Serbian heraldry

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Serbian heraldry
Double-headed eagle of Nemanjić dynasty
 
Heraldic traditionByzantine
Governing bodySerbian Heraldry Society

Serbian heraldry involves the study and use of

coats of arms and other heraldic insignia in the country of Serbia or by Serbs. The Serbian government is the armiger in Serbia, exercising that right under the advice of the Serbian Heraldry Society (Serbian Cyrillic: Српско хералдичко друштво, romanizedSrpsko heraldičko društvo), a learned society
devoted to the study and creation of heraldry, specifically Serbian heraldry.

Serbian heraldry in large part belongs to the

Illyrian Armorials
.

Common symbols

The most prominent and common symbols are the

boar pierced by an arrow. It was used for historical Serbia in numerous armorials dating between the 15th and 18th centuries and was incorporated into the seal of the government of the Revolutionary Serbia.[2][3]

  • Serbian eagle as seen in a modern stylized coat of arms of the Nemanjić dynasty
    Serbian eagle as seen in a modern stylized coat of arms of the Nemanjić dynasty
  • Serbian cross as seen in the "shield" of the coat of arms of Serbia
    Serbian cross as seen in the "shield" of the coat of arms of Serbia
  • Triballian boar as seen in the coat of arms of Kragujevac
    Triballian boar as seen in the coat of arms of Kragujevac

Popular elements in modern Serbian heraldry include the

wars with the Ottoman Empire, is used on the coat of arms of Kikinda and Vršac
.

Coat of arms of Serbia

Greater coat of arms of Serbia

The modern coat of arms is derived from the

firesteels
arranged in the quarters around it, all of them facing horizontally outwards. The coat of arms also features the Serbian historical crown; while unusual for republics, it is not unprecedented, as can be seen in coat of arms of numerous European countries with republican form of government (Russia, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Bulgaria, Montenegro, and San Marino). The coat of arms is used in the form of the Greater coat of arms and Lesser coat of arms, as provided by the Article 7 of the Constitution of Serbia.

Coat of arms of municipalities and cities in Serbia

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Atlagić 2009, p. 180.
  2. .
  3. ^ SANU (1957). Posebna izdanja. SANU. p. 130.

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