Coat of arms of Lithuania

The heraldic shield features the field gules (red) with an armoured knight on a horse salient argent (silver). The knight is holding in his dexter hand a sword argent above his head. A shield azure hangs on the sinister shoulder of the knight with a double cross/two-barred cross or (gold) on it. The horse saddle, straps, and belts are azure. The hilt of the sword and the fastening of the sheath, the stirrups, the curb bits of the bridle, the horseshoes, as well as the decoration of the harness, are or (gold). == Names of the coat of arms ==

In early heraldry, a knight on horseback is usually depicted as ready to defend himself and is not yet called . Lithuanian language |200x200pxThe origins of the Lithuanian proper noun Vytis remain unclear. At the dawn of the Lithuanian National Revival, Simonas Daukantas was the first to use the term vytis—not in reference to the Lithuanian coat of arms, but specifically to the knight—in his historical work Budą Senowęs Lietuwiû kalneniu ir Żemaitiû, published in 1846. Vitez ultimately derives from the Old High German word Witing. The first theory, proposed by linguist Pranas Skardžius in 1937, was challenged by Leszek Bednarczuk, as pogoń does not have a recorded meaning of a "chasing knight." Lithuanian language features personal names with the root -vyt-, such as Vytenis, and the noun vytis follows a morphological pattern typical for verbs-derived nouns According to Bednarczuk, Old Lithuanian had a word vỹtis (genitive vỹčio), meaning "run, chase, pursuit, or general levy," which, at the time the coat of arms was adopted by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, was translated into Polish and Ruthenian. Daukantas accurately reconstructed the word's form from the verb výti, but misinterpreted its meaning, an error followed by later authors. In the multilingual poetry collection Universitas lingvarum magno Palaemonii orbis et urbis hospiti, published by Vilnius University in 1729, the Lithuanian coat of arms is referred to in Lithuanian as the "Horse of Palemon" (Zyrge Palemona). '' was also used into the 19th century, The name quickly gained popularity and was eventually adopted as the official term in the independent Republic of Lithuania. Originally used in the first person singular dative case as Vytimi, by the 1930s the form Vyčiu'' had become standard in the same grammatical case. It was not until the 16th century that the term began to be used to describe an armed horseman. The word entered heraldic usage in 1434, when King Władysław II granted a coat of arms bearing the name Pogonya to Mikołaj, the mayor of Lelów. The design depicted a hand wielding a sword emerging from a cloud. Given its resemblance to the Lithuanian royal coat of arms, it is possible that this was an abatement—a simplified or modified version—of the ruler's own arms. The term pogonia to refer specifically to the Lithuanian coat of arms first appeared in Marcin Bielski's chronicle, published in 1551. However, Bielski made an error: while describing the Lithuanian arms, he actually referred to a Polish noble coat of arms, writing, "From this custom the Lithuanian principality uses Pogonia as its coat of arms, that is, an armed hand bearing a bare sword." The term gradually became established with the spread of the Polish language and culture. is also found in Prince Roman Sanguszko's documents from 1558 and 1564. The emblem was described a century earlier. In a document issued by Supreme Duke Władysław III, confirming the rights of the Czartoryski family, descendants of Karijotas, to use their ducal seal (; ). Similar descriptions are found in Jan Długosz's or the early 16th-century Bychowiec Chronicle. Another popular Polish term was ''''. == Possible early beginnings ==

