The coat of arms of Triballia ( sr, / or ) is a historical coat of arms attributed to

medieval Serbia Serbia in the Middle Ages refers to the medieval period in the history of Serbia. The period begins in the 6th century with the Slavic migrations to Southeastern Europe, and lasts until the Ottoman conquest of Serbian lands in the second half ...

by various armorials, and is today depicted in several Serbian municipality coat of arms in

Šumadija Šumadija (, sr-Cyrl, Шумадија) is a geographical region in the central part of Serbia. The area used to be heavily covered with forests, hence the name (from ''šuma'' 'forest'). The city of Kragujevac is the administrative center of the ...

. The motif is of a severed ('' erased'')

wild boar The wild boar (''Sus scrofa''), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania. The species is ...

's head with an arrow in its mouth or through its head. The

Triballi The Triballi ( grc, Τριβαλλοί, Triballoí, lat, Triballi) were an ancient people who lived in northern Bulgaria in the region of Roman Oescus up to southeastern Serbia, possibly near the territory of the Morava Valley in the late Iron A ...

were an ancient tribe whose name was used as an

exonym An endonym (from Greek: , 'inner' + , 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, ''native'' name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group, ...

for the

Serbs The Serbs ( sr-Cyr, Срби, Srbi, ) are the most numerous South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans in Southeastern Europe, who share a common Serbian ancestry, culture, history and language. The majority of Serbs live in their na ...

by archaizing

Byzantine The Byzantine Empire, also referred to as the Eastern Roman Empire or Byzantium, was the continuation of the Roman Empire primarily in its eastern provinces during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, when its capital city was Constantinopl ...

authors in the Middle Ages. The Triballian coat of arms depicts the head of a

boar The wild boar (''Sus scrofa''), also known as the wild swine, common wild pig, Eurasian wild pig, or simply wild pig, is a suid native to much of Eurasia and North Africa, and has been introduced to the Americas and Oceania. The species is no ...

pierced by an arrow. In the ''Chronicle of the Council of Constance'' from 1415, the motif is used as the coat of arms of the

Serbian Despotate The Serbian Despotate ( sr, / ) was a medieval Serbian state in the first half of the 15th century. Although the Battle of Kosovo in 1389 is generally considered the end of medieval Serbia, the Despotate, a successor of the Serbian Empire and ...

and is recalled in one of

Stefan Lazarević Stefan Lazarević ( sr-Cyrl, Стефан Лазаревић, 1377 – 19 July 1427), also known as Stefan the Tall ( sr, Стефан Високи / ''Stefan Visoki''), was the ruler of Serbia as prince (1389–1402) and despot (1402–1427), ...

's personal seals. It was used for historical Serbia in numerous armorials dating between the 15th and 18th centuries. The

Habsburg monarchy The Habsburg monarchy (german: Habsburgermonarchie, ), also known as the Danubian monarchy (german: Donaumonarchie, ), or Habsburg Empire (german: Habsburgerreich, ), was the collection of empires, kingdoms, duchies, counties and other polities ...

adopted it into their

flag of Serbia The flag of Serbia ( sr, Застава Србије, Zastava Srbije), also known as the Tricolour ( sr, тробојка, ''trobojka''), is a tricolour consisting of three equal horizontal bands, red on the top, blue in the middle, and white on ...

(as claimants), one of the flags given to an honorary flag-bearer during the coronation of the Hungarian king, since 1563. It was adopted by

Karađorđe Đorđe Petrović ( sr-Cyrl, Ђорђе Петровић, ), better known by the sobriquet Karađorđe ( sr-Cyrl, Карађорђе, lit=Black George, ; – ), was a Serbian revolutionary who led the struggle for his country's independ ...

into the seal of the

Revolutionary Serbia Revolutionary Serbia ( sr, Устаничка Србија / Ustanička Srbija), or Karađorđe's Serbia ( sr, Карађорђева Србија / Karađorđeva Srbija), refers to the state established by the Serbian revolutionaries in Ottoman S ...

n government, alongside the

Serbian cross The Serbian Cross ( sr, Cрпски крст / Srpski krst) is a national symbol of Serbia, part of the coat of arms and flag of Serbia, and of the Serbian Orthodox Church. It is based on the tetragrammic cross emblem/flag of the Byzantine Palaio ...

