- Serbian cross
The Serbian Cross ("српски крст/srpski krst") is a
Greek cross which has C-shapes on each of its four corners. It is the national, religious and ethnic symbol ofSerbs andSerbia . Historically, the design on the inescutcheon has been used by Serbian states and the Serbian church since the Middle Ages.The common
interpretation is that they are fourCyrillic letters С (which looks like Latin letter C but reads like Latin letter S; this can create confusion and sometimes it is said that the cross is surrounded with four letters C or four letters S). A popular extension of this interpretation is that the four letters represent the slogan "Само Слога Србина Спасава" ("Samo Sloga Srbina Spasava") which in English translates to "Only Unity Saves the Serbs " or "Sveti Sava - Srpska Slava" ("Saint Sava - Serbian Patron").The firesteels were originally used in the Byzantine imperial coat of arms (
Paleologos dynasty of the Byzantine Empire) as stylized Greek letters β (Beta) and stood for the imperial motto Basileus Basileon Basileuon Basileusin ("King of kings, ruling over kings") in Greek ("King" referred to Jesus Christ).The Serbian Cross is commonly seen on the Serbian tricolor (red, blue, white) and on other
Serbian flags .See also underCoat of arms of Serbia .ee also
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Sajkaca (Serbian hat)
*Opanak (Serbian traditional shoes)
*Only Unity Saves the Serbs (Serbian slogan)
*Coat of arms of Serbia , slightly different version of the Serbian coat
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