Poland Flag
Apart from the national flag these are mostly military flags used by one or all branches of the polish armed forces especially the polish navy other flags are flown by vessels of non military uniformed services.
Poland flag. A variety of polish flags are defined in current polish national law either through an act of parliament or a ministerial ordinance. Such a flag or rather a banner was at the the red and white colors appeared together as late as the 17th century. The national coat of arms is set in the middle of the white stripe though this version of the flag is traditionally used for official purposes and trips to sea only. The reason for the choice of colours is not known but it may simply have been a desire to make a clear contrast to the arms of the neighbouring holy roman empire a black eagle on a golden shield.
Upper and the bottom ones being red and the one in the middle white. The two colours are defined in the polish constitution as the national colours. The banners of wladyslaw iv d. The first recorded use of the coat of arms of poland a white eagle on a red shield dates from the 13th century.
Red and white have long been associated with poland and its coat of arms. White and red were officially adopted as national colours in 1831 althoug. The poland flag was officially adopted on august 1 1919. The red and white colors of the flag are of heraldic origin and are derived from the 2 coats of arms of the constituent nations poland.
Flag with coat of arms of the republic of poland. The polish flag dates back to the mediaeval pennants. Horizontally divided white red national flag. 1648 and jan casimir d.
All red with a white eagle. The flag of poland features 2 horizontal strips in white and red which are also the national colors. It has a width to length ratio of 5 to 8. A variant of the flag with the national coat of arms in the middle of the white stripe is legally reserved for official use abroad and at sea.
The flag of poland consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width the upper one white and the lower one red.