City Municipality of Vračar
City of Beograd, Beogradski region
- Bearer
- City Municipality of Vračar
- Adopted
- April 1993
- Author
- Dragomir Acović
- Grad
- City of Belgrade
- Region
- Belgrade Region
- Eparchy
- Archbishopric of Belgrade and Karlovci
- Official website
- vracar.rs
The City Municipality of Vračar uses arms in three levels — greater, middle and lesser — and a banner, adopted in April 1993 according to the rules of Serbian heraldry; the author of the arms and banner is Dragomir Acović. The central motif of all the insignia is the gold Cross of Saint Sava, a faithful representation of the cross from the top of the Church of Saint Sava, and at the foot of the greater arms is an impression of the seal of Saint Sava.
Blazon
On a blue field with a gold border a gold cross of Latin form rising from a large orb, with small balls at the ends of its arms; on the upright arm, by the crossing, four small rectangles with stylised firesteels.
A golden mural crown with three visible merlons.
Two saintly figures with halos and wings, in long robes; each holds a bishop's staff and a flag — the dexter the flag of Belgrade, the sinister the banner of Vračar.
A gold ornamental compartment; at its centre a small red seal with a white border and the white Cyrillic inscription “САВА”.
A white ribbon with the Cyrillic inscription “ВРАЧАР”.
A square blue banner with the gold Cross of Saint Sava in the centre, as on the shield, and a narrow gold border on all sides except along the lance.
Symbolism and meaning
The cross on the shield represents the actual cross from the top of the Church of Saint Sava; the Serbian Orthodox Church has officially accepted this form as the Cross of Saint Sava. The small red device at the foot of the greater arms is an impression of the seal of Saint Sava as found in medieval manuscripts, with the name “САВА” in which the second and third letters are joined in a ligature.
