Use | Civil flag |
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Proportion | 5:8 |
Adopted | 1997 |
Design | Coat of arms of the city on a white background |
The flag of Poznań is a rectangular piece of white material with the coat of arms of the city placed in the middle.[1] It was adopted in 1997.
The coat of arms of Poznań consists of white (not silver) city walls with three towers. On the left (heraldic) tower stands Saint Peter with a key and on the heraldic right one stands Saint Paul with a sword. In the gate there are two golden crossed keys with a cross above. Over the middle tower, which contains a single window and is topped by a battlement, there is a gothic shield with a white eagle in crown. On the sides of the two saints there are golden crescents and stars. All of those elements are on a blue field. Over the shield there is golden crown.[2]