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Flag Of The West Pomeranian Voivodeship
The flag of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland is a triband rectangle, divided vertically in 3 stripes of white, red, and white colour, and with the coat of arms of the voivodeship in the middle. It was adopted in 2000. Design The flag of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship is a rectangle with the aspect ratio of height to width ratio equal 5:8. It is divided into three equal vertical stripes, that are white, red, and white. In the middle of the flag, within the red stripe, is the coat of arms of the voivodeship, a white shield, with red griffin with golden (yellow) beak and claws, that is faced to the right. The white colour is described in the hex triplet system as #FFFFFF, the red as #D22730, and the yellow, as #F7D417. History The griffin is a traditional symbol of the West Pomerania, used since 12th century. Between 12th and 13th century, the griffin become the symbol of the House of Griffin, that ruled in that area. Subsequently, the red griffin on the wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coat Of Arms Of The West Pomeranian Voivodeship
The coat of arms of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland depicts a red griffin with yellow (golden) beak and claws on the white (silver) background. The coat of arms was created by Jerzy Bąk and adopted in 2000. Design The coat of arms consists of a red griffin with yellow (golden) beak and claws standing in the combat position, within the white (silver) Iberian style escutcheon. The white colour is described in the hex triplet system as #FFFFFF, the red colour as #D22730, and the yellow as #F7D417. History The griffin is a traditional symbol of the West Pomerania, used since 12th century. Between 12th and 13th century, the griffin become the symbol of the House of Griffin, that ruled in that area. Subsequently, the red griffin on the white background had become the symbol of the Duchy of the Pomerania-Stettin. In the 1730s, that design had become the symbol of the entire West Pomerania. The coat of arms the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, was designed by Jerzy Bąk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Banners In The Battle Of Grunwald
The following tables list the banners of the Lithuanian and Polish forces participating in the Battle of Grunwald in 1410. Poland The exact Order of Battle of the Polish forces is unknown. However, Ioannes Longinus in his Historiæ Polonicæ' written after 1455 recorded 51 Polish Choragiew, banners, together with their descriptions, blazoning and commanders. Unfortunately, this list also has some obvious errors: * at the time of the battle several of the banners attributed to Poland were constituents of the Lithuanian army (e.g. Lviv, Lwów, Podolia, Halych, Halicz); * Coat of Arms of Lithuania (Vytis) was a banner exclusively of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania; * arrows, axes and horseshoes are typical to Lithuanian heraldry, but not the Polish one, etc... It is not certain whether the list is complete. Lithuania The sole source on the banners from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania is Jan Długosz. He counted 40 banners on the right flank of the Polish–Lithuanian forces, 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
