Coat of arms of Niš

Coat of Arms of Niš is a Serbian coat of arms, designed by Dragomir Acović.

Coat of Arms of Niš
Versions
Middle Coat of Arms
Lesser Coat of Arms
Armiger	City of Niš
Adopted	1996
Crest	Stone crown
Blazon	Niš fortress, Nišava river and Serbian eagle
Supporters	Stevan Sinđelić and Constantine the Great
Compartment	Plains
Motto	Name of the city in Serbian, Greek and Latin
Use	The Institutions of the City of Niš

Coat of Arms was adopted in 1996, but officially in 2000. It has three versions: big, middle and small coat of arms.

Description

Larger Coat of Arms

The larger coat of arms has two supporters, Stevan Sinđelić (leader of first Serbian Uprising) and Constantine the Great (Roman emperor born in Niš) holding two flags, Serbian flag with cross and four stylised letters "S" (same flag is used by Serbian Orthodox Church) and purple flag with laurel wreath and two-headed eagle. Underneath them is compartment represented by plains and motto with name of the city in Serbian, Greek and Latin representing history of the city. In the middle there is an escutcheon painted in Serbian colors (red, blue and white). In the centre of the shield there is Niš Fortress, standing beyond Nišava river. Above the fortress there is Serbian eagle similar to those on the flag held by Constantine the Great. Crest is shown as a stone crown, and over it there is a Chi Rho with Greek letters alpha and omega on the sides.[1]

Often used wrong version of big coat of arms, with different Serbian flag and motto

Middle Coat of Arms

Middle coat of arms consists of a same shield, crest and motto as those of bigger coat of arms. Around shield there is a vine.

Small Coat of Arms

Small coat of arms is just shield with eagle, Niš Fortress and Nišava river in Serbian colors (red, blue, white).[2]

Coats of Arms of City municipalities

Niš municipality (until 2005)

Until 2005 Niš consisted of two municipalities, Niš and Niška Banja. Municipality of Niš had its own coat of arms and flag.

Coat of Arms of Niš municipality
Armiger	Municipality of Niš
Adopted	2002
Relinquished	2005

City municipalities (2005 - )

Municipality	Coat of Arms	Versions	Year adopted
Medijana[3]		N/A	2005
Palilula[4]			2005
Crveni Krst[5]		N/A	2005
Pantelej[6]		N/A	2005
Niška Banja[7]		N/A	1996

References

1. "Wrong Coat of Arms on Police Cars". Južne vesti.
2. "Coat of Arms and flag of Niš".
3. "Medijana - Zastave i grbovi Srbije".
4. "Palilula (Niš) - Zastave i grbovi Srbije".
5. "Crveni KRST - Zastave i grbovi Srbije".
6. "Pantelej - Zastave i grbovi Srbije".
7. "Niška Banja - Zastave i grbovi Srbije".