story is so: the logo of COC that was initially adopted
consisted of the five Olympic rings above the red sqaures in
three rows 3, 2, 1. When this logo was sent to International
Olympic Committee for approval, it was turned down, with
explanation that the Olymipc rings should not be bigger then one
third of the national Olympic logo. After that the logo was
enclosed into red bordered white shield with blue inscription
reading the name of the COC, and such was adopted and approved.
As the flag is a white sheet with the logo in the middle, the
consequences to the COC flag are obvious.
Zeljko Heimer, 21 October 2000
The "de facto" flag that is used much more often
(and hoisted dayly on the COC headquarters in Zagreb) is a
variation which is, I believe the design turned down by IOC (due
to the size of the Olympic logo). HOO stands for "Hrvatski
olimpijski odbor" - Croatian Olympic Committee.
Zeljko Heimer, 31 March 2001
Zachary Harden and Zeljko Heimer, 17 August
2004
Flag that was used by the Croats when they walked into Athens
last Friday night.
Zachary Harden, 17 August 2004
Chequy flag with one cheque being chequed again was used by
football supporter during European chapionship England 1996.
Zeljko Heimer
On the TV there were reportages from everywhere that our team
was moving around, and that special one I saw when they came back
from a game (3:0 win over Germany) to the city that was host them
during the World Cup 98 - Vittel. The city organized magnificent
recepion, and the players were driving with turist train arround
the city celebrating. On the train, and on some other places
arround, there was a remarkable flag, obviously used as
decoration rather then supposed to be real national flag. I
consisted of 5 stripes, the inner three being the Croatian
national flag, while
the outer two were made of chequy fields.
Zeljko Heimer , 9 July 1998
.I might add that this same flag pattern was used soon
afterwards, as Croatia gained the thrid place at the Cup, also
there were post stamps (small sheet of 4) showing the victorious
team holding such flags . It was used again, I believe in several
other sporting events as a flag that the supporters used.
Zeljko Heimer , 9 August 1999
2nd Military World Games (MWG)
by Zeljko Heimer, 20 August 1999
The International Military Sports Council (CISM) is a military
organization comaprable with the Olimpic organization. Their flag
consist of a white, blue bordered flag with the CISM logo in the
middle. The logo consists a globe surounded with a band bearing
the name of the organization, behind is is a composition
consisting of five red rings, a downpointing sword, a golden
laurel wreat and shord points. It seems that only the vertical
version is used.
The flag was used in Zagreb lately, in connection with the 2nd
Military World Games (MWG), held from 8 to 17 August 1999. The
blue bordered flag seems to be official, but as far as I have
noticed, it was only used on opening and closing ceremonies,
while on other places (stadiums etc. and in city) the simple
white "logo on bedsheet" flags were used.
The 2nd MWG used a white "logo on bedsheet" is
consisting of two red squares and five "3D" rings. Read
more about CISM and 2 MWG on thier site <www.2svi.hr> and <www.2svi.hr/eng/02-cism.htm>.
Zeljko Heimer , 20 August 1999
See also: Conseil International du Sport Militaire - International Military Sports Council (CISM)
by Zeljko Heimer , 29 December 2000
A football (soccer) club from Osijek, Croatia - NK Osijek. (NK
means "nogometni klub", i.e. FC). The club emblem is
obviously based on the Coat of Arms of Osijek
and Baranja County, probably a bit overmuch according to some
heradical tastes, but such practice seem not to be unusual in
Croatia (many sport clubs have emblems very similar or equal to
the city or county they are from). The flag is BWB tricolour. The
colour combination of blue-white is the club colours. Not
unexpected, the supporters use the two colours in unnumerable
combinations as flags and weavers used on stadium.
Source: Croatian TV news, 28 December 2000, report from
the annual assembly of the club. Emblem taken from Kohorta
(supporters) pages at <www.nogomet.com/kohorta>.
Zeljko Heimer, 29 December 2000
The flag of the swim club "plivacki klub JADRAN"
from Split can be seen at <www.pk-jadran.hr>
.
Dov Gutterman, 22 January 2002
I don't see any connection to civic (or other) symbols. Of
course, choice of colours red-white-blue is not coincidence. The
flag looks much like sailing club burgee, and I would almost
think that there must be some such yacht club around. (On the
other hand, there is YC Split, using entirely different flag)
Zeljko Heimer, 31 January 2002