flag of Warsaw
{{Short description|Polish municipal flag}}
{{Infobox flag
| Name = Flag of Warsaw
| Nickname = {{lang|pl|Flaga Warszawy}}
| Image = Flag of Warsaw.svg
| Use = 100000
| Symbol = {{FIAV|normal}}
| Proportion = {{plainlist|
- 2:3 (unofficial; popularly used)
- 5:8 (unofficial; popularly used)}}
| Adoption = 1938
| Design = Horizontal bicolour of yellow (top) and red (bottom)}}
The flag of the city of Warsaw, the capital of Poland, is a bicolour rectangle, divided into two equally-sized horizontal stripes: yellow at the top, and red at the bottom. It began being used in 1938 without official status, and was officially adopted by the city, in 1991.
Design
File:De facto flag of Gmina Warsaw-Bielany (1995-2002).svg
The flag of the city of Warsaw, the capital of Poland, is a bicolour rectangle, divided into two horizontal stripes of equal width, yellow at the top, and red at the bottom. The flag doesn't have specified proportions, though popularly used proportions include 2:3 and 5:8.{{cite web |url=http://um.warszawa.pl/herb/ |website=um.warszawa.pl |title=Herb |language=pl |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225041229/http://um.warszawa.pl/herb/ |archive-date=25 December 2008 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://um.warszawa.pl/waw/markawarszawa/symbole-m-st-warszawy#:~:text=Warszawskim%20herbem%20jest%20wizerunek%20syreny,tarcz%C4%85%20znajduje%20si%C4%99%20korona%20kr%C3%B3lewska.|website=um.warszawa.pl|title=Symbole m.st. Warszawy|language=pl}}
Its colours had been adopted from the coat of arms of the city, which depicts a mermaid with golden (yellow) sword, shield and hair, on the red background, and with a golden (yellow) crown above the escutcheon.
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| class=pliki2 align=center | Colour | class=pliki2 align=center | PANTONE | class=pliki2 align=center | CMYK | class=pliki2 align=center | RAL | class=pliki2 align=center | REPSOL GLASS | class=pliki2 align=center | Folia ASLAN | class=pliki2 align=center | Folia ORACAL | class=pliki2 align=center | 3M (seria 100) | class=pliki2 align=center | RGB |
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| bgcolor='#f3b927' width=10 | | class=pliki2 align=center | 116 C | class=pliki2 align=center | 0:17:90:0 | class=pliki2 align=center | 1003 | class=pliki2 align=center | 3610 | class=pliki2 align=center | 11913 | class=pliki2 align=center | 020 | class=pliki2 align=center | 100-25 | class=pliki2 align=center | 255:214:0 |
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| bgcolor='#e02122' width=10 | | class=pliki2 align=center | 485 C | class=pliki2 align=center | 0:95:100:0 | class=pliki2 align=center | 3020 | class=pliki2 align=center | 1670 | class=pliki2 align=center | 11921 | class=pliki2 align=center | 032 | class=pliki2 align=center | 100-368 | class=pliki2 align=center | 255:17:0 |
History
The yellow and red flag begun being used as the symbol of Warsaw in 1938, though without any official status.Jacek Skorupski: [https://www.weksylologia.pl/biuletyn-PTW/Flaga-nr-07-styczen-luty-2000.pdf Polskie flagi samorządowe]. In: Flaga. Biuletyn Polskiego Towarzystwa Weksykologicznego, vol. 7, p. 3, 2000. Polskie Towarzystwo Weksykologiczne.Jacek Skorupski: [https://www.weksylologia.pl/biuletyn-PTW/Flaga-nr-12-grudzien-2000.pdf Flagi w Warszawie]; In: Flaga. Biuletyn Polskiego Towarzystwa Weksykologicznego, vol. 12, p. 10, December 2000. Polskie Towarzystwo Weksykologiczne. ISSN 1509-2429. The flag was officially adopted as the city symbol in 1991.
See also
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External links
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Category:Flags of cities in Poland
Category:Flags introduced in 1938
Category:Flags introduced in 1991
Category:1938 establishments in Poland