City of Kruševac
Rasina District, Region of Šumadija and Western Serbia
- Bearer
- City of Kruševac
- Decision
- Statute of the City of Kruševac of 25 June 2008, Article 5; the manner of use of the symbols is regulated by a decision of the City Assembly
- District
- Rasina District
- Region
- Region of Šumadija and Western Serbia
- Eparchy
- Eparchy of Kruševac
- Official website
- krusevac.ls.gov.rs
The City of Kruševac uses a stylised emblem in the shape of a shield with the year 1371, and not a heraldic coat of arms in the classical sense. The Statute of the City of 2008 lists as the city's symbols a coat of arms, a seal and a flag: the emblem consists of a shield with a tower rising above its frame and a goblet with a warrior's helmet, and the seal is a line drawing of that device with the inscription “Град Крушевац” in a circle, edged with an irregular line like an old seal. The flag is burgundy red, with the emblem in the upper part and a gold fringe, and occurs in several variants. The statutory description of the flag is not entirely clear, so in the city assembly a version plainly intended for vertical display is flown horizontally beside the state flag.
Blazon
A white shield with a broad red border, which at the top rises into a crenellated tower above the frame of the shield; in the field a red stylised goblet with horizontal arms with curled ends, in whose upper part, within a ring, is a stylised warrior's helmet with two spikes, and beneath it a trapezoidal base dividing the red numbers “13” and “71”.
A burgundy-red flag with the emblem in the upper part, edged with a gold line, without a bordure, with a gold fringe; on the vertical version the emblem is rendered in yellow. Several variants of the flag exist.
Symbolism and meaning
According to the Statute, the symbols of the City express its historical, cultural, economic and geographical features. The burgundy red of the flag refers to royal robes and to the battles of Kosovo, and it also holds the tones of the colour of the peony.
