Warsaw Coat of Arms


Semper invicta prays the shield of Warsaw. Syrenka on the old Market Square in Warsaw. Syrenka on the Vistula River.

The shield of Warsaw is the representation of a siren wielding sword in the right hand and with shield in the left hand on red field. History

The first coat of arms of Warsaw, which is recorded on a seal of 1390, appeared with the head of a man, the body of a dragon, with sword and shield. The shield experienced changes, and finally in the sixteenth century the head of a woman was adopted instead of that of a man and the body of a fish instead of the dragon, maintaining at all times the sword and the shield. In the 3rd Polish Republic

The shield that is used today is 1938, which in the communist period of Poland was eliminated the royal crown. It was fully restored in 1990.

On the motto of the Semper Invicta shield and the Virtuti Militari Order were added after the Second World War for the bravery and bravery of the citizens of Warsaw.

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