The resolution regarding the

coat of arms A coat of arms is a heraldry, heraldic communication design, visual design on an escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon (i.e., shield), surcoat, or tabard (the latter two being outer garments). The coat of arms on an escutcheon forms the central ele ...

of the Pomeranian Voivodeship was taken on by the Sejmik of the

Pomeranian Voivodship Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomorskie Region, or Pomerania Province (Polish: ''Województwo pomorskie'' ; ( Kashubian: ''Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò'' ), is a voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk. The ...

Gdańsk Gdańsk ( , also ; ; csb, Gduńsk;Stefan Ramułt, ''Słownik języka pomorskiego, czyli kaszubskiego'', Kraków 1893, Gdańsk 2003, ISBN 83-87408-64-6. , Johann Georg Theodor Grässe, ''Orbis latinus oder Verzeichniss der lateinischen Benen ...

. On a yellow background, the image of a black

Griffin The griffin, griffon, or gryphon (Ancient Greek: , ''gryps''; Classical Latin: ''grȳps'' or ''grȳpus''; Late Latin, Late and Medieval Latin: ''gryphes'', ''grypho'' etc.; Old French: ''griffon'') is a legendary creature with the body, tail ...

of Pomeranian- Wendish origin, with raised wings and a red tongue out of the mouth. The first example of the coat of arms is a 16th-century image of the griffin, which is in the presbytery of the Oliwa Cathedral. The image of the black griffin looking towards the right, on a yellow background, is also known for being the coat of arms of Kashubians. Therefore, these two coats of arms are often identified; according to some sources, as being one and an identical coat of arms. The creator of the coat of arms is Wawrzyniec Samp.

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Between the years of 1454 and 1795, the coat of arms of the Pomeranian Voivodship was represented by a red griffin on a white background.

Second Polish Republic The Second Polish Republic, at the time officially known as the Republic of Poland, was a country in Central Europe, Central and Eastern Europe that existed between 1918 and 1939. The state was established on 6 November 1918, before the end of ...

The coat of arms did alter substantially, "the coat of arms still included a red griffin looking to the left on a white background. The front legs were positioned as if they were to run, wings as if they were preparing to flight, the tongue was hanging out, and a crown on the head". There was a certain amount of controversy regarding the griffin being the coat of arms, as the former Chełmińskie Voivodeship had now been incorporated within the Pomeranian Voivodeship, whose coat of arms was a sworded eagle.

Historical

File:Zwantepolc.png, Seal of

Swietopelk II Swietopelk II, also Zwantepolc II or Swantopolk II, (1190/1200 – 11 January 1266), sometimes known as the Great ( pl, Świętopełk II Wielki; Kashubian: ''Swiãtopôłk II Wiôldżi''), was the ruling Duke of Pomerelia-Gdańsk from 1215 un ...

, 1228 File:COA of Prussia 17th century.svg, Malbork Voivodeship File:POL województwo pomorskie IRP COA.svg,

Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pomorskie Region, or Pomerania Province (Polish: ''Województwo pomorskie'' ; ( Kashubian: ''Pòmòrsczé wòjewództwò'' ), is a voivodeship, or province, in northwestern Poland. The provincial capital is Gdańsk. The ...

(1466–1772) File:Coat of Arms of West Prussia.svg, West Prussia File:Wappen Freie Stadt Danzig.svg,

Free City of Danzig The Free City of Danzig (german: Freie Stadt Danzig; pl, Wolne Miasto Gdańsk; csb, Wòlny Gard Gduńsk) was a city-state under the protection of the League of Nations between 1920 and 1939, consisting of the Baltic Sea port of Danzig (now Gda ...

File:POL województwo pomorskie II RP COA.svg,

(1919–1939) File:POL województwo gdańskie COA.svg, Gdańsk Voivodeship (1996-1998) File:POL województwo pomorskie COA 2008-2010.svg,

(2008-2010) File:POL województwo pomorskie COA.svg, Pomeranian Voivodeship (2010-)

Heraldry

Kashubian Griffin in heraldry: File:Coat_of_arms_of_Kaszubians.png, Popular coat of arms of Kashubia File:POL księstwo pomorskie COA.svg, On the coat of arms of Duchy of Pomerania File:POL_województwo_pomorskie_COA.svg, On the coat of arms of Pomeranian Voivodeship File:Kassuben armor.svg, Old coat of arms of Kashubia Kashubian Griffin on coats of arms of Polish cities and towns: File:POL Kartuzy COA.svg, Kartuzy File:POL Szczecinek COA.svg, Szczecinek File:POL Władysławowo COA.svg,

Władysławowo Władysławowo ( Kashubian/ Pomeranian: ''Wiôlgô Wies'', german: Großendorf) is a city on the south coast of the Baltic Sea in Kashubia in the Pomerelia region, northern Poland, with 15,015 (2009) inhabitants. History In 1634 engineer Fryde ...

File:POL Żukowo COA.svg,

Żukowo Żukowo ( csb, Żukòwò, german: Zuckau, la, Sucovia) is a town in the Kartuzy County, in the Pomeranian Voivodeship of northern Poland, in the geographical region of Kashubia, with 6,236 inhabitants (2005). It is located along the Radunia ri ...

Pomerania Pomeranian Voivodeship

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