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Poland Flag And Its History

By Erik Sorovsky


Poland has had a long and rich history. Over the past thousand years, the country has defended its freedom and sovereignty from foreign aggressions on numerous occasions. Due to countryĆ¢€™s geopolitical location between the East and the West, Polish history is marked with wars and uprisings. There was a time when Poland was the largest country in Europe but there was also a stage when it was totally erased from the world map for over a hundred years.

The first recorded use of the coat of arms of Poland, a white eagle on a red shield, dates from the 13th century. 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). The early flags of Poland were armorial: the arms were transformed directly into a banner by filling the field of the flag with the shield design.

The reason behind the colors present in the national flag of Poland is the fact that these colors are usually found in military flags and royal standards from earlier times. Because all soldiers of Poland tend to wear caps with white cockades, white has been used as one of the colors of the national flag. The white in the Polish flag is known to represent the bravery of the Polish soldiers.

Anticommunists insisted that the crown symbolized statehood and sovereignty, not monarchy, but the communists interpreted it as a representation of royal suzeraintyĆ¢€"which was politically anathemaĆ¢€"and consequently the crown was not restored until 1990, after the fall of the communist regime.

The flag of Poland consists of two horizontal halves - the top half is white and the bottom half is red. The colors of the Polish flag are based on the colors of the national coat of arms which is a white eagle on a red shield and dates back to 13th century. The red symbolizes the blood shed in the country's fight for independence and the white symbolizes peace. Since 2004, May 2nd is celebrated as Flag Day in Poland but it isn't a public holiday.

There is a barrage of cheap and inferior Poland flags being imported and sold, that do not comply with the flag statute. This is bad for a number of reasons. Some flags are cheaply made and more importantly, the designs, materials, colors, and methods of printing do not compare well with the better quality, longer-lasting, and correctly designed flags. The Flag Company Inc specialized in flag designs offered a special edition of decals and flags to memorize the history of Poland future.




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