Historical examples

File:Serbian Emperor's coat of arms, Chronicle of the Council of Constance.jpg, Serbian emperor, Prussian ed. Chronicle of the Council of Constance (before 1437) File:Serbian coat of arms, 1483.gif, Serbia, later ed. Chronicle of the Council of Constance (1483) File:Coats of arms of the Turkish Empire, Constantinople, Palaeologus, Byzantium and Serbia.png, Coats of arms of the Turkish Empire, Constantinople, Palaeologus, Byzantium and Serbia (1483), Conrad Grünenberg. File:Triballia, Wernigeroder Schaffhausensches Wappenbuch.gif, Serbia (Triballia), Wernigeroder Schaffhausensches Wappenbuch (between 1486 and 1492) File:COA Serbia (SK-KE).jpg, Serbia (Triballia) coat of arms, Cathedral of St. Elizabeth (built between 1378 and 1508) File:Servien, Johann von Francolin, ca. 1565.jpg, Serbia, by Johann von Francolin (ca. 1565) File:Wolfgang Meyerpeck - Boldizsár Balassa with banner of Bosnia–Serbia–Bulgaria–Wallachia at the funeral of Ferdinand I, 1564 (Parentalia Divo Ferdinando Caesari Augusto).png, Banner of Bosnia–Serbia–Bulgaria–Wallachia at the funeral of Ferdinand I (1566) File:Emperor of Serbs, Chronicon Helvetiae, 1576.jpg, Serbian emperor, by Christoph Silberysen (1576) File:Servien, Martin Schrott, ca. 1580.jpg, Serbia, by Martin Schrott (ca. 1580) File:Unnamed coat of arms (Triballia), 1604.jpg, Unnamed, by Jerome de Bar (1604) Vexillum Serviae, 1618.jpg, Sketch of

used at the coronation of Ferdinand II (1618). File:KapijaGrbTribalije.JPG, Coat of arms of

Kingdom of Serbia The Kingdom of Serbia ( sr-cyr, Краљевина Србија, Kraljevina Srbija) was a country located in the Balkans which was created when the ruler of the Principality of Serbia, Milan I, was proclaimed king in 1882. Since 1817, the Princi ...

Belgrade fortress The Belgrade Fortress ( sr-Cyrl, Београдска тврђава, Beogradska tvrđava), consists of the old citadel (Upper and Lower Town) and Kalemegdan Park (Large and Little Kalemegdan) on the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, in a ...

(1717) File:Regnum Serviae (1720).png, Coat of arms of the

(1720) File:Coat of arms of Kingdom of Serbia (1718–39).svg, Coat of arms of the

File:Altomonte Siebenbürgen und Serbien.JPG, "Allegorical representation of Transylvania and Serbia" (1723), Altomonte File:Грб Трибалије (Из Стематографије).jpg, Triballian coat of arms, ''Stemmatographia'' (1741) File:Emperor Dušan with coats of arms of Serbian lands, cc. 1750, by Jov Vasilijevič, National Museum of Serbia.jpg, Emperor Dušan with coats of arms of Serbian lands (ca. 1750), Jov Vasiljevič,

National Museum of Serbia The National Museum of Serbia ( sr, / ) is the largest and oldest museum in Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in the central zone of Belgrade on a square plot between the Republic Square, formerly Theatre Square, and three streets: Čika Ljubina ...

File:Befreites Serbien.jpg, "Liberated Serbia" (1800s), Johann Georg Mansfeld File:Vexillum Serviae, 1792.jpg, Sketch of flag of Serbia used at the coronation of Leopold II (1790) File:First Serbian Uprising voivode flag.png, Serbian uprising flag with the Triballi coat of arms (1804),

Belgrade Military Museum The Military Museum ( sr, Војни музеј, Vojni muzej) is a museum located in Belgrade, Serbia. Founded in 1878, the museum has over 3,000 ancient and modern items. These include Roman swords and helmets, Greek helmets and daggers, Serbian ...

