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Shapes of the mullets on the Solvenian flag

From Zeljko Heimer, 1995-DEC-13

Shape of the mullets

Shape of the mullets

Some time ago Zeljko Heimer posed a question to The Genealogical and Heraldical Society of Slovenia on the shape of the three stars on the national coat of arms and therfore on the flag also. The question was what the shape is of the stars, since on most pictures I have seen, they are made as two triangels interwoven (Magen-David-like), but on the stamps of Slovenia the stars have much tinner rays. What follows is their answer.

Article 6 of the Constitution describes the arms of Slovenia. As the description is not heraldic, an additional geometric description is needed. I remember seeing it somewhere in the newspapers back in 1991 but was unable to locate it now. Although the position of the mullets (stars) is determined I do not rememember whether the shapes of the rays are prescribed.

The shapes that we are talking about are those in upper corners, left (thin-rayed, as I think is right, and as it is on stamps) and right (Magen-David-like, as is often seen, but IMO wrong).

BTW, in Nicole Smith's book the stars are five pointed, and that is wrong alltogether.

Zeljko Heimer, 1995-DEC-13