Coats of arms of Polish voivodeships
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This is a list of coats of arms
of the voivodeships
(first-level sudivisions) of Poland
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Coat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
of the voivodeships
Voivodeships of Poland
The voivodeship, or province, called in Polish województwo , has been a high-level administrative subdivision of Poland since the 14th century....
(first-level sudivisions) of Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
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| Image | Main article | Voivodeship | Blazon Blazon In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image... |
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Coat of arms of the Greater Poland Voivodeship | Greater Poland Voivodeship Greater Poland Voivodeship Wielkopolska Voivodeship , or Greater Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in west-central Poland. It was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Poznań, Kalisz, Konin, Piła and Leszno Voivodeships, pursuant to the Polish local government reforms adopted in 1998... |
Gules Gules In heraldry, gules is the tincture with the colour red, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures called "colours". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of vertical lines or else marked with gu. as an abbreviation.... an eagle Argent Argent In heraldry, argent is the tincture of silver, and belongs to the class of light tinctures, called "metals". It is very frequently depicted as white and usually considered interchangeable with it... beaked, langued and membered Or Or (heraldry) In heraldry, Or is the tincture of gold and, together with argent , belongs to the class of light tinctures called "metals". In engravings and line drawings, it may be represented using a field of evenly spaced dots... , with cloverstalks and tailed with a collar of the same |
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Coat of arms of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship -Transportation:Transportation infrastructure is of critical importance to the voivodeship's economy. Kuyavia-Pomerania is a major node point in the Polish transportation system. Railway lines from the South and East pass through Bydgoszcz in order to reach the major ports on the Baltic Sea... |
Argent a demi-eagle couped palewise Gules beaked and armed Or, and addorsed a demi-lion couped palewise Sable Sable The sable is a species of marten which inhabits forest environments, primarily in Russia from the Ural Mountains throughout Siberia, in northern Mongolia and China and on Hokkaidō in Japan. Its range in the wild originally extended through European Russia to Poland and Scandinavia... langued and armed of the second, both crowned with a coronet of the third |
| Coat of arms of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship | Lesser Poland Voivodeship Lesser Poland Voivodeship Małopolska Voivodeship , or Lesser Poland Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, in southern Poland... |
Gules an eagle Argent crowned, beaked, langued and membered Or, with cloverstalks of the same | |
| Coat of arms of the Łódź Voivodeship | Łódź Voivodeship | Tierced palewise, first Or in chief a demi-lion couped palewise Gules, second Gules in chief two demi-eagles couped palewise confrontant Argent and Sable, and in base an uncrowned eagle Sable with the majuscule R Or on its chest, third Or a demi-lion couped palewise Gules; both hybrids crowned Or | |
| Coat of arms of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship | Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland... |
Or an eagle Sable, on its chest and wings a crescent Argent, issuant therefrom a crosslet of the same | |
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Coat of arms of the Lublin Voivodeship Coat of arms of the Lublin Voivodeship The coat of arms of the Lublin Voivodeship is Gules a stag springing Argent gorged with a coronet Or.... |
Lublin Voivodeship Lublin Voivodeship - Administrative division :Lublin Voivodeship is divided into 24 counties : 4 city counties and 20 land counties. These are further divided into 213 gminas.... |
Gules a stag springing Argent gorged with a coronet Or |
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Coat of arms of the Lubusz Voivodeship | Lubusz Voivodeship Lubusz Voivodeship - Administrative division :Lubusz Voivodeship is divided into 14 counties : 2 city counties and 12 land counties. These are further divided into 83 gminas.... |
Per pale, first Gules a demi-eagle Argent crowned, beaked and membered Or, with a cloverstalk and tailed with a collar of the same, second Vert Vert The colour green is commonly found in modern flags and coat of arms, and to a lesser extent also in the classical heraldry of the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern period.... two six-pointed mullets Mullet (heraldry) In heraldry, the term star may refer to any star-shaped charge with any number of rays, which may appear straight or wavy, and may or may not be pierced... Or in pale |
