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title: Referendum poster 'Referendum za Hrvatsku' (Croatia, May 1991)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/croatia-referendum-za-hrvatsku-poster-1991/
description: Blue poster with a red-white strip and the Croatian chequerboard shield at the top, the word REFERENDUM in white.
section: Collection
---

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# Referendum poster 'Referendum za Hrvatsku' (Croatia, May 1991)

Blue poster with a red-white strip and the Croatian chequerboard shield at the top, the word REFERENDUM in white, a pale 'ZA' (for) set inside a lighter panel, and HRVATSKU (Croatia) at the foot in red-white-blue lettering above the date 19 May 1991. The tells are that the only word of the choice shown is 'for', joined by the layout to the country's name, and that the national colours and arms carry the message in place of the ballot wording.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Identity fusion](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/identity-fusion/) [Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Full record

Region, Country, Medium, Issuer type, Regime, Leader, Audience, Purpose, Theme, Event, Source, Rights

## Text on the object

Original (Croatian) · read from the image, not independently checked

Original (Croatian) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
REFERENDUM
ZA
HRVATSKU
19. SVIBNJA 1991.
```

English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader)

```
Referendum / FOR / CROATIA / 19 May 1991. (Literal translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader.)
```

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