Inv. no. 1800. The original flag of Duke Stevan Šupljikac, the military leader of the Serbian insurgents in Vojvodina in the Great Revolution of 1848. The front is golden yellow, framed by yellow-black triangles. In the center is the Habsburg black double-headed eagle, which holds the Serbian coat of arms with a cross and four points. Below the coat of arms there is an inscription in Cyrillic: "Flag I. R. Voivodship of Serbia 1848." On the back of the flag, on a blue background, there is a medallion with the image of St. George with a spear in his hand. This side of the flag is framed by red-blue-white triangles in the colors of the Serbian tricolor.
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