Institutional Heraldry
Olympic Committee of Serbia
Belgrade
- Bearer
- Olympic Committee of Serbia
- Founded
- 1910.
The Olympic Committee of Serbia was founded in 1910 as the Serbian Olympic Club. The insignia combine a heraldic shield with the cross and firesteels and the Olympic rings, which as an external ornament depart from the rules of heraldry.
Blazon
Shield
On a red field a silver cross between four silver firesteels; the shield has a gold border.
External ornaments
Above the shield the five Olympic rings — blue, yellow, black, green and red.
Symbolism and meaning
The Serbian cross with firesteels denotes the state and people whose athletes the committee brings together, and the Olympic rings the five continents and the Olympic movement.
