šahovnica
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Šahovnica is the distinctive red-and-white checkerboard emblem that forms the central element of Croatia’s national coat of arms and a key symbol of Croatian identity.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
checkerboard pattern
ⓘ
heraldic charge ⓘ national symbol ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Croatian checkerboard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Croatian chequy ⓘ |
| appearsOn |
Croatian currency designs
ⓘ
Croatian passports ⓘ insignia of Croatian Armed Forces ⓘ logos of Croatian state institutions ⓘ sports uniforms of Croatian national teams ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Croatian nobility
ⓘ
Kingdom of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Croatian heraldry
ⓘ
national coats of arms ⓘ national symbols of Croatia ⓘ |
| color |
red
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| country | Croatia ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance | key symbol of Croatian identity ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Croatian word for chessboard (šah) ⓘ |
| fieldArrangement | alternating red and white squares ⓘ |
| firstSquareColorTopLeft | red GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfFieldsHorizontally | 5 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfFieldsVertically | 5 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Croatian ⓘ |
| partOf | greater coat of arms of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patternType | chequy gules and argent ⓘ |
| positionInCoatOfArms | central element ⓘ |
| presentIn |
Croatian patriotic art
ⓘ
Croatian popular culture ⓘ Croatian tourism branding ⓘ |
| scriptDirection | left-to-right ⓘ |
| shape | square fields arranged in a checkerboard ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Croatian national identity
ⓘ
Croatian people ⓘ Croatian statehood ⓘ |
| totalNumberOfFields | 25 ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Croatian diaspora communities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Croatian sports associations ⓘ Government of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ President of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn |
coat of arms of Croatia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
flag of Croatia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedSince | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
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