pagan Gods: Peckols, Perkūnas, Potrimpo The leader of neo-pagan movement Romuva, Lithuanian ethnologist and folklorist Jonas Trinkūnas suggested that the Lithuanian horseman depicts Perkūnas, considered as the god of the Lithuanian soldiers, thunder, lightning, storms, and rain in Lithuanian mythology. It is believed that the may represent Perkūnas as supreme god or Kovas who was also a war god and has been depicted as a horseman since ancient times. Very early on, Perkūnas was imagined as a horseman and archeological findings testify that Lithuanians had amulets with horsemen already in the 10th–11th centuries, moreover, Lithuanians were previously buried with their horses who were sacrificed during pagan rituals, and prior to that it is likely that these horses carried the deceased to the burial sites. One of the pendants made from brass and symbolizing a horseman was found in tumulus in the Plungė District Municipality, dating to the 11th–12th centuries. Lithuanian mythologists believe that the bright rider on the white horse symbolizes the ghost of the ancestral warrior, reminiscent of core values and goals, giving strength and courage. Gintaras Beresnevičius also points out that a white horse had a sacral meaning to Balts. These interpretations coincide with one of the interpretations of the German coat of arms, that suggests an adler being the bird of Odin, a god of war, which is commonly depicted as a horserider. == Emblems of Lithuania's rulers (before 1400) ==

The old Lithuanian heraldry of the Lithuanian nobles was characterized by various lines, arrows, framed in shields, colored and passed down from generation to generation. They were mostly used until the Union of Horodło (1413) when 47 Lithuanian families were granted various Polish coat of arms, yet some Samogitian nobles retained old Lithuanian heraldry up to the mid-16th century. The second redaction of the Lithuanian Chronicles, compiled in the 1520s at the court of Albertas Goštautas mentions that semi-legendary Grand Duke Narimantas (late 13th century) was the first Grand Duke to adopt knight on horseback as his and the Grand Duchy's coat of arms. It describes it as an armed man on a white horse, on the red field, with a naked sword over his head as if he was chasing someone, as the author explains that is why it is called "погоня" (pohonia). A slightly later edition of the chronicle, so-called Bychowiec Chronicle, tells a similar story, without mentioning coat of arms name: "when Narimantas took the throne of the Grand Duke of Lithuania, he handed his Centaur coat of arms to his brothers and made a coat of arms of a rider with a sword for himself. This coat of arms indicates a mature ruler capable of defending his homeland with a sword". The legend of the adoption of the Lithuanian coat of arms at the time of Narimantas in the version of Bychowiec Chronicle is repeated by later authors: Augustinus Rotundus, Maciej Stryjkowski, Bartosz Paprocki and later historians and heraldists of the 17th and 18th centuries. Symbols of Mindaugas The symbols used by the earliest rulers of Lithuania remain unknown. One of the few relics that have survived to our times is the seal of Mindaugas. Mindaugas succeeded in uniting several Lithuanian tribes, and in 1251 he embraced Roman Catholicism. Two years later, in 1253, he was crowned King of Lithuania by a papal legate, and his domain was officially elevated to the status of a kingdom. A 1393 description of the seal, made when the inscription was still legible, records the legend as: (). The coat of arms, seals, or personal symbols of Traidenis have not survived, if they ever existed. Symbols of Gediminas Grand Duke Gediminas's authentic symbols did not survive to this day. On 18 July 1323 in Lübeck imperial scribe John of Bremen made a copy of three letters sent by Gediminas on 26 May to the recipients in Saxony. According to the notary's transcript, the oval seal of Gediminas had a twelve corners edging, at the middle of the edging was an image of a man with long hairs, who sat on a throne and held a crown (or a wreath) in his right hand and a sceptre in his left hand, moreover, a cross was engraved around the man along with a Gediminas' title in Latin. Symbols on coins of Vytautas and Jogaila head and a cross that was minted by Jogaila, Vytautas, and possibly Algirdas or SkirgailaThe unique symbol of a spearhead with a cross appeared on Pečat'-type coin minted in the late 14th century. These coins are usually attributed to Jogaila and Vytautas. coin with lions or leopards and the Columns of Gediminas, showing it as a vassal of Vytautas the Great, circa 1399–1401Several very rare