This is a list of Serbian flags used in the past and present. For more information about the national flag, visit the article Flag of Serbia.
National flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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) | 1835–1918 1992–present | Civil flag and ensign | Horizontal tricolor of red, blue and white |
) | 1882–1918 2004–present | State flag and ensign | Horizontal tricolor of red, blue and white, with emblem left of center |
Provincial flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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) | 2004–present | Flag of Vojvodina | Horizontal tricolor of red, blue and white, with larger blue portion and three yellow stars representing Srem, Banat, and Bačka |
) | 2016–present | Traditional flag of Vojvodina | Horizontal tricolor of red, blue and white, with the traditional coat of arms in the middle |
Governmental flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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) | 2010–present | Standard of the President of Serbia | Square horizontal tricolor edged with greater arms |
) | 2010–present | Standard of the President of the National Assembly | Square horizontal tricolor with greater arms |
Military flags
| Flag | Use | Description |
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){kind=small} | Regimental flag of the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence of the Serbian Armed Forces | |
){kind=small} | Flag of the Guard of the Serbian Armed Forces | |
){kind=small} | Flag of the Military Police of the Serbian Armed Forces |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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) | 2006–present | Naval ensign of Serbia | Red flag with Serbian flag in the canton. |
Flags of municipalities and cities
Flags of municipalities and cities
Čajetina
Čukarica
Kanjiža
Knjaževac
Niš
Pančevo
Požarevac
Ražanj
Šabac
Surčin
Tutin
Voždovac
Vračar
Vrnjačka Banja
Žagubica
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Historical official flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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.svg.gif')) | 2004–2010 | Republic of Serbia | Horizontal tricolor of red, blue and white, with the Serbian eagle in the center. |
.svg.png')) | 1992–2004 | Republic of Serbia (FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro) | Horizontal tricolor of red, blue and white. |
.svg.png')) | 1945–1992 | Socialist Republic of Serbia (SFR Yugoslavia) | Horizontal tricolor of red, blue and white, with red star in the center. |
.svg.jpg')) | 1882–1918 | Kingdom of Serbia | Horizontal tricolor of red, blue and white, with royal coat of arms (incl. eagle and cross) |
.svg.png')) | 1835–1882 | Principality of Serbia | Horizontal tricolor of red, blue and white |
Medieval flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
) | 1345–1355 | Banner of Emperor Stefan Dušan | Square, purple, with golden cross in center. Emperor Dušan adopted the divellion from the Byzantines.[1] |
) | 1345–1355 | Serbian Imperial cavalry flag | Triangular bicoloured flag of red and yellow. Emperor Dušan's Imperial cavalry flag, kept at the Hilandar on Mount Athos.[2] |
) | 1345–1355 | Flag of Emperor Stefan Dušan (alleged) | A triband of red at top and bottom and white in the center. Found at Hilandar by Dimitrije Avramović, alleged by the brotherhood to have been a flag of Emperor Dušan.[3] |
) ) | fl. 1339 | Flag of Emperor Stefan Dušan (Serbian Empire) | Yellow flag with red bicephalic eagle.[4] Angelino Dulcert's 1339 map included the flag of the Medieval Serbian Kingdom under Stefan Dušan (emperor after 1345).[5][6] |
| fl. 1234–1243 | Flag of King Stefan Vladislav (Medieval Kingdom of Serbia) | Bicolour of red and blue. Listed in the treasury of King Stefan Vladislav (r. 1234–1243) in Ragusa.[7][8] Oldest described Serbian flag.[7] |
Other flags
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Flag of the regular army from the First Serbian Uprising.)
