Flag of the Lublin Voivodeship

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Lublin Voivodeship
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Use civil 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 by Andrzej Heidrich
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Variant flag of Lublin Voivodeship
Use state flag
Proportion3:4
Adopted14 June 2004
DesignWhite (silver) male cervus mid-jump, with a yellow (golden) crown on its neck on the red background
Designed by Andrzej 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) male cervus mid-jump, with a yellow (golden) crown on its neck, placed on the red escutcheon, placed in the centre of the flag. The top and bottom stripes are twice the size of the middle stripe. [1]

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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 25, while the red has 15. In the centre is located 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. 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) cervus mid-jump, with a yellow (golden) crown on its neck, placed on the red background. [4] [5]

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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).
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