Institutional Heraldry
Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
Belgrade
- Bearer
- Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Founded
- 1886 (as the Serbian Royal Academy)
The Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts was founded in 1886 as the Serbian Royal Academy, and its roots go back to the Society of Serbian Letters of 1841. The emblem, in line drawing, combines the Serbian cross with firesteels, the lamp of knowledge and a wreath.
Blazon
Device
A black line drawing: an upright small shield with a cross between four firesteels, surmounted by a lamp with a flame, within a wreath of two branches tied with a ribbon bearing the inscription САНУ.
Symbolism and meaning
The cross with firesteels expresses the national character of the institution, the lamp with a flame enlightenment and knowledge, and the wreath the recognition and glory of science and art.
