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Coat of arms of Warsaw West County
Adopted19 September 2012 (current version)
30 June 2000 (first version)
UseWarsaw West County
Warsaw West County
UseWarsaw West County
Proportion5:8
Adopted19 September 2012 (current flag)
30 June 2000 (first flag)

The coat of arms and the flag that serve as the symbols of the Warsaw West County, Masovian Voivodeship, in east-central Poland.

Design

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The coat of arms is an Iberian style escutcheon, with square top and rounded base, that is divided in the 2 by 2 chessboard pattern, that alternate between red and white (silver) fields. The top left and bottom right fields of the shield are red, while, the top right, and bottom left, white (silver). The red fields feature a white (silver) eagle with yellow (golden) beak, legs, stripes on its wings, and a ring on its tail. The white fields feature Piast Dragon, a green dragon with red tongue, and legs.[1]

The flag is a rectangle divided in the middle into four equal rectangles, that that alternate between red and white (silver) fields. The top left and bottom right fields are red, while, the top right, and bottom left, white (silver). The red fields feature a white (silver) eagle with yellow (golden) beak, legs, stripes on its wings, and a ring on its tail. The white fields feature Piast Dragon, a green dragon with red tongue, and legs.[1]

History

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The coat of arms of West Warsaw County used from 2000 to 2012.

The coat of arms and the flag of the Warsaw West County were established on 30 June 2000.[2] The design of the coat of arms had been based on the design of the coat of arms of the duke Janusz I of Warsaw, who ruled the Duchy of Warsaw, from between 1373 and 1374 to 1429.[3][4][5] It was present on the banner used by his forces during the Battle of Grunwald.[4] The eagle present in the coat of arms was a symbol of the Duchy of Masovia, originally used by duke Siemowit III in 14th century,[6] while a Piast Dragon, a symbol of the Duchy of Czersk. The dragon used by Czersk was green, however the banner used by duke Janusz I, was red. The county in its coat of arms, used the original green design instead, of the one present in the banner.[2][5][4]

The civil flag of Warsaw West County, used from 2000 to 2012
The state flag of Warsaw West County, used from 2000 to 2012

The civil flag was a rectangle divided in the middle into four equal rectangles. The top left and bottom right fields were white (silver), while top right field was red, and bottom left, was green. The state flag additionally featured the coat of arms of the county placed in the middle.[2][7]

On 19 September 2012, the county had redesigned its coat of arms. It included changing the design of the eagle and the dragon present on it. It also had established the current design of the flag.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Uchwała nr XIV/139/2012 Rady Powiatu Warszawskiego Zachodniego z dnia 19 września 2012 r. w sprawie ustanowienia symboli Powiatu Warszawskiego Zachodniego[permanent dead link], 19 September 2012. In: 2012 Journal of Laws of the Masovian Voivodeship, position: 7899, Warsaw: Masovian Voivodeship Sejmik
  2. ^ a b c Uchwała nr XVII/139/2000 Rady Powiatu Warszawskiego Zachodniego z dnia 30 czerwca 2000 r. w sprawie ustanowienia herbu i flagi Powiatu Warszawskiego Zachodniego, 30 June 2000.
  3. ^ "HERB POWIATU". pwz.pl (in Polish). Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2022-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ a b c Sven Ekdahl: Die "Banderia Prutenorum" des Jan Długosz: Eine Quelle zur Schlacht bei Tannenberg 1410 : Unters. zu Aufbau, Entstehung u. Quellenwert d. Hs. vol. 3, no. 104. ISBN 3-525-82382-7.
  5. ^ a b "Wojciech Górczyk, Smok i miecz w heraldyce Piastów a król Artur". histmag.org (in Polish).
  6. ^ S.K. Kuczyński: Pieczęcie książąt mazowieckich, no. 28, Wrocław-Warszawa, 1978, p. 319-322.
  7. ^ "STATUT POWIATU WARSZAWSKIEGO ZACHODNIEGO". bip.pwz.pl (in Polish). 2002. Archived from the original on 2006-01-03. Retrieved 2022-07-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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