Lithuanian coins were found with a lion or leopards and the Columns of Gediminas, dated to the reign of Vytautas the Great and Jogaila in the 14th century (one of them was found in Kernavė). There is still disagreement where these coins were minted, with the most likely location being Smolensk, other proposed are Polotsk, Vyazma, Bryansk, Ryazan or Vilnius. Vytautas minted such coins with leopards in the Principality of Smolensk before its Uprising of 1401 and after 1404 when it became a permanent part of Lithuania. Despite that, it is possible that the Ruthenian lion also was one of the early coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania as Jogaila in the Union of Krewo styled himself as: (). of Jogaila with a lion, minted in 1386–1387, discovered in Kernavė, the ancient capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania The Lithuanian dukes and nobles declined Uliana of Tver's, Jogaila's mother, suggestion to baptise the Lithuanians as Orthodox before the Union of Krewo and sought Catholicism instead. Grand Duke Jogaila also rejected the Grand Prince of Moscow Dmitry Donskoy's offer to marry his daughter Sofia, convert Lithuania into an Orthodox state and to recognize himself as a vassal of Dmitry Donskoy, instead he chose Catholicism and married Queen Jadwiga of Poland, while also continuing to title himself as ruler of all the Rus' people, therefore minting coins with his portrait (as a horseman) on the obverse and a lion with a braid above him on the reverse, other Jogaila's coins features the Polish Eagle instead of his portrait on one side and a lion on the other side. In 2021, a treasure was discovered in Raišiai, with 40 Jogaila's coins (Denars), some of which are with lions while others are with horsemen wielding swords or spears, most of these coins were minted in 1377–1386 (prior to crowning of Jogaila as the Polish King). (or crossbow bolt) and the Columns of Gediminas, minted in 1413–1430 The Treasure of Verkiai, discovered in 1941, has 1983 coins of Vytautas the Great which resembles the Pečat-type coins, however, they likely have a crossbow bolt (instead of an arrowhead or a spearhead) and a cross on one side and the Columns of Gediminas on the other side, thus they presumably have been minted later than the Pečat-type coins. Quite a lot of such coins of Vytautas the Great were also found in other places of Lithuania (mostly in the southeastern and central part, but also in Samogitia), Ukraine (especially in Volhynia), and Belarus. In comparison, coins attributed to Jogaila, which have a similar appearance to the Pečat'-type coins, has a spearhead and a cross on one side and the Double Cross of the Jagiellonians () in a shield on the other side. Algirdas was probably the first ruler to use a seal with a depiction of himself on horseback. The seal, which was attached to the Polish–Lithuanian treaty of 1366, wasn't preserved, Initially Kęstutis and his son Vytautas were depicted on their seals as standing warriors. Only later Vytautas adopted, like other Lithuanian dukes, the image of a riding knight. The establishment of the sword in the heraldry of the Lithuanian rulers is related to the ideological changes of the ruling Gediminids dynasty. It is also possible that the new coat of arms was made in imitation of the Holy Cross relics from the sanctuary of Łysa Góra, and with this gesture the newly crowned king emphasised his sincere faith. The symbolism of the Double Cross was connected with this event's significance for both Jogaila and the entire land. File:Lithuanian Groschen of Jogaila with the Double Cross of the Jagiellonians and Lithuanian Vytis (Waykimas).jpg|Lithuanian Groschen of Jogaila with the Double Cross of the Jagiellonians and Lithuanian '''', minted between 1392 and 1434 File:Trinity Chapel in Lublin - North wall choir - The equestrian image of King Władysław Jagiełło.jpg|The equestrian image of Jogaila in the Chapel of the Holy Trinity, Lublin Castle, painted in ~1407 Columns of Gediminas The Columns of Gediminas are one of the earliest surviving national symbols of Lithuania and its historical coats of arms. There is no data that they were used by Grand Duke Gediminas himself, and it is believed that