File:From museum in Loznica 10.JPG, Serbian uprising flag with the Triballi coat of arms (1804),

Loznica Loznica ( sr-cyrl, Лозница, ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city located in the Mačva District of western Serbia. It lies on the right bank of the Drina river. In 2011 the city had a total population of 19,572, while the administrative ar ...

File:Praviteljstvujušči sovjet serbski.JPG, Government seal during the

First Serbian Uprising The First Serbian Uprising ( sr, Prvi srpski ustanak, italics=yes, sr-Cyrl, Први српски устанак; tr, Birinci Sırp Ayaklanması) was an uprising of Serbs in the Sanjak of Smederevo against the Ottoman Empire from 14 February 18 ...

(1804) File:Great coat of arms of Hungary (1849).svg, Coat of arms of

in the coat of arms of Hungary (1849) File:Funerals Albert VII, Archduke of Austria (1623) Funeral procession for Albert VII, Archduke of Austria.jpg, Funeral procession for Albert VII, Archduke of Austria with the coat of arms of

(1623) File:Wiki Šumadija V Karađorđev konak 307.jpg, Serbian uprising flag with the Triballi coat of arms File:Музеј Другог српског устанка, Таково, мај 2015. 03.JPG, Government seal during the

(1804),

Takovo Takovo ( sr-cyr, Таково) is a village in the municipality of Gornji Milanovac, Serbia. According to the 2011 census, the village has a population of 458 people.Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i Stanova 2002. Knjiga 1: Nacionalna ili etnič ...

Serbian municipalities

File:COA Barajevo (big).gif, Large coat of arms of

Barajevo Barajevo ( sr-cyr, Барајево, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has a population of 27,110 inhabitants. The municipality is located in the lower northern part of Šumadija, ...

File:COA Barajevo.gif, Coat of arms of

File:Grb Velikap.jpg, Large coat of arms of

Velika Plana Velika Plana ( sr-Cyrl, Велика Плана, pronounced ) is a town and municipality located in the Podunavlje District of Serbia. As of 2011, the town has 16,088 inhabitants, while the municipality has 40,902. Velika Plana lies on the left b ...

File:Grb Velike Plane.png, Coat of arms of

File:Kragujevac city Coat of Arms.jpg, Large coat of arms of

Kragujevac Kragujevac ( sr-Cyrl, Крагујевац, ) is the fourth largest city in Serbia and the administrative centre of the Šumadija District. It is the historical centre of the geographical region of Šumadija in central Serbia, and is situated on ...

File:COA Kragujevac.png, Coat of arms of

File:Vozdovac-grb-veliki.png, Large coat of arms of

Voždovac Voždovac ( sr-cyr, Вождовац, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade. According to the 2011 census results, the municipality has a population of 158,213 inhabitants. The municipality is located in the south-central part of the urban ...

File:COA Voždovac.gif, Coat of arms of

File:COA Lajkovac (big).png, Large coat of arms of

Lajkovac Lajkovac ( sr-cyr, Лајковац) is a town and municipality located in the Kolubara District of western Serbia. As of 2011, it has population of 3,249 inhabitants, while the municipality has 15,475 inhabitants. It is located in the valley of ...

File:Grb Lajkovca.png, Coat of arms of

File:Grb-Lapovo.jpg, Large coat of arms of

Lapovo Lapovo ( sr-cyrl, Лапово) is a town and municipality located in the Šumadija District of central Serbia. The population of the town is 7,837 according to the 2011 census. History The first mention of ''Lapovo'' dates from the 12th century ...

File:COA big Topola.gif, Large coat of arms of

Topola Topola ( sr-cyrl, Топола, ) is a town and municipality located in the Šumadija District of central Serbia. It was the place where Karađorđe, a Serbian revolutionary, was chosen as the leader of the First Serbian Uprising against the Ottom ...

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Serbian municipalities

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