Not to be confused with the Flag of Indonesia, Flag of Monaco, or Flag of Bohemia.
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Republic of Poland
Flag of the Republic of Poland
Use
National flag
Proportion
5:8
Adopted
1 August 1919; 104 years ago (1919-08-01) (officially) 31 January 1980; 44 years ago (1980-01-31) (restored)
Design
A horizontal bicolour of white and red
Flag with coat of arms of the Republic of Poland
Use
State flag, civil and state ensign
Proportion
5:8
Adopted
1919; last modified 1990
Design
A horizontal bicolour of white and red defaced with the arms of Poland in the white stripe.
Use
Naval ensign
Proportion
10:21
Adopted
19 February 1993; 31 years ago (1993-02-19)
Design
A flag consisting of two stripes, white and red, terminated in two triangular tongues on a free leech. In the center of the white strip, in the part between the louvre and the apex of the indentation between the tongues, is the emblem of the Republic of Poland.
Pennant of the president of the Republic of Poland
Use
Presidential standard
Proportion
5:6
Adopted
1919 (original) 1927 (officially) 26 January 1996 (restored)
Design
Crowned white eagle in a red field bordered with a white wavy line.
The national flag of Poland (Polish: flaga Polski) consists of two horizontal stripes of equal width, the upper one white and the lower one red. The two colours are defined in the Polish constitution as the national colours. A variant of the flag with the national coat of arms in the middle of the white fess is legally reserved for official use abroad and at sea. A similar flag with the addition of a white eagle is used as the naval ensign of Poland.
White and red were officially adopted as national colours in 1831, although these were associated with Poland since the Middle Ages and were emphasized on royal banners. They are of heraldic origin and derive from the tinctures (colours) of the coats of arms of the two constituent nations of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (i.e., the White Eagle of Poland, and the Pursuer of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, a white knight riding a white horse), both on a red shield.
Until 1831, Polish soldiers wore cockades of various colour combinations. The national flag was officially adopted in 1919. Since 2004, Polish Flag Day has been celebrated on 2 May.
The flag is flown continuously on the buildings of the highest national authorities, such as the parliament and the presidential palace. Other institutions and many Polish people fly the national flag on national holidays and other special occasions of national significance. Current Polish law does not restrict the use of the national flag without the coat of arms, as long as the flag is not disrespected.
Horizontal bicolours of white and red being a relatively widespread design, several flags are similar but unrelated to the Polish one. Two national flags (Indonesia and Monaco) have the red stripe above the white one. In Poland, many flags based on the national design also feature the national colours.
It is one of five flags that use the 5:8 ratio. The other four flags include those of Argentina, Guatemala, Palau, and Sweden.
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