List of Polish nobility coats of arms images

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This article is part of the Polish Heraldry series History of Poland

1 Polish heraldry
2 Images of some Polish clans coat of arms
3 See also
4 Further reading

[edit] Polish heraldry

Polish heraldry is closely related to the Polish nobility, the szlachta, which has its origins in Middle Ages warriors clans that provided military support to the King, Dukes or overlords.

Exceptions apart, all Polish families belonging to the same noble clan used/use the same coat of arms. Polish original word Herb makes reference to the clan as well to the coat of arms at the same time.

The Polish clan does not mean consanguinity nor territoriality, as do Scottish clan, but to the fact to belong to a same warrior group (or a brotherhood of Knights). For that reason, there are hundreds of different families in the same clan and all of them were/are entitled to use the same coat of arms.

Nevertheless, in daily life, (from the 17th to the 20th centuries), the sense of belonging to a family predominated. This is indicated by the organization of most of Polish armorial, which are arranged by specific families and not by Coat of arms.

It is known that a sense of belonging and attachement to the Clan crest lineage existed in the old Polish consciousness and had survived from the Middle Ages, but it was probably more ceremonial and symbolic than "everyday".

Especially since there were fairly frequent instances, particularly among the poorer nobility in 19th century, of accidentally (and sometimes deliberately) identifying themselves with various Coat of arms to the heraldry offices of the partitioning countries. In this way, members of a single family sometimes formally became members of various Coats of arms. [1]. Also in those times, Magnate families and some middle Landowners families obtained titles (Prince, Count, Baron) and “own” Coats of arms, (variations of their original Herb), from the partitioning monarchies, the French empire, the Pope and other kingdoms. [2]

Polish Coat of arms have an own name, becoming usually from it old War cry or it own drawing.

[edit] Images of some Polish clans coat of arms

Herb Rzeczpospolita	Abdank (Awdaniec)	Abdank	Achinger
Aksak	Alabanda	Amadej	Bajbuza
Bajbuza	Belina	Bełty	Bełty, odmiana I
Bełty, odmiana II	Bełty, odmiana III	Białynia	Boenisch
Bogorya	Bogoria, odmiana I	Bogoria, odmiana II	Bojcza
Boncza	Boreyko	Bożawola	Bożawola
Brochwicz	Brzuska	Chalecki	Charyton
Cholewa	Choryński	Cielątkowa	Cieleski
Ciężosił	Ciołek	Czewoja	Dąb
Dąbrowa	Dębno	Deszpot	Dołęga
Doliwa	Drogoslaw	Drya	Drya, odmiana I
Drya, odmiana II	Drya, odmiana III	Drya, odmiana IV	Drzewica
Działosza	Erbs	Essen	Estken
Finke	Fleming	Fogelfeder	Fornalski
Giejszt	Giejsztor	Gierałt	Gierałt
Ginwiłł	Glinski	Godziemba	Gozdawa
Gozdawa	Grabie	Groty	Gryf
Grzymała	Gwiazdy	Gwiazdy	Gwiaździcz
Hełm	Herburt	Hilzen	Hipocentaur
Hołownia	Hodyc	Hozyusz	Husarzewski
Hutor	Jakimowicz	Janina	Jasieńczyk
Jastrzębiec	Jodzieszko	Jelita	Jelita (Koźlarogi, Koźlerogi, Nagody)
Jeż	Junosza	Karęga	Karnicki I
Karnicki II	Karp	Kierdeja	Klamry
Komar	Kopacz	Korab	Korczak
Korczak	Korczyk	Kordysz	Korsak
Korwin (Ślepowron odmiana)	Korwin (Ślepowron odmiana)	Korybut	Kościesza
Kościesza	Kot-Morski	Kotwica	Kownia
Kotwicz	Kozłowski	Kronwald	Kruzer
Kryszpin	Krzywda	Księżyc	Kujk
Kulikowski	Kułak	Kur	Kusza
Kuszaba	Larysza	Leliwa	Leszczyc
Lis	Lis	Lis odm. Sapieha	Łodzia
Lubicz	Łuk	Mądrostki	Mogiła
Mogiła	Nabram	Nałęcz	Nieczuja
Nieczuja	Niesobia	Nowina	Odrowąż
Odwaga	Odyniec	Ogończyk	Ogończyk
Oksza	Orda	Orla	Orzeł Piastowski
Osek	Ossorya	Ostoja	Ostoja
Ostroga	Ostrogski	Pierzchała	Pilawa
Pobóg	Pogoń Litewska	Pogoń Ruska	Półkozic
Pomian	Poraj	Poronia	Prus
Prus	Przyjaciel	Radwan	Rawicz
Roch III	Rola	Rozmiar	Samson
Sas	Sas	Siekierz	Skarzyna (Weiher)
Ślepowron (also Korwin)	Sołtyk	Starykoń	Strzemię
Strzemię	Suchekomnaty	Sulima	Świąt
Świeńczyc	Świerczek	Świnka	Syrokomla
Szeliga	Szembek	Szreniawa	Topór
Topór	Trąby	Trestka	Trzaska
Trzy Gwiazdy	Trzywdar	Wadwicz	Waga
Warnia	Wąż	Wczele	Wczele
Wieniawa	Wierzbna	Wilcza Głowa	Wysocki
Wyssogota	Zabawa	Zadora	Zagłoba
Zagłoba	Zaremba	Zerwikaptur	Zgraja (Janina odmiana)