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Vrsar (Municipality, Istria County, Croatia)

Orsera

Flag of Vrsar - Image by Željko Heimer, 16 August 2006

Presentation of Vrsar
Flag of Vrsar
Coat of arms of Vrsar
Rejected flag of Vrsar

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Presentation of Vrsar

Vrsar (Italian, Orsera) is located halfway between Rovinj and Poreč.

Željko Heimer, 1 January 2005

Flag of Vrsar

The flag of Vrsar, as shown in the Vidi magazine, August 2006, is in proportions 1:2, blue with the coat of arms in the middle.

Željko Heimer, 16 August 2006

Coat of arms of Vrsar

Coat of arms of Vrsar, left, as used on road signs, right, as used in the official gazettes (example) - Images by Željko Heimer, 25 December 2007

The coat of arms is in an oval shield argent an apple tree proper held by two bears proper rampant on a mount vert".
This is based on the historical coat of arms of the town. The arms are canting, the bers refering to the Italian name of the town.

Željko Heimer & Tomislav Šipek, 25 December 2007

Rejected flag of Vrsar

Rejected flag of Vrsar - Image by Željko Heimer, 25 December 2007

A news article (text) shows a probably rejected flag, light blue, with the coat of arms in the middle bordered yellow, and with yellow inscription in two rows "OPĆINA/VRSAR" at the canton and "COMUNE DI/ORSERA" in the fly top, and bordered with yellow fringe.
The regulations issued by the central authorities forbid inscriptions in flags.

A news article (text) contains the summary from the 43rd session of the Municipality Board, held on 6 September 2007, including the following statement:

The Municipality Board determined the proposal of the new Decision on the coat of arms and the flag. The current Decision on the coat of arms and the flag is dated 1994 and must be changed to be in agreement with the State regulations. The determined proposal of the Decision, together with the graphical design of the coat of arms, the flag and the ceremonial flag of the Municipality of Vrsar and a written document of the Croatian State Archives on the historical coat of arms of Vrsar, shall be sent to the Central Office for Administration for approval, after which the Municipality Board shall be able to adopt a new Decision on the coat of arms and the flag.

Željko Heimer, 25 December 2007