| Names | Narodna zastava Srbije, National Flag of Serbia |
| Use | Civil flag and ensign. flag of south africa This is an incomplete blue white red black green, saltire flag Nicknames. The design and description of Flags typically uses specialised flag terminology' with precise and technical meanings and is hence a form of Jargon. A civil flag is a version of the National flag that is flown by civilians on non-government installations or craft A flag is a piece of Cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used Symbolically for signaling or identification An ensign is a distinguishing Flag of a ship or a military unit or a distinguishing token emblem or badge such as a symbol of office |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | August 16, 2004 |
| Design | Rectangular horizontally divided tricolor of red-blue-white. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " |
| Names | Državna zastava Srbije, State Flag of Serbia |
| Use | State flag and ensign and war flag. flag of south africa This is an incomplete blue white red black green, saltire flag Nicknames. The design and description of Flags typically uses specialised flag terminology' with precise and technical meanings and is hence a form of Jargon. There are two separate meanings for the term state flag in Vexillology – the flag of state of a Government, and the flag of an individual subnational state A flag is a piece of Cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used Symbolically for signaling or identification An ensign is a distinguishing Flag of a ship or a military unit or a distinguishing token emblem or badge such as a symbol of office A war flag (or military flag) is a variant of a National flag for use by the nation's military forces on land A flag is a piece of Cloth, often flown from a pole or mast, generally used Symbolically for signaling or identification |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | August 16, 2004 |
| Design | Rectangular defaced tricolor, horizontally divided red-blue-white with the lesser CoA. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " |
| Use | Naval ensign. The design and description of Flags typically uses specialised flag terminology' with precise and technical meanings and is hence a form of Jargon. An ensign is a distinguishing Flag of a ship or a military unit or a distinguishing token emblem or badge such as a symbol of office An ensign is a distinguishing Flag of a ship or a military unit or a distinguishing token emblem or badge such as a symbol of office |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 2006 |
| Design | Rectangular red ensign with the national state flag in the canton. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. |
The flag of Serbia is a tricolour with Pan-Slavic colours, with three equal horizontal fields, red on the top, blue in the middle and white on the bottom, and the Coat of Arms of Serbia centered vertically and located left of center by one-seventh of the flag's length[1]. Serbia (Србија Srbija) officially the Republic of Serbia (Република Србија Republika Srbija) is a Landlocked Country A tricolour or tricolor (three colours is a Flag or Banner more-or-less equally divided (horizontally vertically or less frequently diagonally Red is any of a number of similar Colors evoked by light consisting predominantly of the longest wavelengths of Light discernible by the human eye in the wavelength Blue is a Colour, the Perception of which is evoked by White is a Color, the perception which is evoked by Light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive Cone cells in the Human eye The Coat of Arms of Serbia is the same as the Coat of arms of the former Obrenović dynasty (first adopted in 1882; re-adopted in 2004 The same tricolour, in a number of variations, was the flag of Serbia throughout history, and is the National flag of Serbs. Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia,
A similar flag was also used between 1882, when Serbia was proclaimed a kingdom, and abandoned in 1918, when it joined the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. This is a list of flags which have been or are still today used in Serbia or by Serbs. The Kingdom of Serbia ( Serbian Cyrillic: Краљевина Србија Serbian Latinica Kraljevina Srbija) was created when Prince Milan Obrenović ruler Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croato-Slovene ie Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene: Kraljevina Jugoslavija In 1945, Serbia became a republic within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and a communist star was added to the middle, was officially dropped in 1992. The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: The current form of the flag was officially adopted on August 16, 2004 in form of recommendation issued by the Parliament of Serbia[2]. Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " By adoption of the new Constitution of Serbia on November 8 2006, its usage became constitutionally sanctioned (along with the coat of arms and anthem), and the state and national (popular) flag were equalized[3]. The current Constitution of Serbia was approved by a referendum held in 2006 during October 28 and October 29. The Coat of Arms of Serbia is the same as the Coat of arms of the former Obrenović dynasty (first adopted in 1882; re-adopted in 2004 Bože pravde ( Serbian: Боже правде English: Lord Give Us Justice) is the official Anthem of Serbia. There are two separate meanings for the term state flag in Vexillology – the flag of state of a Government, and the flag of an individual subnational state A national flag is a Flag that symbolises a country The flag is flown by the government but usually can be flown by Citizens of that country as well The version without the Coat of arms was used as the State and the National (civil) flag, and since continued to be used as a National Flag only. On June 5, 2006 Serbia proclaimed independence after Montenegro voted for independence from the state union. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE! The State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (Државна заједница Србија и Црна Гора / Državna zajednica Srbija i Crna Gora, abbreviated On June 8, 2006 the new flag was raised for the first time in front of the United Nations headquarters in New York City. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The City of New York
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The flag ratio is 2:3 (height/width), with the three colours each taking one third of the height. Recommended colours, starting from the top, are[4]:
The flag has small Coat of Arms of Serbia centered vertically and located left of center by one-seventh of the length of the flag. Pantone Inc is a corporation headquartered in Carlstadt, New Jersey, USA CMYK (short for '''c'''yan, '''m'''agenta, '''y'''ellow, and k ey ( Black) and often referred to as process color Yellow is the Color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M (long and medium wavelength Cone cells of the Retina about equally The Coat of Arms of Serbia is the same as the Coat of arms of the former Obrenović dynasty (first adopted in 1882; re-adopted in 2004 [1]
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Standard of the President of Serbia. The President of Serbia is the Head of state of the Republic of Serbia. |
Standard of the President of the National Assembly of Serbia. The unicameral Parliament of Serbia is known as the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: Народна |
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Flag of Serbian Army. The Serbian Armed Forces is the unified armed force that defends the Republic of Serbia and conducts other missions with respect to the constitution and laws of Serbia Land Forces ( Serbian: Копнена Војска - КоВ or Kopnena Vojska - KoV) is the largest and the oldest army branch of Serbia. |
Flag of Serbian Air Force. The Serbian Air Force and Air Defense consists of an array of combat Aircraft, Cargo aircraft, Reconnaissance aircraft, UAV, |
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The oldest known description of a flag of Serbia is from 1281 description of treasury of king Stefan Vladislav, which was kept in Dubrovnik Republic. Stefan Vladislav I ( Serbian: Стефан Владислав I (died after 1264 was Serbian king from 1233/4 to 1243 a son of Stefan Prvovenčani The Republic of The description lists vexillum unum de zendato rubeo et blavo - a flag of fabric red and blue. [5] We however don't know how were the colors patterned; horizontal diband shown to the right is sometimes used in commemorations of medieval events in Serbia[6]. As Vladislav ruled from 1234 to 1243 and died after 1264, the flag was used earlier than it was described, around the middle XIII century.
The oldest known drawing of a flag of Serbia is from the 1339 map of Angelino Dulcert. Angelino Dulcert (fl 1339 probably also the same person known as Angelino Dalorto was a Majorcan mapmaker whose Portolan is the first known to have been produced The map depicts a number of flags, and Serbia is represented by a flag placed above Skoplje (Skopi) with the name Serbia (Seruja) near the hoist, which was characteristic for capital cities at the time of the drawing of the map. Skopje (Скопје; Shkup or Shkupi is the Capital and largest city in the Republic of Macedonia, with more than a quarter of the population The flag is red two-headed eagle on a yellow field. The double-headed eagle is a common symbol in Heraldry and Vexillology. [7] It served the basis for the 15th century House of Crnojević's stag of Montenegro, which became the basis for latter Montenegrin flags. The House of Crnojević was a dynasty ruling in the Medieval Serbian state of Zeta, first struggling with House of Balša for control over Zeta Montenegro ( British English) Montenegrin / Serbian: PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE LANGUAGES WITHOUT CONSENSUS ON THE TALK PAGE!
