Promotion of POLAND

"White Eagle, the Emblem of Poland"

1919 - 1927 -1955 - 1990

 

1919                                35 KB

The emblem of the Republic of Poland since 1919: an eagle in a closed gold crown topped with a cross, raising up its wings, with a gold beak and gold clutches, in a background of red.

 

 

1927                                 12 KB * * * * * * * 58 KB

The emblem of the Republic of Poland approved by regulation of the President of the Republic of 13 December 1927: an white eagle in an open gothic gold crown with an open gold beak and a sticking out tongue, raising up its wide spread wings, a band ending with a star across its shoulders, straightened legs with gold clutches and unfolded tail, with red background in the form of a rectangle shield with gold frames.

 

 

1955                 12 KB * * * * * * * 58KB

The emblem of the People’s Republic of Poland set up by decree of the Council of State of 7 December 1955: an white eagle, no crown, with spread wings, gold break and gold clutches, with red background in the form of a rectangle shield prolonged in the centre.

It was a modified version (uncrowned, with no gold shield frames) of the eagle from 1927.

It was approved by a parliamentary act in 1980.

 

 

1990                                 12 KB * * * * * * * 46KB

The emblem of the Republic of Poland set up by Parliamentary Act of 2 February 1990:

“The emblem of the Republic of Poland is the image of a white eagle with a gold crown on its head turned to the right, with spread wings, a gold beak and gold clutches, in red background of a shield.”

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The crowned eagle of Piast dynasty represented on the royal seal of Casimir the Great from the year 1336.

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