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Municipal flag of Koper - Image by Željko Heimer, 17 August 2002
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Koper is an important port in the "head of Istria" peninsula (hence the Italian name Capodistria). The municipality is bilingual. Its official name is Mestna občina Koper - Commune Citta' di Capodistria.
Željko Heimer, 17 August 2002
The flag and arms of Koper are prescribed by Decision Odlok o grbu, znaku, zastavi in drugih elementih celostne podobe Mestne občine Koper, adopted on 18 January 1997 and published in the official local gazette Uradne objave, 3/98. This Decision was amended by Spremembe in dopolnitve odloka o grbu, znaku, zastavi in drugih elementih celostne podobe Mestne občine Koper published in the official local gazette Uradne objave, 6/98.
The flag is rectangular in ratio 1:2, blue with the municipal symbol in the middle.
The colour specifications, as given by Stanič [stj05] from the Decision, are:
Željko Heimer, 12 February 2006
Coat of arms of Koper - Image by Željko Heimer, 17 August 2002
In 1997 Koper adopted a new artistical rendition of the coat of arms, based on a stone carving preserved in the city, but retaining the basic design of the previously used arms. The sun without the shield shape is called "the symbol of the municipality".
Željko Heimer, 17 August 2002
Former flag and arms of Koper - Images by Željko Heimer, 26 June 2003
The former municipal flag of Koper was blue with the former coat of arms in the middle. The sun was symbolically shown as made of eight curved elements.
Ž eljko Heimer & Goran Kalister, 26 June 2003
Burgee of Yacht Club Jadro - Image by Ivan Sache, 6 October 2001
According to the yacht club website, the burgee is horizontally divided yellow-blue-yellow-blue-yellow, apparently 1:1:2:1:1. Y.C. Jadro is written in blue in the median yellow stripe. Jadro is written in cursive letters which are quite well approximated by New Berolina TM font.
Ivan Sache, 6 October 2001