Shield with cross and four half moons[1]Shield with cross and four half moons in front of a white double-headed eagle[1]
A referendum on state symbols was held in the
National Assembly recommended that the red star be removed from the Serbian flag on 21 June.[3][4]
Background
The referendum was planned since 1991. For the state flag, the choice was to either keep the flag with the red star or to remove it.
Marš na Drinu were offered.[3] The results showed a majority of voters preferred keeping the red star on the flag, to keep the Serbian shield with firesteels, and choosing Marš na Drinu as the anthem.[5]
Flag with five-pointed starFlag without five-pointed star
Results
Coat of arms
Choice
Votes
%
Shield with cross and four half moons
1,586,384
43.03
Shield with cross and four half moons in front of a white double-headed eagle
^Slobodan Vučetić (1998). Fatalna vlast. Stubovi kulture. p. 116. На референдуму су се гра^ани из- јашн>авали о предлогу нових државних симбола – грба, заставе и химне.
^"Preporuka o korišćenju zastave Republike Srbije" [Recommendation on Use of the Flag of the Republic of Serbia]. Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia – No. 49/1992 (1188) (in Serbian). JP Službeni glasnik Republike Srbije. 1992-06-21. p. 1666. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
^"Svi naši referendumi" [All our referendums] (in Serbian). Novi Sad: Radio-televizija Vojvodine. 2008-03-06. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
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