their name originated when Gediminas was considered the founder of the Gediminids dynasty. Since 1397, the Columns of the Gediminids were undoubtedly used on Vytautas the Great coat of arms, and it is believed that a similar symbol may have been used by his father Kęstutis, who was Duke of Trakai and Grand Duke of Lithuania, titles which Vytautas inherited. After Vytautas' death, the symbol was taken over by his brother Grand Duke Sigismund Kęstutaitis. Combined with the knight on horseback, the Columns of Gediminas were also embedded on the Lithuanian cannon barrels in the 16th and 17th centuries. The symbol also decorated horse bridles and landmarks of the dominions of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania. In 1572, after the death of the last male Gediminid descendant, Grand Duke Sigismund II Augustus, the Columns of Gedimimas remained in the insignias of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania as the secondary (alongside the knight on horseback) coat of arms of the state. In later years, the Columns of Gediminas were called simply as the Columns (it is known from the early 16th century sources). == Official coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania ==

15th century File:Seal of Vytautas the Great.jpg|Seal of Vytautas the Great with the Lithuanian coat of arms, featuring horseman, in his left hand, circa 14th–15th centuries File:AGAD Pieczec konna Witolda, wielkiego ksiecia litewskiego.png|Seal of Vytautas the Great with '''', which features the Columns of Gediminas on the shield, 1404 File:Vitaŭt Vialiki, Pahonia. Вітаўт Вялікі, Пагоня (K. Kielisiński, 1404, 1842).jpg|Seal of Vytautas the Great with Vytis and coats of arms of his ruled lands, 1404 (1841) File:Flag of Vytautas the Great with a standing knight of Kęstutaičiai and Lithuanian Vytis (Waikymas), used during the Council of Constance in 1416.jpg|One of the earliest surviving depictions of '''' in a flag of Vytautas the Great. Painted in 1416 by a Portuguese herald, who attended the Council of Constance. File:Coat of arms of Vytautas the Great with a standing knight of Kęstutaičiai and Lithuanian Vytis (Waykimas), used during the Council of Constance from 1414 to 1418 (cropped).jpg|Coat of arms of Vytautas the Great, which features the standing knight of Kęstutaičiai and '''', used during the Council of Constance. Painted by Ulrich of Richenthal, 15th century. File:Žygimont Karybutavič - Жыгімонт Карыбутавіч, Pahonia - Пагоня.jpg|Duke Sigismund Korybut and his troops flying the Lithuanian banner in Prague, 15th century File:Seal of Sigismund Kestutis.PNG|Seal of Sigismund Kęstutaitis with '''' in his left hand, 15th century File:Lietuvos herbas Vytis.Lithuanian CoA Vytis of 15th c.jpg|'' with Columns of Gediminas from the 15th-century Codex Bergshammar''. Attributed to Grand Duke Sigismund Kęstutaitis. The meaning of the Lithuanian ruler's coat of arms and the coat of arms of the Lithuanian state was given to the horseman not by Jogaila, but by his cousin, the Grand Duke Vytautas the Great. was crowned as the King of Hungary and King of Croatia on 15 May 1440 in Visegrád, moreover, following his father's death, he also inherited the title of the Supreme Duke () of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, held it in 1434–1444 and presented himself with it, as such share of powers was agreed in the Union of Horodło of 1413 between his father and Grand Duke Vytautas the Great. At the end of the 14th century, the knight on horseback appeared on the first Lithuanian coins, however, this figure had not yet fully formed, therefore in some coins, the knight is depicted as riding to the left, in others – to the right. In some he holds a spear while others depict a sword; the horse can either be standing in place or galloping. During Grand Duke Alexander Jagiellon's reign in Lithuania from 1492 to 1506, the depiction of the knight's direction was established – the horse was always galloping to the left (in the heraldic sense – to the right). At the beginning of the 15th century, the colors and composition of the seal became uniform: on a red field a white (silver) charging knight with a sword raised above his head, with a blue shield with a