1804 flag from the First Serbian Uprising| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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){kind=small} | n/a | Serbian Orthodox Church | Horizontal tricolor with centered Serbian cross. |
) | 1992–present | Republika Srpska | Horizontal tricolor of red, blue, and white. |
) | 2008–present | Flag of the Serb National Council of Montenegro | A tricolor of three equally sized horizontal red, blue and white with the Krstaš-barjak. |
) | 2005–present | Flag of Serbs of Croatia | A tricolor of three equally sized horizontal red, blue and white. |
) | 1995–1998 | Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia | Horizontal tricolor of red, blue, and white. |
.svg.png')) | 1991–1995 | Republic of Serbian Krajina | Horizontal tricolor of red, blue, and white. |
.svg.png')) | 1991 | SAO Krajina, SAO Western Slavonia, SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western Syrmia | Horizontal tricolor of red, blue, and white. |
) | 1943–1945 | Flag of Serbian Partisans | Horizontal tricolor of red, blue and white, with red star in the center. Flag of Serbian Partisans used in the German-occupied Serbia and in areas of the Independent State of Croatia where Serbs lived. Used by war-time AVNOJ. |
.svg.gif')) | 1941–1944 | Government of National Salvation (Nazi German occupation of Serbia) | Horizontal tricolor of red, blue and white, with Serbian eagle escutcheoned. |
.svg.jpg')) | 1905–1918 | State flag of the Kingdom of Montenegro and also used by Serbs of Montenegro | National flag of Principality (1905-10) and the Kingdom of Montenegro (1910-18). Red-blue-white tricolor. One of the symbols of the 2019–2020 Montenegrin protests. |
) | 1902–1917 | Royal Standard of the Kingdom of Serbia | As described in 1917 by Byron McCandless, Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor: Flags of the World. |
) | 1869–1872 | Principality of Serbia | Horizontal tricolor of red, blue, and white, with Serbian cross escutcheoned and three six-pointed stars at the top. |
) | 1848–1860 | Serbian Vojvodina and also used by Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar | The yellow-black background with the Austrian Habsburg imperial arms, with the coat-of-arms of the Serbs (Serbian cross) on the chest of the black eagle. |
.gif')) | 1838 | Principality of Serbia | Horizontal tricolor of red, blue, and white, with royal coat of arms and four six-pointed stars in the upper left. |
.jpg')) | 1835 | Principality of Serbia | Horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue, with Serbian cross flanked by oak and olive branches. From the Sretenje Constitution. |
) | 1815 | Second Serbian Uprising | A red cross on white background. Used at Takovo in 1815. |
) | 1807 | First Serbian Uprising | Red and white with cross, moon, sun, and sword. |
) | 1804–1813 | First Serbian Uprising | Red and blue with sword and Serbian cross. |
) | 1804–1813 | First Serbian Uprising (Revolutionary Serbia) | War flag during the First Serbian Uprising and Serbian Revolution. Red background with two coat of arms (the Serbian cross and Triballian boar) at the centre, Serbian Crown Jewels on the top and two Voivode flags on the bottom. Adopted as the flag of Topola. |
.svg.jpg')) | 1790–1792 | Habsburg-occupied Serbia | Habsburg claim on Serbia. |
.svg.gif')) | 1618 | Habsburg claim on Serbia | Habsburg claim on Serbia. |
See also
- List of Yugoslav flags
- List of flags of Montenegro
- List of flags of Kosovo
References
- ^ Milićević 1995, p. 22.
- ^ Atlagić 1997.
- ^ Stanojević 1934.
- ^ Tomović 1979.
- ^ Solovjev 1958, pp. 134–135.
- ^ Škrivanić 1979.
- ^ a b Stanojević 1934, pp. 78–80.
- ^ Samardžić 1983.
Sources
- Atlagić, Marko (1997). "The cross with symbols S as heraldic symbols" (PDF). Baština. 8: 149–158. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2013.
- Filipović, Dušan M. (1977). Dokumenti Srpske Zastave. 2.
- Filipović, Dušan M. (1980). Dokumenti Srpske Zastave. 3.
- Kostić, Lazo M. (1960). O zastavama kod Srba: istoriska razmatranja. Izd. piscevo.
- Milićević, Milić (1995). Grb Srbije: razvoj kroz istoriju. Službeni glasnik.
- Samardžić, Dragana (1993). Старе заставе у Војном Музеју. Vojni muzej.
- Samardžić, Dragana (1983). Vojne zastave Srba do 1918. Belgrade: Vojni muzej.
- Škrivanić, Gavro A., ed. (1979). Monumenta Cartographica Jugoslaviae II: Средњовековне карте. Belgrade: Narodna knjiga.
- Tomović, Gordana (1979), Југословенске земље ..., pp. 35–60
- Solovjev, Aleksandar Vasiljevič (1958). Istorija srpskog grba. Srpska misao.
- Stanojević, Stanoje (1934). Iz naše prošlosti. Geca Kon.
External links
Media related to Flags of Serbia at Wikimedia Commons- Media related to Historical flags of Serbia at Wikimedia Commons
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