Coat of arms of Police
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The coat of arms of the town of Police in West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland depicts the head of a red griffin with a yellow (golden) beak, and a yellow (golden) crown, place on the white (silver) background.
Design
The coat of arms is a white (silver) Iberian style escutcheon with square top and rounded base. It depicts a head of a griffin with red feathers, a symbol of house of Griffin, a dynasty that ruled in Pomerania during the Medieval Ages. The animal wears yellow (golden) crown, and has yellow (golden) beak, with a red tongue put out of its mouth.
History
The griffin is a traditional symbol of the West Pomerania, used since 12th century. Between 12th and 13th century, the griffin become the symbol of the House of Griffin, that ruled in that area. Subsequently, the red griffin on the white background had become the symbol of the Duchy of the Pomerania-Stettin. In the 1730s, that design had become the symbol of the entire West Pomerania.
In 1321, the town of Police, was incorporated into the city of Szczecin. As such, it had adopted the coat of arms of the city, which was the head of a red griffin with a yellow (golden) beak, with its red tongue out of its mouth, placed on the blue background.
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