Serbian flag
Flag Ratio: 2:3
The Serbian flag is a tricolour with Pan-Slavic colors. It consists of three equal horisontal fields, red on the top, blue in the middle and white on the bottom.
It is obvious that the flag looks just like reversed
Flag of Russia. That is not an accident but an intention: Prior to First Serbian Uprising a delegation from Serbia went to
Russia to seek for help. The help is granted, and delegation wanted to show their acknowledgement by asking to use Russian flag as Serbia's military flag in battles. Now, there are two stories: one says that it was granted, but that delegation didn't brought a Russian flag when returning home and forgot how colors were ordered. The second one says that it was not granted and Serbs then used reversed Russian flag in spite to Russians.
In unofficial use the flag is oftenly embrodied with Serbian Coat of arms or just it's main symol, the Serbian cross.
This flag is the basis for various Serbian flags.
Serbia
Ratio: 1:2
Official flag of Serbia is Serbian flag in ratio 1:2. Citizen flag of Serbia is exactly the same, except for the ratio of 1:3. |
Montenegro
Ratio: 1:3
Flag of Montenegro was exactly the same as the flag of Serbia until current Montenegrin president, Milo Djukanovic was elected. Then, a set of changes is applied which moved the flag away from Serbian flag: blue color is changed to "blueish" (light blue) and ratio is changed to 1:3. |
Republika Srpska
Serb Orthodox Church
Ratio: 1:4
Flag of the Serb Orthodox Church is the serbian flag in 1:4 or higher ratio embrodied with the Serbian cross. |
