Juńczyk (''Junczyk,'' ''Iunczyk'') is a
Polish coat of arms
The coat of arms of Poland is a white, crowned eagle with a golden beak and talons, on a red background.
In Poland, the coat of arms as a whole is referred to as ''godło'' both in official documents and colloquial speech, despite the fact that ...
. It was used by several
szlachta
The ''szlachta'' (Polish: endonym, Lithuanian: šlėkta) were the noble estate of the realm in the Kingdom of Poland, the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth who, as a class, had the dominating position in the ...
families in the times of the
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
History
The Juńczyk coat of arms was created in the
13th century
The 13th century was the century which lasted from January 1, 1201 ( MCCI) through December 31, 1300 ( MCCC) in accordance with the Julian calendar.
The Mongol Empire was founded by Genghis Khan, which stretched from Eastern Asia to Eastern Eu ...
.
in his work from 1855 entitled The Russian Heraldry, in the part devoted to
Polish heraldry, describes the Juńczyk coat of arms and gives the
following coat of arms legend:
Blazon
In the red field, a silver double cross torn into a mustache. Gem: five ostrich feathers.
Juńczyk II coat of arms
Blazon
In the red field, a
Latin cross torn into a mustache, silver. Jewel: three ostrich feathers.
Gallery
File:Junczyk COA.jpg
File:POL COA Junczyk-1.svg
See also
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Polish heraldry
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Heraldic family
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List of Polish nobility coats of arms
Notes
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Polish coats of arms