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According to Chapter I, Article 28, paragraph 1 of the Constitution, the coat of arms of Poland is an image of a crowned white eagle in a red field. [3] The Coat of Arms Act, Article 4, further specifies that the crown, as well as the eagle's beak and talons, are golden. The eagle's wings are outstretched and its head is turned to its right. [1]
The White Eagle (Polish: Orzeł Biały) is the national coat of arms of Poland. It is a stylized white eagle with a golden beak and talons, and wearing a golden crown, in a red shield. [5] [6] National anthem: Jan Dąbrowski's Mazurka (Polish: Mazurek Dąbrowskiego) is the national anthem of Poland.
The Order of the White Eagle officially became Poland's highest decoration by act of Parliament of 4 February 1921, and the insignia was redesigned. During the interbellum (1921-1939), the Order was awarded to 24 Polish citizens and 87 foreigners, among whom were 33 monarchs and heads of state, 10 prime ministers and 15 other ministers of state ...
Kcynia was a royal town of the Polish Crown and a county seat in the Kalisz Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province. [4] The coat of arms of Kcynia depicts the white eagle of Greater Poland. [5] Kcynia suffered a fire in 1441. [3] The town had defensive walls and a castle, which was the seat of local starosts (local royal administrators).
Tykocin, whose Old Town is designated a Historic Monument of Poland, [28] was the place where the Order of the White Eagle, Poland's oldest and highest order, was established. In the northern part of the voivodeship there is a village named Szkocja , Polish for "Scotland", as it was founded for Scottish settlers .
Territorial Defence Force Eagle Orzeł Wojsk Obrony Terytorialnej: White eagle with a golden beak and talons, crowned with a closed golden crown, its wings raised and its head turned to the right, perched on an Amazon shield, placed on which is the "PW" (for Polska Walcząca, "Poland Fights") anchor Generals' (Admirals') Eagle
The owner of that Polish White Eagle Medal bought it at a garage sale for just 75 cents and sold it to Rick for a cool $6,000. Pretty cool story, but it didn't end there there. That same day, Rick ...
Stanislaus is venerated as a patron saint of the Wawel Cathedral and, by extension, of Kraków and all Poland. Both images are placed between heraldic shields bearing the coats of arms of the two nations of Sigismund I's realm – the White Eagle of the Kingdom of Poland on the left, and the Knight of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania on the right. [1]