Flag of Poland

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national flag state symbol

The Flag of Poland is a simple national banner consisting of two horizontal stripes of equal width, white on top and red on the bottom, symbolizing the country’s historic heraldic colors.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form As subject As object
Flag of Indonesia 0 1
Flag of Poland with coat of arms 0 1
Polish naval ensign 0 1
white-and-red flag of Poland 0 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf national flag →
state symbol →
aspectRatio 5:8 →
belongsTo Republic of Poland →
category Flags of Europe →
National flags →
Polish national symbols →
colorArrangement two horizontal stripes →
country Poland →
derivedFrom coat of arms of Poland →
designType bicolor →
displayedOn Constitution Memorial Day →
surface form: Constitution Day (May 3)

Flag Day (May 2) →
Armistice Day →
surface form: Independence Day (November 11)

Polish national holidays →
distinguishedBy white stripe on top →
governingAuthority Council of Ministers of Poland →
surface form: Government of Poland
hasColor red →
white →
hasVariant Flag of Poland self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Flag of Poland with coat of arms
ISOCode .pl →
surface form: PL
isSimilarTo Flag of Poland self-linksurface differs →
surface form: Flag of Indonesia

Flag of Monaco →
legalBasis Act on the Emblem, Colors and Anthem of the Republic of Poland and State Seals →
Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997 →
surface form: Constitution of Poland
officiallyAdopted 1919-08-01 →
proportionWidthToLength 5:8 →
reconfirmed 1980-01-31 →
redSymbolism courage →
valor →
regulatedBy Polish heraldic law →
stripeCount 2 →
stripeOrder white over red →
stripeOrientation horizontal →
symbolizes Polish heraldic colors →
Polish history →
Polish national identity →
Polish traditions →
national colors of Poland →
usedOn Polish diplomatic missions →
Polish military installations →
Polish ships →
public buildings in Poland →
uses civil flag →
state flag →
war flag →
whiteSymbolism honor →
purity →

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prime Minister of Poland → flag → Flag of Poland →
this entity surface form: white-and-red flag of Poland
Flag of Poland → hasVariant → Flag of Poland self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Flag of Poland with coat of arms
Flag of Poland → isSimilarTo → Flag of Poland self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Flag of Indonesia
White Eagle coat of arms → relatedTo → Flag of Poland →
Polish Navy → symbol → Flag of Poland →
this entity surface form: Polish naval ensign