The referendum was planned since 1991. For the state flag, the choice was to either keep the flag with the red star or to remove it.[3] For the coat of arms, the proposal put forth to voters was either to keep the Serbian shield with cross and firesteels or to include the bicephalic eagle of the Nemanjić dynasty.[3] For the regional anthem, "Bože pravde" and "Marš na Drinu" were offered.[3] The results showed a majority of those who voted preferred keeping the red star on the flag, to keep the Serbian shield with firesteels, and choosing "Marš na Drinu" as the anthem.[5]
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^Slobodan Vučetić (1998). Fatalna vlast. Stubovi kulture. p. 116. На референдуму су се гра^ани из- јашн>авали о предлогу нових државних симбола – грба, заставе и химне.
^"Preporuka o korišćenju zastave Republike Srbije" [Recommendation on Use of the Flag of the Republic of Serbia]. Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia – No. 49/1992 (1188) (in Serbian). JP Službeni glasnik Republike Srbije. 1992-06-21. p. 1666. Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-22.
^"Svi naši referendumi" [All our referendums] (in Serbian). Novi Sad: Radio-televizija Vojvodine. 2008-03-06. Archived from the original on 2012-07-23. Retrieved 2009-06-22.