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The national colors, officially adopted in 1831, are of heraldic origin and derive from the tinctures of the coats of arms of Poland and Lithuania. Additionally, some flags incorporate the white eagle of the Polish coat of arms , while other flags used by the Armed Forces incorporate military eagles , which are variants.
Authentic coat of arms of Lithuania with historical colors (gules, argent, or, and azure), circa 1555, [51] surmounted by Gediminas' Cap Only in the 16th century a distinction between the ruler (Grand Duke) and state emerged (it was the same entity previously), from which time one also finds mention of a state flag. [ 117 ]
See also: List of Polish flags: The flag of Poland was officially adopted on 1 August 1919.Polish flag colours date back to the Middle Ages of Piast Dynasty and a Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth period. The colours red and white have long been associated with Poland and its coat of arms, at least since 3 May 1791. 1911– Flag of Portugal
Coat of arms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; Armiger: King of Poland/Grand Duke of Lithuania: Adopted: Following 1386 [Note 1] [citation needed] Shield: Quarterly 1st and 4th Gules, an eagle argent, crowned or; 2nd and 3rd, Gules, Pogonia. [1] [2] [3] [4]
List of Polish flags; List of armed conflicts involving Poland against Russia; List of former sovereign states; List of sovereign states in the 1860s; List of wars: 1800–1899; List of wars involving Austria; List of wars involving Poland; List of wars involving Spain; List of wars of independence; Masovian Voivodeship (1816–1837) Pan-Slavic ...
Each flag must be flown from a separate pole of the same height, but the flag of Poland should be always placed in the most honorable position. [3] It means that if the total number of flags is even, the Polish flag should be placed to its right of the other flags. If the total number of flags is odd, it should be placed in the middle.
The national flag of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos vėliava) consists of a horizontal tricolour of yellow, green, and red. It was adopted on 25 April 1918 during Lithuania's first period of independence (1918–1940), which ceased with the occupation first by the Soviet Union, and then by Nazi Germany (1941–1944).
The flag was officially designated in 1918, and was re-instituted in 1988. Yellow represents the sun, light, and goodness, green symbolizes the beauty of nature, freedom, and hope, and red stands for the land, courage, and the blood spilled for Lithuania. The colors of the flag also appear in clothing, URLs [dubious – discuss], and team uniforms.