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On the 5 December 2014 government of the Republic of Macedonia proposed a coat of arms which would replace the old national emblem. According to the president of the Macedonian Heraldry Society Jovan Jonovski, the new coat of arms is based on an illustration from Jerome de Bara (1581).〔 The illustration from de Bara's book "Le blason des armoiries" depicts attributed arms of Alexander the Great.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Le blason des armoiries )〕 It is blazoned as "Or, a lion gules" (on a golden background, a red lion) and topped with a golden mural crown to represent the republican form of government. The parliaments still needs to vote on this design. Between the 14th and the 19th centuries, Macedonia was commonly represented in foreign armorials with a coat of arms depicting a golden lion on red field, or red lion on golden field. The modern Republic of Macedonia has no heraldic emblem, but since the country gained independence from Yugoslavia this emblem has often been proposed as a replacement for the non-heraldic national emblem of the republic, a remnant of socialistic symbolism.〔Matkovski, Aleksandar, ''Grbovite na Makedonija'', Skopje, 1970〕〔Александар Матковски (1990) Грбовите на Македонија, Мисла, Skopje, Macedonia - ISBN 86-15-00160-X〕 Such efforts have so far failed, due to political and national disputes over possible replacements. A proposal by architect and graphic designer Miroslav Grčev was put forward in 1992 to replace it with a revised version of the historical gold lion on a red shield. However, this was rejected on three main grounds: * several political parties, notably VMRO-DPMNE, already use that emblem as their party symbols * the Albanian political parties of Macedonia considered the proposal to be only representative for the ethnic Macedonians, but not also for ethnic Albanians * the state coat of arms of Bulgaria is somewhat similar (but not identical) Because of these reasons, the political parties agreed to continue to use the current device until a solution is found. The emblem did not appear on the country's first passports, however, in 2007 the device was put on the front and the inside of the new biometric Macedonian passports, while the parliamentary debate about acceptance of a new national emblem still continues. According to the provisions of the Article 5, Section 2 of the Constitution of Macedonia, the two-thirds majority is required to pass a law on the new symbols of the Republic. The usage of the Coat of arms has been defined by a law.〔Zakon za upotreba na grbot, znameto i himnata na Republika Makedonija ("Služben vesnik na Republika Makedonija", No. (32/97 ), 1997-07-09)〕 ==Background== The earliest known example of this is the Fojnica Armorial〔(Fojnica Armory ), online images〕 from 1340, and later examples include the Korenić-Neorić armorial of 1595, a 1630 armorial on display in the Belgrade Museum of Contemporary Art and a 17th-century armorial in Berlin Library.〔http://heraldika.org.mk/zemski.htm〕 The earliest known attestation is in the Fojnica Armory〔 from 1340, where it contains a seven-pointed crown and appears side by side with entries for Illyria, Bosnia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Serbia and Bulgaria. The Korenić-Neorić armory roll of 1595 included a five-pointed crown. The Belgrade Museum of Contemporary Art displays a 1620 version of the symbol with a three-pointed crown, while the Berlin Library displays a 17th-century version with the five-pointed crown.〔 The use of the lion to represent Macedonia was continued in foreign heraldic collections throughout the 15th to 18th centuries〔〔 File:Coat_of_arms_of_Macedonia_1595.jpg|From the Korenić-Neorić armorial (1595) File:Coat of arms of Alexander the Great - Jerome de Bara.png|From the armorial ''Le blason des armoiries'' (1628), by Jérôme de Bara File:Coat_of_arms_of_Macedonia_1694.png|From 1694, by Pavao Ritter Vitezović〔(Makedonsko Heraldicko Zdruzenie/Macedonian Heraldry Society ), Zemski Grbovi〕 File: Coat of Arms of Macedonia from Stemmatographia by Hristofor Zhefarovich (1741).jpg|From ''Stemmatographia'' (1741), by Hristofor Zhefarovich 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Proposed coat of arms of Macedonia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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