Serbian heraldry
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White double-headed eagle of Nemanjići
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| Heraldic tradition | Central and Eastern European heraldry |
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| Governing body | Serbian Heraldry Society |
The use of heraldry in Serbia or by Serbs is used by government bodies, subdivisions of the national government, organizations, corporations and by families. Serbian heraldry belongs culturally to the Byzantine tradition.
As in some other European heraldic traditions, the most prominent among the animals is the eagle.
The most prominent symbols is the Serbian eagle and the Serbian cross.
The history of Serb heraldry goes back to the medieval Serbian principalities (Rascia, Duklja, Travunia, Zahumlje, Pagania), Bosnia).
The current Coat of Arms of Serbia has origins in several other Serbian coats of arms.
On 11 July 2006, A Golden seal of Strojimir of Serbia dated to 855-896 was bought by the Serbian state from an auction in Munich, Germany, by an unnamed Russian citizen. It was sold for EUR 20,000, outpaying the Bulgarian offer of EUR 15,000. It is of Byzantine handcraft (from Athens, Thessaloniki or Constantinople), weighs 15,64 g, has a Patriarchal cross and Greek inscriptions that say: "Strojimir" and "God, Help Serbia"
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