Flag of the Lubusz Voivodeship
The civil flag of the Lubusz Voivodeship, Poland is a rectangle divided into 4 stripes, which are, from top to bottom, yellow (golden), white, (silver), red, and green. Top and bottom stripes are twice the size of the 2 middle stripes. The state flag features the design of the civil flag, with the coat of arms of the voivodeship placed in the centre. It was adopted on 26 June 2000.[1]
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| Use | civil flag |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 5:8 |
| Adopted | 26 June 2000 |
| Design | Four stripes, which are, from top to bottom, yellow (golden), white, (silver), red, and green, with top and bottom stripes being twice the size of the 2 middle stripes |
| Designed by | Wojciech Strzyżewski |
 Variant flag of Lubusz Voivodeship | |
| Use | state flag |
| Proportion | 5:8 |
| Adopted | 26 June 2000 |
| Design | Four stripes, which are, from top to bottom, yellow (golden), white, (silver), red, and green, with top and bottom stripes being twice the size of the 2 middle stripes, and with the coat of arms of the voivodeship placed in the centre |
| Designed by | Wojciech Strzyżewski |
Design
The civil flag of the Lubusz Voivodeship a rectangle, with the aspect ratio of height to width of 5:8, that is divided into 4 stripes. Those stripes are, from top to bottom, yellow (golden), white, (silver), red, and green. Top and bottom stripes are twice the size of the 2 middle stripes.[1][2]
The state flag is a civil flag with the coat of arms of the voivodeship placed in the centre. The coat of arms is a Iberian style escutcheon divided vertically onto two sides. The left side consists of red background, with a left half of the white (silver) eagle, with yellow (golden) crown, legs, a ring on its tail, and a wingcloth on its wing, in the form of thin upwards curved bar ended with trillium-like shape. The right side had green background with two yellow (golden) six-pointed stars, placed vertically. The white (silver) eagle on the red background has been based on the coat of arms of Poland, and symbolizes the alliance of the voivodeship to that country. The green colour symbolizes the forests that cover around half of the region, while 2 stars symbolize the two seats cities of the voivodeship: Zielona Góra, and Gorzów Wielkopolski.[1]
History
The flag had been adopted by the Lubusz Regional Assembly, on 26 June 2000 with the resolution no. XVIII/114/2000.[1] The flag and the coat of arms were designed by Wojciech Strzyżewski.[3]
References
- Resolution no. XVIII/114/2000 of the Lubusz Regional Assembly from 26 June 2000, In: Journal of Laws of the Lubush Voivodeship, 2000. No. 18, position 164.
- Alfred Znamierowski: Katalog weksyliów samorzadowych. Warsaw: Instytut heraldyczno-weksylologiczny. 2000.
- "Wojciech Strzyżewski". zachod.pl (in Polish).