Lublin Voivodeship
Civil flag of the Lublin Voivodeship
Usecivil flag
Proportion5:8
Adopted14 June 2004
DesignThree horizontal stripes: white (silver), red, and yellow (golden), with the coat of arms of the voivodeship, in form of the white (silver) male cervus mid-jump, with a yellow (golden) crown on its neck, placed on the red escutcheon, placed in the centre of the flag
Designed byAndrzej Heidrich
State flag of the Lublin Voivodeship
Usestate flag
Proportion3:4
Adopted14 June 2004
DesignWhite (silver) male jumping cervus, with a yellow (golden) crown on its neck on the red background
Designed byAndrzej Heidrich

The civil flag of the Lublin Voivodeship, Poland is a tricolour rectangle, with three horizontal stripes: white (silver), red, and yellow (golden), with the coat of arms of the voivodeship, in form of the white (silver) malejumping cervus, with a yellow (golden) crown on its neck, placed on the red escutcheon, placed in the centre of the flag. The cervus is facing left. The top and bottom stripes are twice the size of the middle stripe.[1]

Design

The civil flag of the Lublin Voivodeship is a tricolour rectangle, with the aspect ratio of height to width of 5:8. It consist of three horizontal stripes, from top to bottom: white (silver), red, and yellow (golden), of which, the top and bottom stripes are twice the size of the middle stripe. The white (silver) and yellow (golden) stripes have a proportion of 2⁄5, while the red has 1⁄5. In the centre is located coat of arms of the voivodeship, in form of the white (silver) male jumping cervus, with a yellow (golden) crown on its neck, placed on the red escutcheon. The cervus is facing left. The colours of the flag had been based on the colours of the coat of arms of the voivodeship.[1][2]

The state flag of the Lublin Voivodeship is a red rectangle, with the aspect ratio of height to width of 3:4. It features the white (silver) male cervus mid-jump, with a yellow (golden) crown on its neck.[2]

History

The flag had been adopted by the Lublin Regional Assembly, on 14 June 2004, in the resolution no. XIX/316/04.[1] The flag and the coat of arms had been designed by graphic designer Andrzej Heidrich.[3]

The state flag was based on the banner of Lublin Land used during the battle of Grunwald, which depicted a white (silver) jumping cervus, with a yellow (golden) crown on its neck, placed on the red background.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Resolution no. XIX/316/04 of the Lublin Regional Assembly from 14 June 2004.
  2. 1 2 "Insygnia województwa". lubelskie.pl (in Polish).
  3. ↑ "Gościmy Mistrza! Wielki Andrzej Heidrich – twórca wszystkich naszych banknotów od 1975 roku". plastyk-plock.pl (in Polish).
  4. ↑ Sven Ekdahl: Die "Banderia Prutenorum" des Jan Długosz: Eine Quelle zur Schlacht bei Tannenberg 1410 : Unters. zu Aufbau, Entstehung u. Quellenwert d. Hs. : mit e. ... Klasse ; Folge 3, Nr. 104). ISBN 3-525-82382-7
  5. ↑ "Herb i insygnia". 2011-06-05.
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