OriginallyPolishnationalcolorwascrimson, which isa symbol ofdignityand wealth, and alsoconsidered thenoblestofcolors.Due to thepricedyestuff-cochinealobtained fromlarvaeJunePolish,few couldafford it, which is whyit wasused onlybythe richestnoblesanddignitaries.
Thefirstflagsandbannersrepresenting thePolish Kingdomhad a whitecrowned eagleon a red background.Jan Dlugoszdescribing thepreparations forthe Battle of Grunwaldwrites about"the greatbanneron whichwaselaboratelyembroideredwhite eaglewithstretched,gapingbeakand with a crownon his head,acoat of arms andemblem ofthePolish Kingdom" Colors ofroyalPolish-Lithuanian Commonwealthwas abannerconsisting of threelanes:two redplaced inthe top and bottomanda whitestripseparatingit,whichusually placedczterodzielnyPolish-Lithuanian CommonwealthCoatofred backgroundcontainingtwo fieldsofa crownedwhiteeagle, thesymbolof the Crownandtwowith the image ofChase-coat of armsof Lithuania.Theshieldwasmostlycardiaccoat of armscurrentlyreigningmonarch.
The colorswhite and redwere considered to benationalfor the first timeMay 3, 1792.During thecelebration of the firstanniversary of theAct,the Governmentthenwewereinwhite dressesgirded withred ribbonandgentlemenimposedonthemselveswhite and redsash.Establishedthemanifestation oftheKingdom ofPolishheraldry-White Eagleon a redshield.
OriginallyPolishnationalcolorwascrimson, which isa symbol ofdignityand wealth, and alsoconsidered thenoblestofcolors.Due to thepricedyestuff-cochinealobtained fromlarvaeJunePolish,few couldafford it, which is whyit wasused onlybythe richestnoblesanddignitaries.
Thefirstflagsandbannersrepresenting thePolish Kingdomhad a whitecrowned eagleon a red background.Jan Dlugoszdescribing thepreparations forthe Battle of Grunwaldwrites about"the greatbanneron whichwaselaboratelyembroideredwhite eaglewithstretched,gapingbeakand with a crownon his head,acoat of arms andemblem ofthePolish Kingdom"
Colors ofroyalPolish-Lithuanian Commonwealthwas abannerconsisting of threelanes:two redplaced inthe top and bottomanda whitestripseparatingit,whichusually placedczterodzielnyPolish-Lithuanian CommonwealthCoatofred backgroundcontainingtwo fieldsofa crownedwhiteeagle, thesymbolof the Crownandtwowith the image ofChase-coat of armsof Lithuania.Theshieldwasmostlycardiaccoat of armscurrentlyreigningmonarch.
The colorswhite and redwere considered to benationalfor the first timeMay 3, 1792.During thecelebration of the firstanniversary of theAct,the Governmentthenwewereinwhite dressesgirded withred ribbonandgentlemenimposedonthemselveswhite and redsash.Establishedthemanifestation oftheKingdom ofPolishheraldry-White Eagleon a redshield.