Flag of Central Lithuania

Adopted| 12 October 1920
Design| Red rectangle with silver (white) eagle and silver (white) Pahonia (a knight on a horse) in the middle

The flag of the Republic of Central Lithuania, an unrecognized short-lived puppet republic of Poland, was established on 12 October 1920 and remained in use until 18 April 1922, when the state ceased to exist.[1]

## Design

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The flag was officially defined as a red flag with eagle and Pahonia (a knight on a horse) on it.[2] It consists of 2 charges set next to each other in the middle. On the right is a silver (white) eagle, and on the left, a silver (white) Pahonia, a charge, that consists of a knight with a sword in his right hand, and a shield with the Cross of Lorraine in his left hand, that is sitting on a jumping horse.[3]

## History

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The flag was established as the symbol of the state, on 12 November 1920, in the Decree No. 1 of the Chief-in-command of the Army of Central Lithuania.[1] It stopped being used after the Republic of Central Lithuania was incorporated into Poland on 18 April 1922.

## See also

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* Coat of arms of Central Lithuania

## References

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1. ^ a b Decree No. 1 of the Chief-in-command of the Army of Central Lithuania, Journal of Laws of the Provisional Governing Commission, 17 November 1920, No. 1, position 1.
2. ^ Władysław A. Serczyk: Dzieje Polski: 1918—1939 : wybór materiałów źródłowych. Kraków: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza, 1990. p. 130.
3. ^ S. K. Kuczyński: Polskie herby ziemskie, Warsaw, 1994.

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