Double Golden Cross to his left shoulder (during the reign of Kęstutaičiai dynasty – red shield with the golden Columns of Gediminas); horse bridles, leather belts and a short girdle – colored in blue. Metals (gold and silver) and the two most important colors of medieval coats of arms were used for the Lithuanian coat of arms – Gules (red) then meant material, or earthly (life, courage, blood), Azure (blue) – spiritual, or heavenly (heaven, divine wisdom, mind) values. Its four quarterly fields portrayed, in diagonal, the eagle and the riding knight as the symbols of the two constituent states. In 1572, following the death of Grand Duke Sigismund II Augustus, the last male descendant of the Jagiellonian dynasty as he did not leave any male heir to the throne, the Double Cross remained as a symbol in the national coat of arms and was started to be referred to as simply the Cross of '''' after losing the connection with the dynasty. File:Coat of arms of Lithuania Vytis (Waykimas), depicted in the Coat of arms of Aleksandras Jogailaitis, 1501.jpg|Coat of arms of Lithuania Vytis (Waykimas), depicted in the Coat of arms of Grand Duke Aleksandras Jogailaitis, 1501. File:Aleksandras Jogailaitis (Alexander Jagiellon) in 1506 (cropped from an authentic painting).jpg|A 1506 depiction of Grand Duke Alexander Jagiellon in the Polish Senate, surrounded by Lithuanian and Polish coat of arms, one of them are the golden Columns of Gediminas File:AGAD Pieczęć większa litewska Zygmunta I, króla polskiego, wielkiego księcia litewskiego.jpg|The Great Seal of Lithuania with '''' in the centre, used during the reign of Sigismund I the Old, 1529 File:Statut Vialikaha Kniastva Litoŭskaha, Pahonia. Статут Вялікага Княства Літоўскага, Пагоня (1531).jpg|The first page of the Latin copy of Laurentius (1531) of the First Statute of Lithuania. '''' is drawn on a damasked shield. File:Heraldic tapestry of Žygimantas Augustas with Lithuanian coat of arms Vytis, Polish eagle and coats of arms of Volhynia, Smolensk, Kyiv voivodeships, circa 1548.jpg|Tapestry with the coat of arms of Grand Duke Sigismund II Augustus and Gediminas' Cap, circa 1548 File:Lithuanian coin of Sigismund II Augustus with Lithuanian Vytis (Waykimas) and the Columns of Gediminas, minted in 1568.jpg|A 1568 Lithuanian coin of Grand Duke Sigismund II Augustus with Gediminas' Cap, horseman and Columns of Gediminas File:Green room of the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania in Vilnius, decorated with Jagiellonian tapestries of Žygimantas Augustas with Polish Eagles and Lithuanian Vytis (Waykimas), manufactured in Brussels, Flanders, circa 1560 (3).jpg|One of the halls in the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania, decorated with tapestries commissioned by Sigismund II Augustus and manufactured in circa 1560 Nagrobek Zygmunta Starego i Zygmunta Augusta.jpg|Tomb monument of Sigismund I the Old and Sigismund II Augustus in the Sigismund's Chapel of the Wawel Cathedral with multiple '''' File:Coat of arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth with Vytis (Waykimas), Columns of Gediminas, Polish Eagle and family symbol of Steponas Batoras.jpg|Coat of arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth with '''', decorated with the Columns of Gediminas, used during the reign of Grand Duke Stephen Báthory File:Krakow Wawel 20070804 0930.jpg|' (') on the Sigismund III Vasa Tower (1595) of the Wawel Castle in Kraków, alongside the Polish Eagle and the Double Cross of the Jagiellonians 17th century to 1795 File:Vytis_on_Dawn_Gate_2007_05_29.jpg|Authentic '''' depicted on the Gate of Dawn, which survived annexations File:Coat of arms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth with the Polish Eagle and Vytis (Waykimas), 1550-1609.jpg|Coat of arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth during the reign of the Vasa dynasty File:Tablica erekcyjna Saint Casimir chapel.JPG|Authentic '''' depicted on the outer wall of the Chapel of Saint Casimir File:15 ducats of Sigismund III Vasa from 1617.png|Coin of 15 golden Ducats of Grand Duke Sigismund III Vasa with '''', 1617 File:Vytis in great seal of Lithuania.png|The Great Seal of Lithuania with '''' and Columns