The Flag of Montenegro (Montenegrin: Zastava Crne Gore) was officially adopted with the Law on the state symbols and the statehood day of Montenegro on 13 July 2004 at the proposal of the Government of Montenegro. It was constitutionally sanctioned with the proclamation of the Constitution on 22 October 2007. It is a red banner with broader golden edges all around the red field with the Coat of arms of Montenegro in its center.

The Law on the state symbols and the statehood day of Montenegro reached full effect the day after its publication in the Official Gazette of Montenegro. The publication occurred 12 July 2004 and the legal power of the Law occurred day after, on 13 July 2004 - The statehood day of Montenegro.

The Republic flag is also the flag of the Army of Montenegro.

(From: Wikipedia.com)

Oj svijetla majska zoro

Oj svijetla majska zoro
Majko naša Crna Goro
Sinovi smo tvog stijenja
I cuvari tvog poštenja

Volimo vas, brda tvrda,
I stravicne vaše klance
Koji nikad ne poznaše
Sramotnoga ropstva lance.

Dok lovcenskoj našoj misli
Naša sloga daje krila,
Bit ce gorda, bit ce slavna
Domovina naša mila.

Rijeka ce naših vala,
Uskacuci u dva mora,
Glas nositi okeanu,
Da je vjecna Crna Gora.

Englisch translation:

Oh, bright dawn of May
Our mother Montenegro
We are sons of your rocks
and keepers of your honesty

We love you, the rocky hills
And your awesome gorges
That never came to know
The chains of shameful slavery.

While our unity gives wings
to our Lovcen cause
Proud shall be, celebrated will be
Our dear homeland.

A river of our waves,
Jumping into two seas,
Will bear voice to the ocean,
That Montenegro is eternal.

Oj, svijetla majska zoro ("Oh, Bright Dawn of May") is the official state anthem of Montenegro. Before becoming the anthem, it was a popular folk song of Montenegrins, with many variations. It was a Montenegrin folk song until WWII when Sekula Drljevic proclaimed it for anthem of a Montenegrin fascist puppet state as "Eternal Our..." (Vjecna naša...). It is criticized for its lyrics which are based on the song of a WWII war criminal and Nazi collaborator.