The official state flag displays the Serbian coat of arms slightly to the left of the centre (on the hoist side).
The aspect ratio is 2:3.
The current version was adopted on 16 August 2004; the coat of arms was slightly modified in 2010.
A widely used civil version without the coat of arms also exists.
The coat of arms depicts a white double-headed eagle on a red shield, beneath a crown.
On the eagle's chest is a red shield featuring a white cross and four *očila* (fire-steels, often interpreted as the letter 'C').
These represent the motto *Samo sloga Srbina spasava* ("Only unity saves the Serbs").
The colours were inspired by the Russian flag but are arranged in the reverse order.
Red often symbolises the blood shed for freedom, blue represents the sky or freedom and white stands for purity.
The tricolour has been used as a Serbian national symbol since the 19th century (specifically from 1835/1839 onwards).
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