Coat of arms of the Pomeranian Voivodeship

The first example of the coat of arms is a 16th-century image of the griffin, which is in the presbytery of the Oliwa Cathedral.

The image of the black griffin looking towards the right, on a yellow background, is also known for being the coat of arms of Kashubians. Therefore, these two coats of arms are often identified; according to some sources, as being one and an identical coat of arms.

The creator of the coat of arms is Wawrzyniec Samp.

Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Between the years of 1454 and 1795, the coat of arms of the Pomeranian Voivodship was represented by a red griffin on a white background.

Second Polish Republic

The coat of arms did alter substantially, "the coat of arms still included a red griffin looking to the left on a white background. The front legs were positioned as if they were to run, wings as if they were preparing to flight, the tongue was hanging out, and a crown on the head". There was a certain amount of controversy regarding the griffin being the coat of arms, as the former Chełmińskie Voivodeship had now been incorporated within the Pomeranian Voivodeship, whose coat of arms was a sworded eagle.

Historical

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  Seal of

  Swietopelk II

  , 1228
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  Malbork Voivodeship
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  Pomeranian Voivodeship (1466–1772)
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  West Prussia
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  Free City of Danzig
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  Pomeranian Voivodeship (1919–1939)
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  Gdańsk Voivodeship (1996-1998)
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  Pomeranian Voivodeship (2008-2010)
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  Pomeranian Voivodeship (2010-)

Heraldry

Kashubian Griffin in heraldry:

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  Popular coat of arms of Kashubia
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  On the coat of arms of Duchy of Pomerania
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  On the coat of arms of Pomeranian Voivodeship
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  Old coat of arms of Kashubia

Kashubian Griffin on coats of arms of Polish cities and towns:

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  Kartuzy
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  Szczecinek
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  Władysławowo
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  Żukowo