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Rasinja is a community 10 km west of Koprivnica with about
4600 inhabitants. The CoA and the flag are described in the
statutes of 2001 issued in the official gazette (avilable on <www.glasila.hr>):
Statut Opcine Rasinja, 27. rujna 2001. Slubeni glasnik
Koprivnicko- krievacke upanije, br. 11/01, god. IX,
Koprivnica, 5. listopada 2001. They must have been adopted
somewhat earlier, say about 1997.
The coat of arms of Rasinja is claimed by the statutes the
historical coat of arms of the Community: per fess chief per
pale, first in gules chequy gules and argent [sic!], second azure
corn ears or, and third gules a mullet or in chief and a crescent
argent. The flag is white with the coat of arms in the middle.
Zeljko Heimer, 25 Febuary 2003
The Statutes claim the CoA of Rasinja to be historical one,
but I was unable to confirm that previously. However, in [ern03] the historical coat of arms
image is shown from some 1930's source ( I guess that it may
probably be from coffee stickers collection album by Emilij
Laszowski: Grbovi Jugoslavije, Kava - Hag, Zagreb, 1932; probably
the most important heraldic source from between the two great
wars period).
The errorneous (typo probably) blazon from the Statutes could be
now corrected (though the [ern03]
following the Statues blazon includes the same error faitfully):
per fess and chief per pale, first chequy gules and argent,
second azure three garbs or, and third gules a mullet or and a
crescent argent.
The flag is white with the coat of arms in the middle. While all
other flags shown on Koprivnica exhibition were in size that
might well be considered standard for flags used in Croatia
outdoors: 1x2 m, the flag of Rasinja displayed there (and
obviously so used in Rasinja) is of double the size. Not that
anything deep could be concluded from that, but nevertheless it
may be interesting to note.
The modern artistic redention of the CoA and the design of the
flag is by Arbi d.o.o., a company from Zagreb. (However, the
modern artistic design is very faitful remake of the historical
pattern.)
The Ministry of Administration approved the design on 18 April
1996 (so [ern03]).
Zeljko Heimer, 27 May 2003