Coat of arms of Poland

Coat of arms of Poland

Details
Authorized to use the coat of arms	Republic of Poland
Introduced	1927–1952, again since 1989
Shield shape and division	French shield
Orders and decorations	Order of the White Eagle
Previous versions	People's Republic of Poland (1952–1989)
use	Used by government organizations on badges and emblems of government institutions, the national currency , passports , identity cards , official documents and diplomas, as well as in and on public buildings and schools.

Duke Lech on an engraving by Walery Eljasz-Radzikowski.

The tournament costume of the King of Poland .

Wall decoration in the throne room of the Warsaw Royal Castle .

Early draft of today's coat of arms from 1927.

The coat of arms of the Republic of Poland ( Polish Godło Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej ) is a gold-crowned white eagle with gold armor (claws) and a gold beak on a red shield.

The coat of arms dates from the time of the early Kingdom of Poland . According to legend, the legendary first ruler of Poland, Duke Lech , decided to use this image as his emblem when he saw an eagle nesting in its eyrie at sunset.

The current form of the coat of arms goes back to designs by the Polish graphic artist and painter Zygmunt Kamiński and was introduced during the so-called Sanacja .

At the time of the People's Republic of Poland , the same coat of arms was used, only without the crown . Since 1989, the version with a crown has been used again, but with a slightly modified shield. The Polish armed forces have always used a modified variant of the coat of arms, which can be traced back to the Polish legions founded in 1796 .

The look of the eagle in the coat of arms is always directed to the heraldic right , i.e. H. seen to the left of the observer.

Official variants

Detailed representation designed in accordance with the constitution
Digitized representation used in media
Rare depiction with outlines
Stylized representation used on government documents

Historical coat of arms

Kingdom of Poland (1025–1569)
Poland-Lithuania (1569–1795)
Polish-Swedish Union (1592-1599)
Duchy of Warsaw (1807-1815)
Coat of arms at the time of the November Uprising (1830–1831)
Coat of arms at the time of the January Uprising (1863–1864)
The reign of Poland (1916–1919)
Republic of Poland
first version
(1919–1927)
Republic of Poland
Second Version (1927–1944 / 1952)
Polish government in exile (1956–1990)
People's Republic of Poland (1944 / 1952–1989)
Republic of Poland (since 1989)

Military emblem

Representation used by the Polish Army since 1989
Illustration used during the Second Republic from 1918 to 1947
In Poznan uprising from 1918 to 1919 used representation
Illustration used by the Polish legions from 1914 to 1918

Further representations

Seal of the first Polish king around 1000 AD
Representation used by the Polish Senate since 1493

literature

Karl-Heinz Hesmer: Flags and coats of arms of the world. History and symbolism of the flags and coats of arms of all states . Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, 1992. ISBN 3-570-01082-1 .

Web links

Commons : Coat of Arms of Poland - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Flag lexicon (description of flag and coat of arms)
Poland's coat of arms through the ages (graphic from a history book)

Individual evidence

↑ In the official statute erroneously as godło called for emblem, although the Polish word for crest herb is.

[1] In the official statute erroneously as godło called for emblem, although the Polish word for crest herb is.