| Coat of arms of the Republic of Kosovo | |
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The Seal of the Republic of Kosovo was introduced following the declaration of independence on 17 February 2008. It shows six white stars in an arc above a solid golden shape of Kosovo as seen on a standard projection map, placed on a rounded triangular shield with a blue field and a golden border.[1] Its central figures, the stars and the shape, are also the content of the new blue flag of Kosovo, adopted at the same time. A golden map of Kosovo on a blue field surmounted by stars were also featured on the emblem used when Kosovo was administered by the United Nations.
Serbia has not recognized the independence of Kosovo and continues to claim it as the Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija. Unlike the case of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, the Serbian authorities have not adopted a unique coat of arms to represent this claimed province, using the coat of arms of Serbia instead.
Some of the institutions of Kosovo have adopted their own distinct emblems to represent themselves.
See also: United Nations Administered Kosovo. The Constitutional Charter for Provisional Self-Government in Kosovo, promulgated by United Nations Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) in May 2001, gave the institutions of Kosovo the right to use symbols in accordance with UNMIK legislation.[2]
An emblem for Kosovo, to be used by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government, was adopted in 2003. The emblem depicted a map of Kosovo in gold on a blue background surrounded by two olive branches, in the style of those found used in the emblem of the United Nations, above which were three gold stars and three double spirals ornamentation which is a traditional symbol of ancient Dardania and represents the rotating Sun.
During the period of administration by UNMIK, two regulations relating to the use of symbols were made:
The Municipalities of Kosovo have each adopted distinct coats or arms, seals or emblems.