Flag of Poland

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{{Infobox flag|Name=Flag of Republic of Poland|Image=Flag of Poland.svg|Proportion=5:8|Adoption=1 August 1919|Image2=Flag of Poland (1927–1980).svg|Imagetext2=(1928–1980)}}
The '''flag of Poland''' is a rectangular, divided into two stripes: white above red. It was created in its modern form in 1921. The colors white and red were earlier declared the official national colors in 1831 by the Polish Parliament in 1831.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Flag of Poland|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/flag-of-Poland|access-date=2021-08-02|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>

For many centuries the Polish flag was a white eagle on a red background.

== Details ==

The ratio of height to width is 5 to 8. The two horizontal stripes are of equal height.

There is a second version which has a coat of arms in the upper (white) half. The use of this flag is legally restricted.

If the flag is shown hanging vertically, the white should be on the left.

Polish flag day is May 2.

== The Color White ==
{| align="right"
|- align="center"
|'''Shades of white on the flag'''
{| border="1" colspan="3"
![[white]]||[[White|white 2]]
|-
| style="background: #FFFFFF; color: black;" |#FFFFFF
| style="background: #E9E8E7; color: black;" |#E9E8E7
|- align="center"
|approximate
|since 1980
|}
|}
The exact color of the white was not clearly stated until 1980.<br><br><br>

== The Color Red ==

{| align=right
|-align=center
|'''Shades of red on the flag'''
{| border=1 colspan=3
![[crimson]]||[[cinnabar]]||[[red]]||[[crimson|crimson 2]]
|-
| style="background: #DC143C; color: white;" |#DC143C
| style="background: #E34234; color: white;" |#E34234
| style="background: #FF0000; color: white;" |#FF0000
| style="background: #D4213D; color: white;" |#D4213D
|-align=center
|1921-[[1930|30]]
|1928-[[1980|80]]
|approximate
|since 1980
|}
|}

The exact color of the red was not clearly stated originally, and has changed through the years. In 1919 the official act did not clearly define the red. In 1921 the Polish Ministry of Military Affairs used [[crimson]] as the shade of red in publications. In 1928 the president of Poland said the red should be [[vermilion]]. That was used until 1980, when people needed to specify the red more scientifically.

== Similar flags in other places ==

The same flag design is used in the [[Germany|German]] region [[Thuringia]] and the [[Spain|Spanish]] region [[Cantabria]].

Both [[Indonesia]] and [[Monaco]] have flags that are the same colors, but upside-down.

==Related pages==
* [[Poland]]

== References ==
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{{Flags of Europe}}

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[[Category:Polish culture]]
[[Category:State symbols of Poland| ]]

Coat of arms of Poland

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[[File:Coat of arms of Poland-official.png|thumb|right|White Eagle on red shield.]]
A official '''[[Coat of Arms]] of [[Poland]]''' is the White [[Eagle]] with golden [[crown]] in its head on red shield.

The White Eagle came from a [[legend]] about [[Lech, Czech and Rus|Lech]].

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