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- three equal horizontal stripes of red (top), blue, and white - the Pan-Slav colors representing freedom and revolutionary ideals; charged with the coat of arms of Serbia shifted slightly to the hoist side; the principal field of the coat of arms represents the Serbian state and displays a white two-headed eagle on a red shield; a smaller red shield on the eagle represents the Serbian nation, and is divided into four quarters by a white cross; interpretations vary as to the meaning and origin of...
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The current coat of arms is based on the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Serbia as enacted by the Law on the coat of arms of 1882. It was formally readopted in 2004 through official recommendation, adopted by law in 2009 and standardized in 2010.
- 1882, 2004 (readopted), 2010 (standardized)
- Governmental
- Gules, between two fleurs-de-lys in base Or, a double-headed eagle displayed inverted Argent, armed, beaked and langued Or, surmounted by an escutcheon Gules thereon a cross between four firesteels Argent
- Republic of Serbia
The Kingdom of Serbia (Serbian: Краљевина Србија, Kraljevina Srbija) was a country located in the Balkans which was created when the ruler of the Principality of Serbia, Milan I, was proclaimed king in 1882.
- Serbian dinar
- Eastern Orthodoxy (state religion)
In 2009, the National Assembly adopted the Law on the design and use of the coat-of-arms, flag and anthem of the Republic of Serbia. According to this law, the Serbian coat-of-arms is the one defined by the Law on the coat-of-arms of the Kingdom of Serbia from 16 June 1882.
The coat of arms of the Republic of Serbia was established by the Law on the Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Serbia on 16 June 1882. The famous two-headed eagle is a symbol taken from Byzantium. It is interpreted that one of its heads represents the direction towards heavenly kingdom, while the other is turned towards earthly kingdom.
The national coat of arms of Serbia was adopted in 2004 and is based on the original used during the Kingdom of Serbia. It consists of two main heraldic symbols which represent the identity of the Serbian state and Serbian people across the centuries: the Serbian eagle (a silver double-headed eagle adopted from the Nemanjić dynasty) and the ...
TypeImageThe national colours of Serbia are red, ...The Serbian cross is based on the ...The Serbian eagle, a double-headed white ...The phrase "Only Unity Saves the Serbs" ...Modified arms of Palaiologos dynasty adopted ca.14th century. Kingdom of Serbia. Arms of Tribalia. Attributed arms from 15th century.
The coat of arms of Serbia was adopted on 17 August 2004. Blazon : The principal field stands for the Serbian State (Gules a double-headed eagle with wings displayed and inverted Argent, langued, beaked, legged and unguled Or, between two fleurs-de-lys of the third in base), while inescutcheon stands for Serbian Nation (Gules a cross Argent ...
