Flag of Serbia

This article is about the modern flag. For flag during the Habsburg Monarchy, see Flag of Serbia (Habsburg).

Republic of Serbia

File:Flag of Serbia.svg
Државна застава / Državna zastava
Use	State flag and ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	1882 (flag of Kingdom of Serbia) 2004 (readoption) 2010 (standardized)
Design	A horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and white; charged with the lesser Coat of arms left of center
Народна застава / Narodna zastava
File:Civil Flag of Serbia.svg
Use	Civil and state flag, civil ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	1835 (flag of Principality of Serbia) 1992 (readoption) 2004 (standardized)
Design	Horizontal tricolour of red, blue, and white

The flag of Serbia (Template:Lang-sr), also known as the Tricolour (Template:Lang-sr), is a tricolour consisting of three equal horizontal bands, red on the top, blue in the middle, and white on the bottom. The same tricolour, in altering variations, has been used since the 19th century as the flag of the state of Serbia and the Serbian nation. The current form of the flag was adopted in 2004 and slightly redesigned in 2010.

Design

File:Flag of Serbia construction sheet.svg

State flag construction sheet

The state flag bears the lesser coat of arms, centred vertically and shifted to the hoist side by one-seventh of the flag's length. The flag ratio is 2 to 3 (height/width), with three equal horizontal bands of red, blue and white, each taking one third of the height. Recommended colors (white and black are not documented in Pantone) are:

Scheme	Red	Purpure	Blue	White	Yellow	Black
Pantone	1797C	704C	541C	White	143C	Black
CMYK	0-73-69-22	0-90-70-30	90-46-0-53	0-0-0-0	4-24-95-0	0-0-0-100
RGB	199-54-61	161-45-46	12-64-119	255-255-255	237-185-45	0-0-0
Hexadecimal	#C7363D	#A12D2E	#0C4077	#FFFFFF	#EDB92E	#000000

^α Only used on the greater arms' ermine mantling, as seen on the presidential standards.

Flag protocol

State flag

The state flag (de facto national flag) is constantly flown on the entrances of state buildings. The National Assembly flies it only when in session and during national holidays. Institutions of provinces, Vojvodina and Kosovo and Metohija, fly it only on national holidays.

It can also be flown during celebrations and other solemn manifestations which mark events of importance for Serbia, and on other occasions. During state mourning, it is flown at half mast, including by the organs of provinces, local organs, and public services. The flag must be displayed in an election room during an election for state bodies and in the room of civil registry dedicated for marriage (the officiant has to carry a sash with flag colours as well).

Civil flag

The civil flag of Serbia is constantly flown on the entrance of the National Assembly and organs of provinces and public services. It must be displayed in an election room during an election for provincial or local organs.

Also, it can be hoisted during celebrations and other cultural or sport manifestations, and on other occasions.

Other flags

The president of Serbia and the president (speaker) of the National Assembly of Serbia use their official respective standards. The Serbian River Flotilla also uses its own naval ensign.

Flag of the President of Serbia.svg

Standard of the president of Serbia

Standard of the President of the National Assembly of Serbia.svg

Standard of the president of the National Assembly of Serbia

Serbian Land Forces brigade flag.jpg

File:FIAV twosided.svg Brigade flag of the Serbian Army of the Serbian Armed Forces

Serbian Air Force brigade flag.jpg

File:FIAV twosided.svg Brigade flag of the Serbian Air Force and Air Defense of the Serbian Armed Forces

SerbianMPFlag.jpg

File:FIAV twosided.svg Flag of the Military Police of the Serbian Armed Forces

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File:FIAV twosided.svg Flag of the Guard of the Serbian Armed Forces

Naval Ensign of Serbia.svg

File:FIAV twosided.svg Flag of the River Flotilla of the Serbian Armed Forces

Respect for the flag

Neither the state flag nor the civil 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.

The flag is not flown in bad weather conditions. Also, it is flown only in daylight, unless it is illuminated.

If the flag is flown vertically on tables 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.

Correct display

File:Flag of Serbia hv.svg

Horizontal and vertical display of the flag.

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 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,

• If the flags are flown in a circle, it must be in the centre of the circle, clearly visible;
• If the flags are flown in a semicircle, it must be in its vertex;
• If the flags are flown in a column, it must be in the front of the column;
• If the flags are flown in a row, it must be in the first place, that is, on the viewer's left;
• If the flags are flown in a group, it must be in the front of the group.

See also

• List of Serbian flags
• Flag of Yugoslavia
• Flag of Serbia and Montenegro
• Jemstvenik

Sources

Official documents

• Republic of Serbia (2009). "Закон о изгледу и употреби грба, заставе и химне Републике Србије" [Law on look and use of the coat of arms, flag and anthem of the Republic of Serbia]. Republic of Serbia.

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• 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.
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• Kostić, Lazo M. (1960). O zastavama kod Srba: istoriska razmatranja. Izd. piscevo.

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• Samardžić, Dragana (1983). Vojne zastave Srba do 1918. Vojni muzej.

• Samardžić, Dragana (1993). Старе заставе у Војном Музеју. Vojni muzej.

• Škrivanić, Gavro A., ed. (1979). Monumenta Cartographica Jugoslaviae II: Средњовековне карте. Belgrade: Narodna knjiga.

• • Tomović, Gordana (1979), Југословенске земље ..., pp. 35–60
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• Stanojević, Stanoje (1934). Iz naše prošlosti. Belgrade: Geca Kon A. D.

• Krkljuš, L. 2009, "Features and symbols during the Serbian Nationalist Movement from 1848 to 1849", Istraživanja, no. 20, pp. 145–159
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External links

• Serbia at Flags of the World
• Historical flags and arms of Serbia (in Italian)
• Flags and arms of Serbia in period times (in German)
• Flags and arms of Serbia

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