During the First Serbian Uprising, a large variety of flags was used. The First Serbian Uprising was a Serbian national Revolution which lasted for nine years and approx Among the early flags, the one described by Mateja Nenadović could be connected with today's flag: it was white-red-blue with three crosses[8]. Prota Mateja Nenadović (Матеја Ненадовић (1777-1854 was a Serbian Archpriest and a notable leader of the First Serbian Uprising. A cross is a geometrical figure consisting of two lines or bars perpendicular to each other dividing one or two of the lines in half Regular army of the uprising usually had light yellow flags with various symbols, while voivode flags were often red-white, made of silk, and defaced with black two-headed eagle from the coat of arms of Russia. A voivode or waywode is a Slavic title that originally denoted the principal commander of a military force Silk is a natural Protein Fiber, some forms of which can be woven into Textiles The best-known type of silk is obtained from cocoons The double-headed eagle is a common symbol in Heraldry and Vexillology. There were also flags of other colors, including red-yellow, red-white-blue and red-blue. This variety of colors was followed by variety of symbols on the flags, most often taken from Hristofor Žefarović's Stematography. Hristofor Zhefarovich (original Cyrillic: Христофоръ Жефаровичъ Bulgarian: Христофор Жефарович Hristofor Zhefarovich The most common symbol on the flags is Serbian cross, followed by coat of arms of Tribalia and various other crosses. The Serbian Cross ( српски крст/srpski krst) is a Greek cross which has C-shapes on each of its four corners Tribalia or Timoc is a territory situated south to Danube, between Yantra river and Morava river [9]
Most of the flags were made in Sremski Karlovci, designed by Serbian painters Stefan and Ilija Gavrilović, and Nikola Apostolović. Sremski Karlovci (Сремски Карловци is a town and municipality in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia, situated on the bank of the [9]
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1835 Sretenje Constitution prescribed the flag of Serbia as horizontal tricolour of red, white and steel blue (čelikasto-ugasita) stripes. A voivode or waywode is a Slavic title that originally denoted the principal commander of a military force Year 1835 ( MDCCCXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common A tricolour or tricolor (three colours is a Flag or Banner more-or-less equally divided (horizontally vertically or less frequently diagonally Steel blue is a shade of blue that resembles Steel. Steel blue in human culture Architecture Steel blue is often used The constitution was criticized, especially by Russia, and the flag was specifically singled out as being similar to the revolutionary flag of France[10]. Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an The National flag of France (known in French as drapeau tricolore, drapeau français,and in military parlance les couleurs Soon afterwards, Miloš Obrenović was requesting to the Porte that the new constitution should contain an article about the flag and coat of arms[11], and subsequent ferman (1835) allowed Serbs to use their own maritime flag, which will have "upper part of red, middle of blue, and lower of white colour"[12], which is the first appearance of the colors which has remained until today. Miloš Obrenović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Милош Обреновић Anglicised: Milosh Obrenovich; also known as Miloš Teodorović) ( Ottoman Porte (also Sublime Porte, High Porte, or in Ottoman Turkish, Bab-ı Ali) used to refer to the Divan (court A firman is a royal mandate or decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic states including the Ottoman Empire, Mughal Empire, and Iran Serbs ( Serbian: Срби Srbi) are a South Slavic people living in the Balkans and Central Europe, mainly in Serbia, A maritime flag is a Flag designated for use on Boats and other watercraft
The colors are exactly reverse of those on the flag of Russia, and various popular stories exist in Serbia which seek to explain why. An example:[13]
| “ | In Karađorđe's time, a delegation from Serbia went to Russia to seek help, and after arrival was at a celebration. Karađorđe Petrović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Карађорђе Петровић Anglicised: Karageorge Petrovitch) ( November 3, 1768 When they were asked why don't they participate in the parade, they hastily entered and turned the Russian flag upside down. The citizens have thus noticed that Serbs have their flag too. | ” |
Kingdom of Serbia used the same tricolour with the big coat of arms. The Kingdom of Serbia ( Serbian Cyrillic: Краљевина Србија Serbian Latinica Kraljevina Srbija) was created when Prince Milan Obrenović ruler The merchant ensign contained only the shield and the crown of the big coat of arms, therefore closely resembling the today's flag.
During the World War I, use of the flag was forbidden in occupied Serbia[14]. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All After the war, the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Yugoslavia) was created (see Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia). The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croato-Slovene ie Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene: Kraljevina Jugoslavija See also Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian Flag of Yugoslavia describes flags of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Serbia did not exist as a territorial division in Yugoslavia and didn't have any flag.
