Vintage Genuine Old Serbia Montenegro 4C Cross Symbol Insignia Traditional Ethnic Vintage Cap
ATTENTION: Dear Customers, you will receive exactly the same item which you see on the pictures, not similar or other. Please read the description carefully and review the photos.BLACK brimof the cap represents sorrow towards lost Kosovo battle in the year of 1389.RED color describes Serb blood spilled in mentioned battle. Five GOLD threadsrepresent five centuries of Serb suffering under Turkish rule, while four GOLDCyrillic letters C ( S ) in modern sense stand for slogan: "ONLY HARMONYSAVES THE SERBS".
The name ofMontenegrin cap was changed during the history, from Valjana and Bijela toSiska, Kariklija and Zavratka. Today this cap is known just as Montenegrin cap.
In hiscapital work, Ljubomir Nenadovic said that the final model of Montenegrin cap,introduced by Petar II Petrovic Njegos, was a variation of the cap from Serbantiquity, worn in Risan, Boka Kotorska. From the time of Petar II PetrovicNjegos, Darevija (black brim) around red cap is a sign of sorrow towards lostSerb Empire while gold threads symbolize Serb suffering under Turkish yoke.(Ljubomir Nenadovic, On Montenegrins - Letters from Cetinje 1878, Novi Sad1889, pages 49, 50). During the XIX and early XX century, Tepelak had beenornamented with the first letter of the nahija's name, with ruler's initials,owner's initials, Montenegrin coat of arms and symbol of entire Serbdom, fourCyrillic letters C ( S ).
Size: 48
Weight: 126g
