Symbols of Gdańsk County

Symbols of Gdańsk County, Poland

Coat of arms of Gdańsk County

Adopted| 24 November 1999
Use| Gdańsk County
Gdańsk County

Use| Gdańsk County
Proportion| 5:8
Adopted| 31 June 2001

The coat of arms that serve as the symbols of the Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland was established in 1999, and the flag, in 2001.[1][2]

## Design

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The coat of arms of the Gdańsk County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in Poland, is divided vertically into two fields, red on the left, and white on the right. The red field contains a yellow (golden) lion standing on its back legs, facing right. The white field contains a black cog ship facing left, with a red sail with two vertically placed white crosses hummetty and a golden crown above them. The symbol was based on the coat of arms of the city of Gdańsk.[1]

The flag of the county is vertically divided into two equal stripes, white on the left, and red on the right. In the middle is placed the coat of arms of the county. The flag proportions have the aspect ratio of its height to its wight equal 5:8.[2]

## History

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The coat of arms of the Gdańsk County was established by the county council on 24 November 1999.[1] The flag of the county was established on 31 June 2001.[2]

## See also

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* coat of arms of Gdańsk
* flag of Gdańsk

## References

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1. ^ a b c Resolution no. XI/54/99 of the County Council of the Gdańsk County from 24 November 1999. Pruszcz Gdański: 24 November 1999.
2. ^ a b c Resolution no. XXIVI/119/2001 of the County Council of the Gdańsk County from 31 June 2001 about the establishment of the flag of the Gdańsk County. Pruszcz Gdański: 31 June 2001.

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