List of Serbian flags

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
Main article: Flag of Serbia
Flag Date Use Description
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
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
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
Regimental flag of the Serbian Army of the Serbian Armed Forces
Regimental flag of the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence of the Serbian Armed Forces
Flag of the Guard of the Serbian Armed Forces
Flag of the Military Police of the Serbian Armed Forces
Flag Date Use Description
2006–present Naval ensign of Serbia Red flag with Serbian flag in the canton.

Flags of municipalities and cities
See also: Municipalities and cities of Serbia
Flags of municipalities and cities

Historical official flags
Flag Date Use Description
2004–2010 Republic of Serbia Horizontal tricolor of red, blue and white, with the Serbian eagle in the center.
1992–2004 Republic of Serbia
(FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro)		 Horizontal tricolor of red, blue and white.
1945–1992 Socialist Republic of Serbia
(SFR Yugoslavia)		 Horizontal tricolor of red, blue and white, with red star in the center.
1882–1918 Kingdom of Serbia Horizontal tricolor of red, blue and white, with royal coat of arms (incl. eagle and cross)
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
Voivode flag from the First Serbian Uprising.
Flag of the regular army from the First Serbian Uprising.
1804 flag from the First Serbian Uprising
FlagDateUseDescription
n/aSerbian Orthodox ChurchHorizontal tricolor with centered Serbian cross.
1992–presentRepublika SrpskaHorizontal tricolor of red, blue, and white.
2008–presentFlag of the Serb National Council of MontenegroA tricolor of three equally sized horizontal red, blue and white with the Krstaš-barjak.
2005–presentFlag of Serbs of CroatiaA tricolor of three equally sized horizontal red, blue and white.
1995–1998Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western SyrmiaHorizontal tricolor of red, blue, and white.
1991–1995Republic of Serbian KrajinaHorizontal tricolor of red, blue, and white.
1991SAO Krajina, SAO Western Slavonia, SAO Eastern Slavonia, Baranja and Western SyrmiaHorizontal tricolor of red, blue, and white.
1943–1945Flag of Serbian PartisansHorizontal 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.
1941–1944Government of National Salvation
(Nazi German occupation of Serbia)		Horizontal tricolor of red, blue and white, with Serbian eagle escutcheoned.
1905–1918State flag of the Kingdom of Montenegro and also used by Serbs of MontenegroNational 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.
1902–1917Royal Standard of the Kingdom of SerbiaAs described in 1917 by Byron McCandless, Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor: Flags of the World.
1869–1872Principality of SerbiaHorizontal tricolor of red, blue, and white, with Serbian cross escutcheoned and three six-pointed stars at the top.
1848–1860Serbian Vojvodina and also used by Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of TemeschwarThe 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.
1838Principality of SerbiaHorizontal tricolor of red, blue, and white, with royal coat of arms and four six-pointed stars in the upper left.
1835Principality of Serbia

Horizontal tricolor of red, white and blue, with Serbian cross flanked by oak and olive branches. From the Sretenje Constitution.

1815Second Serbian UprisingA red cross on white background. Used at Takovo in 1815.
1807First Serbian UprisingRed and white with cross, moon, sun, and sword.
1804–1813First Serbian UprisingRed and blue with sword and Serbian cross.
1804–1813First 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.
1790–1792Habsburg-occupied SerbiaHabsburg claim on Serbia.
1618Habsburg claim on SerbiaHabsburg claim on Serbia.

See also

References
  1. Milićević 1995, p. 22.
  2. Atlagić 1997.
  3. Stanojević 1934.
  4. Tomović 1979.
  5. Solovjev 1958, pp. 134–135.
  6. Škrivanić 1979.
  7. Stanojević 1934, pp. 78–80.
  8. Samardžić 1983.

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