Institutional Heraldry
Serbian Army (land forces)
Branch of the Serbian Armed Forces
- Bearer
- Land Forces of the Serbian Armed Forces
The insignia of the Army, the largest branch of the Serbian Armed Forces, repeat the arms of the Serbian Armed Forces on an oval field of dark red. The oval form without a shield makes them an emblem.
Blazon
Device
An upright dark red oval with a gold border; in it a silver double-headed eagle with gold beaks, tongues and legs, on whose breast is a red shield with a silver cross between four silver firesteels, accompanied in base by two gold lilies, above crossed sabres whose gold hilts pass over the edge of the oval; above the eagle's heads a crown.
Symbolism and meaning
The dark red field is the colour of the land forces, and the eagle with sabres repeats the arms of the Serbian Armed Forces, marking the Army as their principal branch.
