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Polish
Mutual Benefit and Friendly Society
BRANTFORD
POLISH HALL, 154 Pearl St.
519-753-0414
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The
Coat of Arms of
Poland
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The Coat
of Arms of Poland
consists of a White Eagle on a red shield. The Eagle is wearing a
crown.
In Poland, the Coat of Arms is usually called simply White Eagle (Orzeł
Biały), always capitalised.
The eagle is
thought to
be the White-tailed eagle, although the highly stylised depiction does
not connect the White Eagle with any specific species of eagle. |
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LEGEND
The White
Eagle is said
to have originated when Poland's legendary founder Lech saw a white
eagle's
nest, and considering this a good omen, founded the city of Gniezno
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nest). |
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HISTORY
The White
Eagle is first
known from coins made during king Boleslaus's reign, initially as the
Piast
family's personal coat of arms.
Przemysl
II introduced the White Eagle as a Polish symbol. |
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current version of the
White Eagle was introduced by Constitutional amendment in 1927. In
1945,
the new communist regime removed the crown from the Eagle's head and
replaced
(perhaps accidentally) the rosettes on its' wings with stars. The crown
was replaced in 1990, and the current version is basically the same as
that of 1927, with minor cosmetic changes. |
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| Order
of the White Eagle - The highest order in Polish honours system. |
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on a team NOW!
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