Flag of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Flag of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship

Use	Lesser Poland Voivodeship
Proportion	5:8
Adopted	24 May 1999
Design	Three horizontal stripes of white, yellow, and red, with the top and bottom stripes being twice the size of the middle one
Designed by	Barbara Widłak Wojciech Drelicharz Zenon Piech

The flag of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland is a tricolour rectangle, with three horizontal stripes: white, yellow, and red, with the top and bottom stripes being twice the size of the middle one.[1]

Design

The flag of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship is a tricolour rectangle, with the aspect ratio of height to width of 5:8. It consist of three horizontal stripes: white, yellow, and red, with the top and bottom stripes being twice the size of the middle one. The proportions of the three stripes are: 2⁄5 for white and red, and 1⁄5 for yellow/gold. The colour of the flag had been adopted from the coat of arms of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship, which depicts the white eagle with a golden (yellow) crown, legs, and a band put throw his wings, located within a red escutcheon.[1]

History

The flag had been adopted by the Lesser Poland Voivodeship Sejmik, on 24 May 1999, in the resolution no. VIII/73/99.[2] It had been designed by Barbara Widłak, Wojciech Drelicharz, and Zenon Piech.[1]

See also

• coat of arms of the Lesser Poland Voivodeship
• flag of Galicia and Lodomeria

References

1. W. Drelicharz, Z. Piech: Dawne i nowe herby Małopolski. 2004. Kraków, p. 79.
2. "Symbole". malopolska.pl (in Polish).