Serbian Armed Forces
Arms of the Serbian Armed Forces
- Bearer
- Serbian Armed Forces
The arms of the Serbian Armed Forces are derived from the state arms of the Republic of Serbia: the double-headed eagle with the shield of the cross with firesteels, beneath a crown, to which crossed sabres have been added as a sign of armed force. The same motif, on different fields and in different frames, is repeated in the insignia of the branches and units of the armed forces.
Blazon
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; behind the eagle two crossed sabres with their gold hilts at the foot.
Above the eagle's heads, the crown from the state coat of arms of the Republic of Serbia.
Symbolism and meaning
The double-headed eagle with the cross and firesteels expresses allegiance to the state, whose defence the Serbian Armed Forces secure, and the crossed sabres armed force and the military calling.
