Poland

Information about the Polish Flag: Colors and Meaning of the Flag of Poland

The national flag of Poland contains two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red.

Note: The Polish flag is similar to the flags of Indonesia and Monaco which are red (top) and white.

The colors white and red derive from the Polish emblem – a white eagle on a red field. They were officially adopted as national colors in 1831. They are of heraldic origin and derive from the tinctures (colors) of the coats of arms of the two constituent nations of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, i.e. the White Eagle of Poland and the Pursuer of Lithuania, a white knight riding a white horse, both on a red shield.