Vytis
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Vytis is the historic national emblem of Lithuania, depicting an armored knight on horseback with a raised sword, symbolizing the country’s defense and statehood.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vytis canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coat of arms
ⓘ
national emblem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Grand Duke Vytautas the Great
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jogaila NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Coats of arms with horses
ⓘ
Heraldic charges ⓘ National symbols of Lithuania ⓘ |
| country | Lithuania ⓘ |
| crossColor | gold ⓘ |
| depicts | armored knight on horseback ⓘ |
| fieldColor | red ⓘ |
| firstDocumented | 14th century ⓘ |
| governingBody | Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElement |
double cross of Vytis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
galloping horse ⓘ knight with raised sword ⓘ shield ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | national cultural heritage symbol of Lithuania ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| horseColor | white ⓘ |
| knightArmorColor | silver ⓘ |
| languageVariant |
Pahonia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pahonia (Belarusian name) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pogoń NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | defined in Law on the State Coat of Arms, Flag and Other Insignia of Lithuania ⓘ |
| reinstatedAsStateEmblem | 1990 ⓘ |
| relatedSymbol |
Coat of arms of Belarus (Pahonia)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Columns of Gediminas NERFINISHED ⓘ Flag of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shieldColor | blue ⓘ |
| swordColor | silver ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
Lithuanian statehood
ⓘ
courage ⓘ defense of Lithuania ⓘ freedom ⓘ national identity ⓘ |
| usedAs |
military banner
ⓘ
national symbol ⓘ state emblem ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Republic of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Lithuanian euro coins
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Lithuanian passports ⓘ coat of arms of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ military insignia of Lithuania ⓘ official seals of Lithuania ⓘ presidential standard of Lithuania NERFINISHED ⓘ state flag of Lithuania ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.