Coat of arms of Vilnius

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Coat of arms of Vilnius
The greater coat of arms of Vilnius
Versions
The lesser coat of arms of Vilnius
Armiger	City of Vilnius
Adopted	April 17, 1991 (current version)
Motto	Unitas – Justitia – Spes (Latin for "Unity – Justice – Hope")

The coat of arms of Vilnius is the

The coat of arms was abolished under the Lithuanian SSR. It was reinstated after Lithuania declared its independence from the Soviet Union in 1990.

A separate design historically associated with the region surrounding Vilnius is the image of a horse-rider with a shield featuring a

• Historical coats of arms of Vilnius
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  Seal of Vilnius in 1387
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  Coat of arms of the Vilnius Voivodeship in the 1430s, depicted in the Armorial Lyncenich
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  Seal of Vilnius in 1548
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  Coat of arms of Vilna from 1845
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  Coat of arms of Vilna from 1859
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  Coat of arms of Vilna in 1875–1900
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  Coat of arms of Vilna in a 1910 book
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  Coat of arms of Vilnius with crown (early 20th century)
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  Coat of arms of Wilno on a 1920 postcard
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  Coat of arms on a 1920 stamp by Republic of Central Lithuania

Flag

The flag of Vilnius has the arms in the centre.

References

Sources

• ISBN 9955-601-73-6
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• "Vilniaus herbas". Vilnius city municipality. Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
• "What is the Coat of Arms of Vilnius?". Baol. Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2019-03-31.

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