After World War II, the League of Communists of Yugoslavia came to power in Yugoslavia, and split it into six republics, one of which was Serbia. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including League of Communists of Yugoslavia ( Savez komunista Jugoslavije) before 1952 the Communist Party of Yugoslavia ( Komunistička partija Jugoslavije) was The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Macedonian: The red star was used on the middle of the new flag of Serbia, as was the case with other flags of the Yugoslav Socialist Republics and very flag of Yugoslavia. The five-pointed red star, a Pentagram without the inner Pentagon, is a symbol of Communism as well as broader Socialism in general Flags of the Yugoslav Socialist republics were defined by each of its six constituent republics Flag of Yugoslavia describes flags of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Exactly the same flag was used as flag of Montenegro. List of flags of Montenegro The Flag of Montenegro ( Montenegrin: Застава Црне Горе / Zastava Crne Gore was officially adopted with the Law on the state symbols [14] [15]
After the breakup of Yugoslavia, the red star was removed in 1992 [16]from the flag. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) [14] The official dimensions were 1:2 as it was usual in the former Yugoslavia.
The Serbian Orthodox Church uses the Serbian flag in a 1:4 or higher ratio embossed with the Serbian cross. The Serbian Orthodox Church ( Serbian: Српска Православна Црква / Srpska Pravoslavna Crkva; СПЦ / SPC) or the The Serbian Cross ( српски крст/srpski krst) is a Greek cross which has C-shapes on each of its four corners
The people's flag of Serbia is constantly flown on the entrance of the National Assembly and organs of provinces and public services. It has to be displayed in an election room during an election for provincial or local organs. An election is a Decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office [17]
Also, it can be hoisted during celebrations and other cultural or sport manifestations, and on other occasions[18]. Culture (from the Latin cultura stemming from colere, meaning "to cultivate" generally refers to patterns of human activity and the symbolic Sport is an Activity that is governed by a set of rules or Customs and often engaged in competitively
The state flag of Serbia is constantly flown on the entrance of a building of a state organ of Serbia, and displayed in their rooms. The National Assembly flies it only when in session and during state holidays. The unicameral Parliament of Serbia is known as the National Assembly of the Republic of Serbia ( Serbian: Народна Organs of provinces, Vojvodina and (in theory) Kosovo and Metohija, fly it only on state holidays. The Autonomous Province of Vojvodina ( Serbian: Аутономна Покрајина Војводина or Autonomna Pokrajina Vojvodina; Hungarian: Vajdaság [19]
It can also be flown during celebrations and other solemn manifestations which mark events of importance for Serbia, and on other occasions[20]. During days of mourning, it is flown at half mast but only by provincial and local organs and public services[21]. Half-staff or half-mast describes a Flag flying approximately halfway up a flagpole or ship's mast (though anywhere from one-third to two-thirds of the way up is acceptable
The flag also has to be displayed in an election room during an election for state bodies[22] and in the room of civil registry dedicated for marriage (the registrar has to carry a sash with flag colors as well)[23]. A civil registry or population registry is a repository or Database maintained by a State listing Vital statistics about all of its Citizens NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** A sash (شاش shash) is a cloth belt used to hold a Robe together and is usually tied about the waist
The President of Serbia and the President of the National Assembly of Serbia use their respective Standards instead of the state flag[24]. The President of Serbia is the Head of state of the Republic of Serbia.
Neither the state flag nor the people's flag can be hoisted so that they touch the ground, nor be used as rests, tablecloths, carpets or curtains, nor to cover vehicles or other objects, nor to attire speaker platforms or tables, except as table flags. They must not be used if damaged or otherwise look unsuitable for use. [25]
The flag is not flown in bad weather conditions. Also, it is flown only in daylight, unless it's illuminated. [26]
If the flag is flown vertically on a table or otherwise, its top field is on the left side of the viewer. If it is flown vertically across a street or square, its top field should be on the northern side if the street has east-west orientation, and eastern side if it has north-south orientation or on a circular square. [27]
The law defines how the flag of Serbia is displayed along with other flags, making no difference between state flags and other kinds of flags.
If the flag is hoisted with another flag, it is always on the viewer's left, except during an official visit of a representative of another country or an international organization, when the flag of the visitor is it is on the viewer's left. If the flag is hoisted with another on crossed staffs, its staff must be the front one.
If the flag of Serbia is hoisted along with two flags, it must be in the middle.
If the flag is flown with multiple flags,
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Flags of Serbia in front of the one government building in Belgrade |
State flag of Serbia in front of the building of the Organization of United Nations. Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. |