People's Republic of Croatia, 1947
Socialist Republic of Croatia, 1963
On 18 January 1947 the People’s Republic of Croatia adopted its constitution and, that same year, an official Coat of Arms. It displays the traditional Croatian checkerboard shield with a background of a rising sun over the sea. At the bottom is an anvil, symbolising industry. The emblem is framed by ears of wheat, symbolising agriculture, and surmounted by the gold-bordered red star of communism. In 1963 the republic’s name was changed to the Socialist Republic of Croatia, but the arms remained unchanged.