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 of Serbs and Serbia. Historically, the design on the inescutcheon has been used by Serbian states and the Serbian church since the Middle Ages. Flag of the Serbian Orthodox Church. ... This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Serbs (Serbian: Срби or Srbi) are a South Slavic people who live mainly in Serbia, Montenegro, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and, to a lesser extent, in Croatia. ... Anthem: Bože pravde (English: God of Justice) Capital (and largest city) Belgrade Serbian written with the Cyrillic alphabet1 Government Republic  - Prime Minister Vojislav KoÅ¡tunica  - President Boris Tadić Establishment    - Formation 814   - First Serbian Uprising 1804   - Internationally recognized July 13, 1878   - Kingdom of SCS created December 1, 1918   - SCG dissolved...

The common interpretation is that they are four Cyrillic 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"). Interpretation, or interpreting, is an activity that consists of establishing, either simultaneously or consecutively, oral or gestural communications between two or more speakers who are not speaking (or signing) the same language. ... The Cyrillic alphabet (or azbuka, from the old name of the first two letters) is an alphabet used for several East and South Slavic languages; (Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Rusyn, Serbian, and Ukrainian) and many other languages of the former Soviet Union, Asia and Eastern Europe. ... Es (С, с) is the nineteenth letter of the Cyrillic alphabet. ... The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world today. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... This is an historically significant phrase of the Serbian people as a cry against foreign domination and national disunity. ...

However all mottoes were created 'post factum' from the cross in XVIII century, not the other way round. The firesteels were originally used in the Byzantine imperial coat of arms (Paleologos dynasty of the Byzantine Empire) as stylized Greek letters ß (Beta) and stood for the imperial motto Basileus Basileon Basileuon Basileusin ("King of kings, ruling over kings") in Greek ("King" reffered to Jesus Christ). Examples of original Byzantine coat of arms can be found under these links: http://www.oramaworld.com/images/flags/4b_300.jpg and http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/images/g/gr~byzn.gif

The Serbian Cross is commonly seen on the Serbian tricolor (red, blue, white) and on other Serbian flags. See also under Coat of arms of Serbia. The Pan-Slavic colours, red, blue and white, are colours used on the flags of most Slavic states and peoples. ... The Serbian flag is a tricolour with Pan-Slavic colors. ... Large Coat of Arms of Serbia Small Coat of Arms of Serbia The Coat of Arms of Serbia, adopted on August 17, 2004, is a replica of the coat of arms of the former Obrenović dynasty (first adopted in 1882) and features the white bicephalic eagle of the Nemanjić dynasty...

See also

• Montenegrin cap
• 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