The Serbian cross, also known as the Firesteels, is one of national symbols of Serbia. It is present on the coat of arms and flag of Serbia. The cross is based on a tetragrammic cross emblem of the Palaiologos dynasty of the Byzantine Empire, with the difference in Serbian use being that the cross is usually white on a red background, rather than gold on a red background.
Serbian Empire, by G. de Vallseca (1439)
Serbia, Belgrade Armorial II (c. 1600–1620)
Serbs, ed. of Mavro Orbini's Regno degli Slavi (1601)
Revolutionary Serbia (1805–1813)
National symbols of Serbia
The national symbols of Serbia are things which are emblematic, representative or otherwise characteristic of Serbia and the Serbian people or Serbian culture. Some are established, official symbols; the flag, the coat of arms and the national anthem, are all sanctioned in the Constitution of Serbia. Other symbols may not have official status, for one reason or another, but are likewise recognised and emblematic at a national or international level.
Image: Sveti Sava Kraljeva Crkva
Image: Karađorđe Petrović, by Vladimir Borovikovsky, 1816
Image: Milos Obrenovic 1848
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