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The official symbols of the Republic of Poland are described in two legal documents: the Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997 (Polish: Konstytucja Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej) [5] and the Coat of Arms, Colours and Anthem of the Republic of Poland, and State Seals Act (Polish: Ustawa o godle, barwach i hymnie Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej oraz o pieczęciach państwowych) of 1980 with ...
The coat of arms of Poland [a] is the heraldic symbol representing Poland. The current version was adopted in 1990. The current version was adopted in 1990. It is a white, crowned eagle with a golden beak and talons, on a red background.
The royal banner of arms dates back to the reign of King Boleslaus the Generous (r. 1076–1079), but it was during the reign of King Ladislaus the Short (r. 1320–1333) that a red cloth emblazoned with the White Eagle of the arms of Poland was finally established as the Banner of the Kingdom of Poland, a symbol of royal authority used at ...
Heraldic symbols began to be used in Poland in the 13th century. [15] The generic Polish term for a coat of arms, herb, was used for the first time in the year 1415 at the Royal Office with text et quatuor herbis, [16] [17] originating as a borrowing of the Czech erb, which in turn came from the German Erbe – heritage. [18] [19]
Polish government symbols (18 F) O. Orders, decorations, and medals of Poland (6 C, 21 P) Pages in category "National symbols of Poland" The following 35 pages are in ...
Red flag emblazoned with the white eagle of the arms of Poland and bordered with a white wężyk generalski, an ornate wavy line used in the Polish military as a symbol of general's rank Proportion 5:6 [5] On Navy vessels when the President is on board. [5] On land when the President is present. Flag of the Minister of National Defence
The Sigismund Bell (Polish: Dzwon Zygmunt or colloquially Dzwon Zygmunta) is the largest of the five bells hanging in the Sigismund Tower of the Wawel Cathedral in the city of Kraków, Poland. It was cast in 1520 by Hans Beham and named after King Sigismund I the Old , who commissioned it.
The Soviet Union returned it to Poland in 1928 as part of war reparations for their loss against Poland in the Polish-Soviet war. During the Second World War, Szczerbiec was evacuated to Canada and did not return to Kraków until 1959. In the 20th century, an image of the sword was adopted as a symbol by Polish nationalist and far-right movements.