Lithuanian Vytis

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The Lithuanian Vytis is a historic national emblem depicting an armored knight on horseback, symbolizing Lithuania’s statehood, courage, and chivalric tradition.

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Label Occurrences
Lithuanian Vytis canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms
heraldic symbol
national emblem
alsoKnownAs Pahonia NERFINISHED
Pogoń Litewska NERFINISHED
Vytis NERFINISHED
associatedWith Lithuanian historical memory
Lithuanian independence movement NERFINISHED
Lithuanian nationalism
category Lithuanian heraldry
medieval European heraldry
national symbols of Lithuania
color blue shield on the knight
golden sword hilt and details
red field
white (silver) horse
white (silver) knight
country Lithuania
depicts armored knight on horseback
element galloping horse
knight with raised sword
shield with double cross of Vytis
etymology name often linked to Lithuanian verb "vyti" (to chase, to pursue)
heritageStatus national symbol of Lithuania
historicalPeriod Grand Duchy of Lithuania NERFINISHED
influenced coats of arms of some Belarusian regions
coats of arms of some Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth territories
languageOfName Lithuanian
legalStatus defined in the Law on the State Coat of Arms, Flag and Other Insignia of Lithuania
mottoAssociation ties to medieval knightly ideals
representedIn Lithuanian embassies abroad NERFINISHED
Lithuanian government buildings
Lithuanian official documents
restoredAsStateSymbol 1990
symbolizes Lithuanian statehood
chivalric tradition
courage
usedBy Grand Duchy of Lithuania NERFINISHED
Kingdom of Lithuania (historical) NERFINISHED
Republic of Lithuania NERFINISHED
usedOn Coat of arms of Lithuania NERFINISHED
Lithuanian euro coins (national side)
Lithuanian military insignia
Lithuanian passports
Official seals of Lithuanian state institutions
Presidential standard of Lithuania NERFINISHED
State flag of Lithuania (with coat of arms) NERFINISHED

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Jagiellonian coat of arms hasElement Lithuanian Vytis