List of Belarusian Coats of Arms
Encyclopedia
The following list is the various emblem
s and coat of arms
used by the country of Belarus
. The list will also include time periods where Belarus was a member of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
and the Soviet Union.
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Byelorussian SSR
Emblem
An emblem is a pictorial image, abstract or representational, that epitomizes a concept — e.g., a moral truth, or an allegory — or that represents a person, such as a king or saint.-Distinction: emblem and symbol:...
s and coat of arms
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...
used by the country of Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
. The list will also include time periods where Belarus was a member of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was a dualistic state of Poland and Lithuania ruled by a common monarch. It was the largest and one of the most populous countries of 16th- and 17th‑century Europe with some and a multi-ethnic population of 11 million at its peak in the early 17th century...
and the Soviet Union.
Grand Duchy of LithuaniaGrand Duchy of LithuaniaThe Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a European state from the 12th /13th century until 1569 and then as a constituent part of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1791 when Constitution of May 3, 1791 abolished it in favor of unitary state. It was founded by the Lithuanians, one of the polytheistic...
| Years | Image |
|---|---|
| 1366–1795 | .svg.png) |
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
| Years | Image |
|---|---|
| 1569–1795 |
Belarusian People’s Republic
| Years | Image |
|---|---|
| 1918–current (exile) | |
Byelorussian SSRByelorussian SSRThe Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic was one of fifteen constituent republics of the Soviet Union. It was one of the four original founding members of the Soviet Union in 1922, together with the Ukrainian SSR, the Transcaucasian SFSR and the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic...
| Years | Image |
|---|---|
| 1919–1926 |  |
| 1937–1950 |  |
| 1950–1991 |  |
Republic of Belarus
| Years | Image |
|---|---|
| 1991–1995 | |
| 1995–current |  |