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The arms were granted in 1931 and revised in 1991. | The arms were granted in 1931 and revised in 1991. | ||
The arms are canting, the name Beograd, or Belgrade, means white city. The rivers are the Danube and Sava rivers. | The arms are canting, the name Beograd, or Belgrade, means white city. It also refers to the local fortress Kalamegdan (from two turkish words kale: fortress and megdan: duel, battle), originally built in the second century AD. Today it is used as a museum. | ||
The rivers are the Danube and Sava rivers which join in the city. | |||
The ship is a Roman galley which suggests the Roman origins of Belgrade (when it was known as Singidunum), even though a settlement existed here many centuries before already. | |||
The large arms of the city : | The large arms of the city : | ||
[[File:beograd-large.jpg|center]] | [[File:beograd-large.jpg|center]] | ||
The eagle in th e large arms is derived from the National Arms. In its claws the eagle holds a sword and olive branch which suggests on the rich history of Belgrade. The sword for the many battles around the city and the olive branch for peace. . | |||
Below the eagle there are the medals that have been awarded to the city, the ''Ratni krst čehoslovačke'' (War-Cross of Czechoslovakia), ''Orden legije časti'' (Medal of Legion of Honor), ''Orden narodnog heroja'' (Medal of the National Hero) and the ''Karađorđeva zvezda sa mačevima'' (Karođoređev's Star with Swords). | |||
Directly below the eagle are the arms of the old city ([[Stari Grad]]). Above the eagle a large mural crown indicating the capital city of Serbia. | |||
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