page_title: Coat of arms of Niš
section_title: Larger Coat of Arms
hierarchical_section_title: Coat of arms of Niš / Description / Larger Coat of Arms
caption_attribution_description: English: Greater coat of arms of Niš Hrvatski: Veliki grb Niša Italiano: Stemma di Niš (grande) Српски / srpski: Велики грб Ниша
context_page_description: Coat of Arms of Niš is a Serbian coat of arms, designed by Dragomir Acović.
  Coat of Arms was adopted in 1996, but officially in 2000. It has three versions: big, middle and small coat of arms.
context_section_description: The larger coat of arms has two supporters, Stevan Sinđelić (leader of first Serbian Uprising) and Constantine the Great (Roman emperor born in Niš) holding two flags, Serbian flag with cross and four stylised letters "S" (same flag is used by Serbian Orthodox Church) and purple flag with laurel wreath and two-headed eagle. Underneath them is compartment represented by plains and motto with name of the city in Serbian, Greek and Latin representing history of the city. In the middle there is an escutcheon painted in Serbian colors (red, blue and white). In the centre of the shield there is Niš Fortress, standing beyond Nišava river. Above the fortress there is Serbian eagle similar to those on the flag held by Constantine the Great. Crest is shown as a stone crown, and over it there is a Chi Rho with Greek letters alpha and omega on the sides.
caption: Often used wrong version of big coat of arms, with different Serbian flag and motto
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