Flag of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship

The flag of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland is a tricolour rectangle, with three horizontal stripes: white, yellow, and red, with the top and bottom stripes being twice the size of the middle one.[1]

Flag of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship
UseLesser Poland Voivodeship
Proportion5:8
Adopted24 May 1999
DesignThree vertical stripes of white, yellow, and red, with the top and bottom stripes being twice the size of the middle one
Designed byBarbara Widłak
Wojciech Drelicharz
Zenon Piech

Design

The flag of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship is a tricolour rectangle, with the aspect ratio of height to width of 5:8. It consist of three horizontal stripes: white, yellow, and red, with the top and bottom stripes being twice the size of the middle one. The proportions of the three stripes are: 2⁄5 for white and red, and 1⁄5 for white. The colour of the flag had been adopted from the coat of arms of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, which depicts the white eagle with a golden (yellow) crown, legs, and a band put throw his wings, located within a red escutcheon.[1]

History

The flag had been adopted by the Lesser Poland Voivodeship Sejmik, on 24 May 1999, in the resolution no. VIII/73/99.[2] It had been designed by Barbara Widłak, Wojciech Drelicharz, and Zenon Piech.[1]

See also

References
  1. W. Drelicharz, Z. Piech: Dawne i nowe herby Małopolski. 2004. Kraków, p. 79.
  2. "Symbole". malopolska.pl (in Polish).
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