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Just a little idea of what a coat of arms for a Yugoslav Empire might look like. It's obnoxious, excessive, and more than a little bit ridiculous, but it's pretty.
It was inspired in part by this coat of arms of the Russian Empire , and in part by Fenn-O-maniC 's excellent map Germany of the Balkans (although obviously in his timeline, Bulgaria is the primary power, as opposed to Serbia)

The escutcheon in the centre is that of the Kingdom of Serbia, on an white imperial eagle (the white two-headed eagle also being a symbol of Serbia) holding the Royal Orb and Sceptre, and crowned with the Crown of Serbia. The escutcheon is surrounded by the Order of Saint Prince Lazar, and surmounted by the Nemanjić Crown. The mantling is surmounted by the Karađorđević crown, as used in the OTL Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
The escutcheons in the lower half of the coat of arms are those of the primary components of the empire and are (from left to right): Bulgaria, Bosnia, Slovenia/Carniola, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, and Croatia. All are crowned with the Crown of Serbia with the exception of Bulgaria and Croatia, which are crowned with the Crown of Bulgaria and the Crown of Zvonomir respectively. (Note: I did want to crown the arms of Albania with the Helmet of Skanderbeg, but I couldn't get it to look right. And yes, I know Albania isn't Slavic.)

The escutcheons in the upper half of the coat of arms represent various other components of the empire and some historical regions. They are (from left to right): Trieste, Dubrovnik, and Rijeka, Gorizia, Gradisca, and Istria, Dobruja, Illyria, Thrace, Bulgaria Ancient, Dalmatia, Slavonia, Rumelia, Moesia, the Banat, Dardania, Rascia and Tribalia, and Hercegovina, Zeta, and Sandžak (the arms of which I know technically wouldn't have existed then but I thought it was rude to leave it out).

My intention here isn't to express any support for a 'Greater Yugoslavia' or imperialism in general, but is just to explore the heraldry of the Balkans, therefore any nationalistic nonsense in the comments will probably be deleted. That said, comments and constructive criticism are always welcome!

Credit to Wikipedia for most of the elements used, however the Nemanjić Crown and the Order of Saint Prince Lazar I did make myself (with a fair amount of artistic licence), and the Royal Orb and Sceptre are very heavily altered versions of those of the Holy Roman Empire, taken from the Habsburg arms (again, with some artistic licence).

Description
Just a little idea of what a coat of arms for a Yugoslav Empire might look like. It's obnoxious, excessive, and more than a little bit ridiculous, but it's pretty.
It was inspired in part by this coat of arms of the Russian Empire , and in part by Fenn-O-maniC 's excellent map Germany of the Balkans (although obviously in his timeline, Bulgaria is the primary power, as opposed to Serbia)

The escutcheon in the centre is that of the Kingdom of Serbia, on an white imperial eagle (the white two-headed eagle also being a symbol of Serbia) holding the Royal Orb and Sceptre, and crowned with the Crown of Serbia. The escutcheon is surrounded by the Order of Saint Prince Lazar, and surmounted by the Nemanjić Crown. The mantling is surmounted by the Karađorđević crown, as used in the OTL Kingdom of Yugoslavia.
The escutcheons in the lower half of the coat of arms are those of the primary components of the empire and are (from left to right): Bulgaria, Bosnia, Slovenia/Carniola, Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, and Croatia. All are crowned with the Crown of Serbia with the exception of Bulgaria and Croatia, which are crowned with the Crown of Bulgaria and the Crown of Zvonomir respectively. (Note: I did want to crown the arms of Albania with the Helmet of Skanderbeg, but I couldn't get it to look right. And yes, I know Albania isn't Slavic.)

The escutcheons in the upper half of the coat of arms represent various other components of the empire and some historical regions. They are (from left to right): Trieste, Dubrovnik, and Rijeka, Gorizia, Gradisca, and Istria, Dobruja, Illyria, Thrace, Bulgaria Ancient, Dalmatia, Slavonia, Rumelia, Moesia, the Banat, Dardania, Rascia and Tribalia, and Hercegovina, Zeta, and Sandžak (the arms of which I know technically wouldn't have existed then but I thought it was rude to leave it out).

My intention here isn't to express any support for a 'Greater Yugoslavia' or imperialism in general, but is just to explore the heraldry of the Balkans, therefore any nationalistic nonsense in the comments will probably be deleted. That said, comments and constructive criticism are always welcome!

Credit to Wikipedia for most of the elements used, however the Nemanjić Crown and the Order of Saint Prince Lazar I did make myself (with a fair amount of artistic licence), and the Royal Orb and Sceptre are very heavily altered versions of those of the Holy Roman Empire, taken from the Habsburg arms (again, with some artistic licence).