City of Istočno Sarajevo
Istočno Sarajevo, Republika Srpska Region
- Bearer
- City of Istočno Sarajevo
- Adopted
- December 1998
- Levels of the arms
- greater, middle and lesser
- Region
- Istočno Sarajevo Region
- Entity
- Republika Srpska
- Official website
- gradistocnosarajevo.net
The arms of Istočno Sarajevo were adopted in December 1998 and until 2003 were called the arms of Srpsko Sarajevo; with the change of the city's name the name of the arms changed too. They rest entirely on the tradition of European heraldry.
Blazon
A red field divided by a cross parted alternately blue and silver; in the first and fourth fields a silver double-headed eagle with wings displayed, with gold beak, tongue and claws, and in the second and third a gold castle with three battlemented towers, the middle one taller than those at the sides.
A gold mural crown with four merlons and a gold diadem — the mark of a historical capital; in the middle arms the shield is surrounded by a gold laurel wreath.
On the dexter the Archangel Michael, on the sinister the Archangel Gabriel; beside them black lances shod with gold with the banners of Republika Srpska and Istočno Sarajevo.
A red field divided by a cross parted blue and white, as in the shield of the arms.
Symbolism and meaning
Blue, silver and red evoke the Serbian tricolour; the double-headed eagle is the ancient Serbian device, and the castle with three towers recalls the arms of the Serbian Pavlović princes, medieval lords of this area.
