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Vela Luka used a dove as its symbol for some time, so when it
came to choosing the arms it was a natural choice. The arms is
Azure bordered Argent a white dove flying with an olive branch Or
in the beak. The flag is blue with the coat of arms in the
middle.
Source: Information by Tonci Andreis, Vela Luka pages, <public.srce.hr/~tandreis>,
1996.
Željko Heimer
At the web site of the
community, there is the Statutes
of the community of 11 October 2001. The artcile 4 includes the
description of the coat of arms and the flag: "The community
of Vela Luka has its historical coat of arms and flag. The coat
of arms of the community of Vela Luka is composed of a blue
coloured shield in the centre of which is set a dove coloured
white/silver with a yellow/golden olive branch in its beak. The
flag of the community of Vela Luka is composed of a blue field
with the coat of arms in the centre."
One should note that the description does not mention the white
border of the shield, so I draw the coat of arms without it - I
believe it should only be added on the flag and not used when the
coat of arms is used "solo" - although I guess there
are many examples of the coat of arms used with the border anyway
- e.g. the official
gazette that served me for the model for drawing the dove.
Željko Heimer, 23 July 2008
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image by Željko Heimer, 23 July 2008