Greater arms — Municipality of Nevesinje
Greater arms
Territorial Heraldry

Municipality of Nevesinje

Trebinje, Republika Srpska Region

Bearer
Municipality of Nevesinje
Adopted
28 December 2017
Levels of the arms
greater, middle and lesser
Region
Trebinje Region
Entity
Republika Srpska
Official website
opstinanevesinje.rs.ba

The new arms of Nevesinje were adopted on 28 December 2017, in three levels, in keeping with the rules of Serbian heraldry.

Blazon

Shield

On blue a silver pale and bar, their free edges bordered red; in the cantons silver oak sprigs, in the first and fourth with an acorn between two leaves; in the centre a small red shield with a silver double-headed eagle.

Crown

Middle arms: a gold mural crown without merlons, on whose rim are three heraldic shields with the arms of the Sanković family (on red a silver anchor), the Kosača family (on red three silver bends) and the Pavlović family (on red a gold fortress with three towers).

Supporters

Greater arms: on the dexter a red lion rampant, crowned gold with a ducal crown, on the sinister a silver horse rampant with a gold mane and tail; they hold staffs with the square banners of Republika Srpska and Nevesinje.

Compartment

The karst massif of Mount Velež, above two crossed rifles from the Nevesinje Uprising of 1875; at the centre a red impression of the seal of Saint Sava, and below the wall of the fortress of Vjenčac with seven merlons and the year 1219.

Flag

A square banner with the same content as the shield of the basic arms.

Earlier insignia

  1. until 2017Earlier device

    Device of the municipality in use until 2017.