Coat of arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

Grand Coat of Arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (reconstruction)

The Coat of Arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was the symbol of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, representing the union of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom and Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Background

It combined their previously separate coats of arms:

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  Coat of arms of Poland, the White Eagle
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  Coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Knight / the Chase

At the centre of the shield, on an inescutcheon, was the arms of the reigning house of the Union.

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  Polish-Lithuanian coat of arms under Henry
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  Polish-Lithuanian coat of arms under Vasa dynasty
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  Polish-Lithuanian coat of arms under Michael I. Korybut coat of arms is placed in the middle of the shield.
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  Polish-Lithuanian coat of arms under John III Sobieski. Janina coat of arms is placed in the middle of the shield.
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  Polish-Lithuanian coat of arms under Wettin dynasty
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  Polish-Lithuanian coat of arms under Stanisław I. Wieniawa coat of arms is placed in the middle of the shield.
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  Polish-Lithuanian coat of arms under Stanislaus II August. Ciołek coat of arms is placed in the middle of the shield.
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  15 ducats of King Sigismund III Vasa from 1617

Insurrections

During the January Uprising a similar coat of arms was proposed for the restored Commonwealth, with Archangel Michael, the coat of arms of Ukraine added as the third element. However, it was never officially introduced.

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  Coat of arms of November Uprising
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  Coat of arms for a proposed Polish–
  Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth

The coat of arms in various cities

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  Malbork Castle, Malbork, 1590s
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  Wawel, Kraków
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  Royal Castle, Warsaw, 17th century
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  Royal Chapel, Gdańsk, 1681
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  Zwinger, Dresden, 18th century
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  Bridge over Mulde, Grimma, 18th century
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  Post milestone, Pirna, 1722
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  Freiberg Cathedral, Freiberg, 18th century
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  Post milestone, Lubań, 1725
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  Moritzburg Castle, Moritzburg, 18th century
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  Royal Castle, Warsaw, Warsaw, 18th century
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  Dresden Cathedral, Dresden, 18th century
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  Town hall, Wilsdruff, 18th century
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  Catholic church, Nancy, 18th century
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  Church of the Holy Spirit, Vilnius, 18th century
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  Albertina, Vienna, 18th century
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  Theatine Church, Munich, 18th century
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  Walderdorff Palace, Trier, 18th century
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  Guardhouse, Poznań, 1780s
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  Royal Castle, Warsaw, Warsaw, 18th century
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  Łazienki Park, Warsaw, 18th century
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  John III Sobieski Monument, Gdańsk (moved from Lwów), 1898
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  Adam Mickiewicz Monument, Lviv, 1904
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  Henryk Sienkiewicz Monument, Łazienki Park, Warsaw, 20th century
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  Wawel, Kraków

See also

• Polish heraldry
• Coat of arms of Poland