Croatia 1991 Coat of Arms

Croatia · 1991 · 1 HRD

This definitive stamp features the coat of arms of the Republic of Croatia. The design consists of a main shield with a checkerboard pattern (chequy) of 25 red and white fields, surmounted by a crown made of five smaller shields representing Croatia's historical regions.

Issued on December 9, 1991, this stamp was part of the first definitive series of the newly independent Republic of Croatia, following its declaration of independence from Yugoslavia earlier that year.