Coat of arms of Central Lithuania
Adopted	12 October 1920
Shield	red with silver (white) edge
Compartment	Silver (white) eagle and silver (white) Pahonia (a knight on a horse)
Use	Republic of Central Lithuania

The coat of arms 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

The coat of arms was officially defined as an eagle and Pahonia (a knight on a horse) in the escutcheon. ^[2] It consists of 2 charges set next to each other. On the right is a silver (white) eagle wearing a crown, 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. Both charges are placed within the red escutcheon with a silver (white) edge. ^[1] Its design referred to the coat of arms used by the Polish National Government during the November Uprising, in 1831. ^[3]

History

The coat of arms 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. ^[4] The coat of arms stopped being used after the Republic of Central Lithuania was incorporated into Poland on 18 April 1922.

Gallery

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  A drawing of the coat of arms from 1920.
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  The coat of arms from the Decree No. 1 of the Chief-in-command of the Army of Central Lithuania from 1920.
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  The coat of arms from 1920 postal stamp.
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  The coat of arms from 1920 postal stamp.
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  The coat of arms from 1921 postal stamp.
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  The coat of arms from 1921 postal stamp.
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  The coat of arms from 1922 postal stamp.

See also

• Flag of Central Lithuania
• Coat of arms of the Podlaskie Voivodeship

References