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It seems that in the mean time they changed the symbols (the Previous one was current around 1998).
Unfortunately, the image I have drawn shall have to pass as
provisory, as I have no good details of the Coat of Arms.
The coat of arms is: vert a hunting horn proper and in chief a
sheaf fesswise or. The flag is (almost definitevly) yellow with
the coat of arms in the middle.
There is also a ceremonial flag, with fly ending as triangule,
with the coat of arms in the middle, green inscription of the
community name above and two green branches below.
The ceremonial flag I saw few days ago in an interview with a
local official, as a table flag. From it I assume that the normal
flag would be yellow, too, which is quite resonable assumption.
The coat of arms is shown on the official web site of the
community at <www.bilje.hr>
.
Željko Heimer, 26 April 2004
There table flag is ending as triangle,
with the coat of arms in the middle, green inscription of the
community name above and two green oak branches below.
The symbols of Bilje were designed by Heralid Art d.o.o from Rijeka.
Željko Heimer, 3 November 2007
The headers of the official gazette provides now for much
better drawing, probably the original as designed by the Heraldic
Art. The community web site includes the official gazette that
have quite a few Coat of Arms and flag-related materials.
- Rješenje o razrješenju clanova Povjerenstva za izradu
projektnog zadatka za izradu grba i zastave Opcine Bilje
imenovanog 11.srpnja 2002, 11.06.2003, Službeni glasnik
Opcine Bilje, br. 4/2003, 11.07.2003.
- Rješenje o imenovanju clanova povjerenstva za izbor grba i
zastave Opcine Bilje, 11.06.2003, Službeni glasnik Opcine
Bilje, br. 4/2003, 11.07.2003.
- Odluka o odabiru grba i zastave Opcine Bilje, 11.06.2003,
Službeni glasnik Opcine Bilje, br. 4/2003, 11.07.2003. - all
in <www.bilje.hr>.
The first two decisions are regarding the commission to choose
the symbols, the first one suspending some members of it, the
other naming some other people (including some of the same...).
The third decision above is the decision on choosing the design,
deciding to choose the "version B" as proposed by
Herladic Art for the Coat of Arms. Also for the flag, with caveat
that the horn on the flag should be brown as on the Coat of Arms
(presumably Heraldic Art proposed a simplified colouring scheme
for the flag?). This is not yet formal adoption of the symbols,
which follows almost a year latter: Odluka o grbu i zastavi
Opcine Bilje, 13.05.2004, Službeni glasnik Opcine Bilje, br.
3/2004, 28.05.2004 at <www.bilje.hr>.
The decision includes a simple blazon of the Coat of Arms: Vert a
hunting horn proper and in chief a reed sheaf fesswise or.
The flag is yellow with the Coat of Arms in the centre of it,
ratio 1:2. The ceremonial flag is not mentioned in the decision,
but that is not surprising.
Some other gazettes include the decision on granting of the Coat
of Arms for use by various organizations (inclding some denials
of such grant), e.g. gazettes 6/2004, 1/2005, 5/2008.
While the 2002 Statutes have only provision for the Coat of Arms
and the flag to be adopted, the 2006 and 2009 include the
description of these symbols (artcle 5, almost word for word
identical): Statut Opcine
Bilje, 03.02.2006, Službeni glasnik Opcine Bilje, br.
1/2006, 07.02.2006. Statut
Opcine Bilje, 15.07.2009, Službeni glasnik Opcine Bilje,
br. 5/2009, 20.07.2009.
Željko Heimer, 1 November 2009
image by Željko Heimer, 1 November 2009
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image by Željko Heimer, 1 November 2009
image by Željko Heimer
The plant showed on Bilje flag is not wheat but three-row
barley. The difference is to be seen in the geometrical
arrangement of grains, which are arranged in rows (3 or 6) in
barley and in quincunx in wheat. This is difficult to figure out
but evident if you have two barley and wheat spikes in the hand.
It is often reported that only barley spikes have awn, but
several wheat varieties, including modern popular ones, have awn
too.
Awn is the generic terms for the "hairs" which emerge
from the spike and cause unpleasant itching and allergy to
experimentators. In the early time of manual harvesting, breeders
tried to eliminate awns. This elimination is now unnecessary
because of mechanical harvesting and quite common linkage between
awn presence and interesting characteristics.
Ivan Sache , 27 October 1999
Information provided by Leo Rakovac (Opæina Bilje):
"Community of Bilje is located in Baranya, north of
Osijek.The importance of agriculture, in first place grain
production is showed with three wheat stalks. National park of
Kopacevski Rit, marshy region around confluance of Drava in
Dunav, provided food to the inhabitants for centuries, and is
still today very atractive fishing area. "
Željko Heimer