Poland

Poland
Adopted	1 August 1919
Proportions	5:8
Adopted	1919 (last modified 1990)
Proportions	5:8
Adopted	19 February 1993
Proportions	1:2
Proportions	3:5
Proportions	5:8
Proportions	5:8

The flag of Poland is an equal horizontal bicolour of white and red.

State flag

The state flag of Poland is also very commonly used, along with the civil ensign (above). The difference between the designs is the Polish coat of arms, located in the center of the white stripe on top.

Symbolism

Red (royalty, blood shed for the nation) and white (purity) are the colours of Poland. There's a legend about origins of the white eagle as a symbol of Poland. The first, legendary Polish prince, Lech, as the location of the capital city of his kingdom chose place under the white-tailed eagle's nest. That's how the city of Gniezno, first capital city of Poland got its name (gniazdo means nest in Polish).

Flag Colors

Color	Color Name	HEX RGB
	White	#ffffff
	Crimson	#dc143c

History

Flag of the Kingdom of Poland

First variant of the flag of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland

Second Variant of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland

Flag of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth with the Commonwealth's coat of arms in the centre. The original version had current king's coat of arms.

Military ensign of Vistula Flotilla of Congress Poland

Royal standard of the Tsar of Russia as the King of Congress Poland

Flag of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria

Flag of the Grand Duchy of Posen

Trivia

• If this flag was turned upside-down, it would look similar to the flag of Indonesia or Monaco.

See also

• Polish Cities
• Polish Muncipalities
• Polish Counties
• Polish Voivodeships

References

• Flag of Poland on the Polish Wikipedia