Coat of arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth

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Coat of arms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

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. It combined their previously separate coats of arms:

Coat of arms of Poland, the White Eagle

Coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, the Knight/the Chase (Vytis, Pahonia)

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth coat of arms. Ciołek i.e. Stanislaus II August coat of arms is placed in the middle of the shield. The sculpture is situated on Guardhouse in Poznań.

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.

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

Modern coat of arms of Poland

Modern coat of arms of Lithuania

Coat of arms of Belarus between 1991 and 1995

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