List of Serbian flags

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This is a list of flags which have been, or are still today, used in Serbia or by Serbs.

For more information on these flags see article: Flag of Serbia

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[edit] Republic of Serbia

Flag Date Use Description
2004 – National Flag of Serbia Three equal horizontal fields, red on the top, blue in the middle and white on the bottom.
2004 – State Flag of Serbia Three equal horizontal fields, red on the top, blue in the middle and white on the bottom, Coat of Arms in the center.

[edit] Presidential

Flag Date Use Description
2004 - Flag of the President of Serbia Standard of the President of Serbia
2004 - Flag of the President of the National Assembly of Serbia Standard of the President of the National Assembly of Serbia

[edit] Historical flags

Flag Date Use Description
1992 – 2006 Flag of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro A tricolour of blue, white, and red.
1991 – 2004 Flag of the Republic of Serbia Three equal horizontal fields, red on the top, blue in the middle and white on the bottom.
1946 – 1992 Flag of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Three equal horizontal fields, blue on the top, white in the middle and red on the bottom, Communist Red Star in the center.
1945 – 1991 Flag of Socialist Republic of Serbia Three equal horizontal fields, red on the top, blue in the middle and white on the bottom, Communist Red Star in the center.
1941 – 1944 Flag of Nedić's Serbia A tricolour of red, blue and white.
1918 – 1941 Flag of Kingdom of Yugoslavia A tricolour of blue, white, and red.
1882 – 1918 Flag of the Kingdom of Serbia A tricolour of red, white, and blue with coat of arms.
1835 – 1882 Flag of the Principality of Serbia A tricolour of red, blue and white.
Medieval; 1513-1524 Stag of the Crnojevićs White bicephalic eagle of the House of Nemanjić on traditional red background. Used since Lord Ivan-bey the Black as a mark of successorship to the Serbian Empire; used by convert Scanderbey during the autonomous Sanjak of Montenegro. Mythic replica hangs on the Cetinje Monastery for centuries as its banner.
12th – 14th century Flag of the Serbian Empire red two-headed eagle on yellow field.
1281 – ? Flag of the medieval Serbia Red and blue bicolour
1045 – 1204 Flag of the Byzantine Empire Used in the Byzantine Empire.

[edit] Autonomous Province of Vojvodina

Flag Date Use Description
2003 – Flag of Vojvodina The flag of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.

[edit] Military flags

Flag Date Use Description
2006 - Flag of the Serbian Army Army flag
2006 - Flag of the Serbian Air Force Air Force flag
2006 - Flag of the Serbian military police Military police flag
2006 - Flag of Serbian Guard Guard flag
2006 - Serbian River Flotilla Flag Serbian River Flotilla Flag.
~1389 Serbian Army flag during the Battle of Kosovo Orthodox red cross in a white field with a red border. Represents the highly Christian virtue of subjected peoples and the desire to fight against invading Islam. Used by the Serbian Army at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 and after the defeat brought to Montenegro.


[edit] Police

Flag of Serbian Police

Flag of Serbian Gendarmery

[edit] Army flags of the Kingdom of Serbia

Design used in the past, but now abandoned Kings Guard 1904 flag

Design used in the past, but now abandoned 1904 Cavalry flag

Design used in the past, but now abandoned 1904 Cavalry flag/reverse

Design used in the past, but now abandoned 1911 Infantry flag

Design used in the past, but now abandoned 1911 Infantry flag/reverse

[edit] Serbian Orthodox Church

Flag Date Use Description
/ - Flag of the Serbian Orthodox Church Flag of the Serbian Orthodox Church

[edit] Entities (Outside Serbia)

Flag Date Use Description
1992 – Flag of Republika Srpska A horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and white.
1991 – 1995 Flag of the Republic of Serbian Krajina A horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and white.

[edit] Montenegro

See also: List of flags of Montenegro

Adaptions on Serbian flags and historical flags of the Serbian principality of Montenegro (Zeta, Duklja and Serbian Empire)

Flag Date Use Description
1993 – 2004 Flag of Montenegro A horizontal tricolour of red, lightblue, and white.
1946-1992 Republican Flag of the People's/Socialist Republic of Montenegro Red-blue-white traditional tricolor with the communist red star, identical to the Serbian flag.
1905-1918 State (national) Flag of Montenegro Red-bluish-white with equal width, with "bluish" (plavetna) meaning light-blue. Ratio 3:2. To differ from the flag of Serbia which was identical, the only official state flag, according to the first 1905 Constitution of the Princedom of Montenegro. Created after mythically the blue in the tricolor faded in the light of the sun, so Nicholas adopted it.
1876-1905 National Flag of Old Montenegro Red-blue-white with equal width, with "bluish" (plavetna) meaning light-blue. Ratio 3:2. The Serb tricolor added with the Coat of Arms of Prince Nicholas Petrovic.
1859 – National Flag of Montenegro Flag used on many different occasions throughout the existence of Montenegro to the present, recognized state flag until the one sanctioned by the 1905 Constitution. Mass-used by the Montenegrins since the 1880s. The flag was temporary used by Montenegrin institutions after multiparliamentarism in 1991, until the old flag was restored in 1993.
1876 – 1905 Flag of Montenegro A horizontal Serbian tricolour with the royal eagle of Nicholas I in the center.
– Martial Banner of Serb clans Flags signifying a Serb clan, to differ from the authority of the Scander Metropolitan. Where created by ripping and resewing captured Ottoman flags.
1697 – Banner of the Metropolitanate of Cetinje of the House of Petrović-Njegoš Orthodox red cross in a white field with a red border. Represents the highly Christian virtue of subjected peoples and the desire to fight against invading Islam. Used by the Serbian Army at the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 and after the defeat brought to Montenegro. Adopted during the Great Turkish War at the end of the 17th century.

[edit] Friendship

Flag Date Use Description
1904 – 1918 Flag of the Serb-Croat Friendship Friendship flag of Serbia and Croatia, with both flags.
Flag Date Use Description
~2000 – Flag of the Serbian-Greek Friendship Friendship flag of Serbia and Greece, with both flags.

[edit] Others

Flag Date Use Description
1941 – 1945 Flag of Chetniks Black with a skull in the center.
1941 – 1945 Flag of Serbian Volunteer Corps Serbian tricolour with SDK coat of arms.
1941 – 1945 Flag of Partisan movement First flag of the Partisan Movement, divided, Half Croat-Half Serb.
1990 – Flag of the Vojvodina Republic Movement Firstly flag of the Sajkasa battalion of the Germanic-Illyric Regiment of the Slavonian Military Frontier of the Austian Empire Military - used from 11 May 1848

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