Coat of Arms of Serbia and Montenegro
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Official Status
Officialy adopted by federal parlaiment in 1994.
Heraldical description
Two-headed eagle (silver), with quartered shield with national signs of Montenegro (Golden lion of Petrović Dynasty) and Serbia (four firesteels).
Origins of Coat of Arms
Current coat of arms of State Union of Serbia and Montenegro is identical to the coat of arms of Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, the pevious state entity both Serbia and Montenegro were part of.
The coat of arms was designed after the break up of former Socialist federative republic of Yugoslavia, to symbolise the new union of just Serbia and Montenegro. Its design thus features the traditional heraldical elements connected historicaly with both countries.
White doble-headed eagle on red shield was a syimbol present in Serbian countries since the early medieval times. It is probably borrowed from Byzantine empire. The four fields on the chest of the eagle bare the symbols of Serbia, cross with firesteels and a golden lion as a symbol of Montenegro.
See Also
Coat of Arms of Serbia Coat of Arms of Montenegro
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