University of Kragujevac
Kragujevac
- Bearer
- University of Kragujevac
- Founded
- 1976.
The University of Kragujevac was founded in 1976 in the city that was the first capital of restored Serbia and where the Lyceum, forerunner of the Serbian university, was founded in 1838. The arms have a heraldic shield, and the departure from the rules is a black serpent on a red field — colour on colour.
Blazon
Divided horizontally, with the upper field divided vertically: in the first, blue, a gold lion leaping with a sabre; in the second, red, a black serpent; in the lower, green field an open book with white leaves in gold covers; over the division of the upper fields a gold temple with a violet pediment and columns. The shield has a gold border, edged with black on the outside.
Symbolism and meaning
The lion with a sabre expresses the courage and freedom-loving heritage of Kragujevac, the serpent wisdom and medicine, the temple science, and the open book on the green field learning and the renewal of knowledge.
