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Coat of arms of Poland-official
White Eagle on red shield.

A official Coat of Arms of Poland is the White Eagle with golden crown in its head on red shield.

According to legend, the White Eagle emblem originated when Poland's legendary founder Lech saw a white eagle's nest. When he looked at the bird, a ray of sunshine from the red setting sun fell on its wings, so they appeared tipped with gold, the rest of the eagle was pure white. He was delighted and decided to settle there and placed the eagle on his emblem.

Images for kids

  • Sobieski Crown

    John III Sobieski's coat of arms crowning the Royal Chapel in Gdańsk

  • Denar rys chrobry1

    Chrobry denarius with a heraldic bird, about 1000 AD

  • Tapestry with the coats of arms of Poland (White Eagle) and Lithuania (Vytis, Pahonia) and a figure of Victory

    Tapestry with the coats of arms of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland and Lithuania, ca. 1555

  • Kremlin Armoury 2

    A silver heraldic base for King John Casimir's crown, ca. 1666

  • Toison d’Or le Roi de Pologne

    King of Poland in tournamental attire

  • Polish pavilion Paris 1937

    Coat of arms of Poland (official since 1927) in Paris during the World Expo in 1937

  • Herb Rzeczypospolitej 1919-1927

    Template of the white eagle in the coat of arms of Poland (1919-1927)

  • Coat of arms of Poland 1919-1927

    Official Polish coat of arms (1919-1927) according to the law.

  • Orzeł Biały 1927

    Zygmunt Kamiński`s original proposed design (1927).

  • Próba bez napisu 100 zlotych 1925 mały Kopernik awers brąz

    Modernist eagle from a rare coin (1925).

  • Godło II Rzeczypospolitej

    Official Polish coat of arms since 1927 according to the law.

  • Narcyz Witczak-Witaczyński - 15. rocznica bitwy pod Krechowcami. Obchody w Augustowie (107-457-12)

    Official Polish coat of arms since 1927 according to the law, exposed by president during a steamboat cruise. Visible knight's shield, Modern French type without ordinary grey oval plate which is rare.

  • Orzeł ministerstwo infrastruktury

    Polish coat of arms (unofficial) in Art Deco style, on the facade of the Ministry of Transport in Warsaw (architect Rudolf Świerczyński 1931).

  • Nowogrodzka 45 w Warszawie orzeł

    Polish coat of arms (unofficial) in Art Deco style, on the facade of the post office in Warsaw (architect Julian Puterman-Sadłowski 1934).

  • Dar Pomorza Gdynia Sztokholm 1938

    Polish coat of arms in the full-rigged sailing ship from Gdynia called "Dar Pomorza" (English: Gift of Pomerania), 1938.

  • Zniwiarz1

    Coat of arms of Poland during the Warsaw Uprising, 1944.

  • Herb prl 1980

    Coat of arms of the Polish People's Republic (1944-1989) according to the law.

  • Godło Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej - wzór ustawowy

    Coat of arms of the Republic of Poland according to the law Dz.U. z 2005 r. Nr 235, poz. 2000

  • Polska ePaszport

    The Coat of arms on a Polish passport (2006)

  • Sąd Najwyższy tablice przy wejściu

    The Coat of arms of Poland in the Supreme Court of Poland in Warsaw (by architect Marek Budzyński 1992). It's a knight's shield, Modern French type in heraldry. The knight's shields without ordinary grey oval plates are rare on facades. This type of shield, without grey oval plate resembling the coat of arms in the Polish parliament in Warsaw.

  • Embassy of Poland, Zagreb

    The Coat of arms of Poland in Zagreb. The grey oval plate made of metal sheet is visible. The grey oval plates are popular in schools and embassies on facades, but ovals are considered as ordinary.

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