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Coat of arms of the Masovian Voivodeship | Masovian Voivodeship Masovian Voivodeship -Administrative division:Masovian Voivodeship is divided into 42 counties : 5 city counties and 37 "land counties"... |
Gules an eagle Argent beaked, langued and membered Or |
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Coat of arms of the Opole Voivodeship | Opole Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship - Administrative division :Opole Voivodeship is divided into 12 counties : 1 city county and 11 land counties. These are further divided into 71 gminas.The counties are listed in the following table .- Economy :... |
Azure Azure In heraldry, azure is the tincture with the colour blue, and belongs to the class of tinctures called "colours". In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of horizontal lines or else marked with either az. or b. as an abbreviation.... an eagle crowned Or |
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Coat of arms of the Podlaskie Voivodeship | Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship Podlaskie Voivodeship , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. It borders on Masovian Voivodeship to the west, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship to the northwest, Lublin Voivodeship to the south, the Belarusssian Voblasts of Grodno and Brest to the east, the Lithuanian Counties of Alytus and... |
Gules party per fess, first an eagle Argent beaked, langued and membered Or, second a knight in armor and helmet Argent, with spur Spur A spur is a metal tool designed to be worn in pairs on the heels of riding boots for the purpose of directing a horse to move forward or laterally while riding. It is usually used to refine the riding aids and to back up the natural aids . The spur is used in every equestrian discipline... s Or, brandishing in his dexter hand a sword Argent hilted Or and holding in his sinister hand an escutcheon of Azure a patriarchal cross Or, on a horse Argent saddled Azure and bridled Or |
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Coat of arms of the Pomeranian Voivodeship Coat of arms of the Pomeranian Voivodeship The resolution regarding the coat of arms of the Pomeranian Voivodeship was taken on by the Sejmik of the Pomeranian Voivodship in Gdańsk.On a yellow background, the image of a black Griffin of Pomeranian-Wendish origin, with raised wings and a red tongue out of the mouth.The first example of the... |
Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship Pomeranian Voivodeship, or Pomerania Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in north-central Poland. It comprises most of Pomerelia , as well as an area east of the Vistula River... |
Or a griffin Sable langued Gules |
| Coat of arms of the Silesian Voivodeship | Silesian Voivodeship Silesian Voivodeship Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia... |
Azure an eagle Or | |
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Coat of arms of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship | Subcarpathian Voivodeship Subcarpathian Voivodeship Podkarpackie Voivodeship , or Subcarpathian Voivodeship, is a voivodeship, or province, in extreme-southeastern Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów... |
Per pale, first Gules a griffn segreant Agrent crowned, beaked, langued and armed Or, second Azure a lion rampant crowned Or, langued Gules, over all in chief a cross pattée Argent |
| Coat of arms of the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship | Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Swietokrzyskie Voivodeship Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, or Świętokrzyskie Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is presently divided. It is situated in central Poland, in the historical province of Lesser Poland, and takes its name from the Świętokrzyskie mountain range... |
Quarterly, first Azure a patriarchal cross Or, second Gules an eagle Argent beaked and membered Or, third barry of eight Gules and Argent, fourth Azure nine six-pointed mullets Or in three rows of three each | |
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Coat of arms of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, or Warmia-Masuria Province , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn... |
Gules per fess, the base per pale, first an eagle Argent crowned, beaked, langued and membered Or, with cloverstalks of the same; second the Holy Lamb Argent nimbed Or with a cross Gules, holding a cross-staff Or with a banner of Argent a cross Gules, bleeding Gules into a chalice Or; third an eagle Sable beaked, membered and with clovestalks Or, gorged with a coronet of the same, on its chest the majuscule S also of the same |
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Coat of arms of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship | West Pomeranian Voivodeship West Pomeranian Voivodeship West Pomeranian Voivodeship, , is a voivodeship in northwestern Poland. It borders on Pomeranian Voivodeship to the east, Greater Poland Voivodeship to the southeast, Lubusz Voivodeship to the south, the German federal-state of Mecklenburg-West Pomerania to the west, and the Baltic Sea to the north... |
Argent a griffin Gules beaked and armed Or |