Coat of arms of the Opole Voivodeship
Polish coat of arms
The coat of arms, that serves as the symbol of the Opole Voivodeship, Poland, features a yellow (golden) eagle wearing a yellow (golden) crown, placed on a blue background. It was adopted in 2001.
Design
The coat of arms of the Silesian Voivodeship consists of a blue Old French style escutcheon (shield) with square top and pointed base. It features a yellow (golden) eagle with raised wings and head turned left. It wears a yellow (golden) crown on its head. It was based on the historical coat of arms used by Jan II the Good, duke of Silesia.
History
Silesian duchies
The first coat of arms recorded to be used by a ruler in the area of Upper Silesia, that featured an eagle, belonged to duke Casimir I of Opole, member of the Silesian Piast dynasty, who ruled the Duchy of Opole and Racibórz, from 1211 to 1230. Such design was recorded in a document from 1222, marked with Casimir's seal, that featured him holding a shield with an eagle on it. It remains unknown what colours the coat of arms had. The first known usage of a yellow (golden) eagle in the coat of arms had been recorded in the 1257 and 1260 seals of duke Vladislaus I of Opole, ruler of the Duchy of Opole and Racibórz.
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