of Gediminas, used during the reign of Władysław IV Vasa File:Golden Lithuanian half-Ducat of Jonas Kazimieras Vaza with Vytis (Waykimas), 1665.jpg|Golden Lithuanian Ducat of Grand Duke John II Casimir Vasa with '''', 1665 File:Seal of John II Casimir Vasa with the Polish Eagle, Lithuanian Vytis (Waykimas) and coat of arms of the House of Vasa, 17th century.png|Seal of John II Casimir Vasa with '''' and Polish Eagles File:Ort koronny 1684 Bydgoszcz.jpg|Coin of Grand Duke John III Sobieski with '''' and the Polish Eagle, 1684 File:Muzeum Pałacu Króla Jana III w Wilanowie - panoramio.jpg|' (') on the façade of the Wilanów Palace in Warsaw, 1696 The Renaissance introduced minor stylistic changes and variations: long feathers waving from the tip of the knight's helm, a long saddle-cloth, the horsetail turned upwards and shaped as nosegay. With these changes, the red flag with its white knight survived until the end of the 18th century and Grand Duke Stanislaus II Augustus was the last Grand Duke of Lithuania to employ it. His flag was colored in crimson, had two tails, and was decorated with the knight on one side and the ruler's monogram – SAR (Stanislaus Augustus Rex) on the other side. SAR monogram was also inscribed on the flagpole finial. In 1795, after the Third Partition of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Grand Duchy of Lithuania was annexed to the Russian Empire, with a smaller part going to the Kingdom of Prussia, and traditional coat of arms of Lithuania, which represented the state for more than four centuries, was abolished and the Russification of Lithuania was imposed. File:Talar koronny 1702.jpg|Thaler of Grand Duke Augustus II the Strong with '''', 1702 File:10 dukatów 1756.jpg|Coin of 10 golden Ducats of Grand Duke Augustus III with '''', 1756 File:Seal of the Treasury of Lithuania with Vytis (Waykimas), 18th century.jpg|Seal of the Treasury of Lithuania, 18th century File:Vilnia, Pahonia. Вільня, Пагоня (1707).jpg|Coat of arms of the Vilnius University, 1707 File:Dresden Hofkirche 2012 Wappen.jpg|Coats of arms on the Dresden Cathedral in Dresden, 18th century File:Cartouche of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius with the Polish Eagle and Lithuanian Vytis (Waikymas).jpg|Authentic Coat of arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth on the Dominican Church of the Holy Spirit in Vilnius File:Гродна. Новы замак (03).jpg|Wall fragment with the Polish–Lithuanian coat of arms in the New Grodno Castle, built in the early 18th century File:Grand Seal of the 1st Cavalry Brigade of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania "Husarska" (XVIII century).PNG|The 1st Lithuanian National Cavalry Brigade's Grand Seal (late 18th century) File:Coat of Arms of Stanisław August Poniatowski with colland of Order of White Eagle.PNG|Coat of arms in the Warsaw Royal Castle, 18th century File:Handle of the Ceremonial sword of Stanisław Augustus Poniatowski.PNG|Handle of the ceremonial sword of Stanislaus II August Poniatowski, 18th century File:The Great Seal of Lithuania (with Vytis) from the reign of Stanisław August Poniatowski, circa 1764.png|The Great Seal of Lithuania with '''' in the centre, used during the reign of Stanislaus II Augustus, 1764 File:Coat of arms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth with the Polish Eagle and Vytis (Waykimas), 1764-1795.jpg|Coat of arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, used during the reign of Stanislaus II Augustus, 1764–1795 File:Pahonia. Пагоня (F. Reilly, 1793).jpg|Lithuanian coat of arms with the Jagiellonian Double Cross, depicted by Franz Johann Joseph von Reilly in 1793 == 1795–1918 ==

'' 17th Lithuanian Uhlan Regiment At first, the charging knight was interpreted as the country's ruler. As time passed, he became a knight who is chasing intruders out of his native country. Such an interpretation was especially popular in the 19th century, and the first half of the 20th century, when Lithuania was part of the Russian Empire and sought its independence. 19th-century anti-Russian uprisings Uprisings to restore the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth like the 1830–31 November Uprising and 1863–64 January Uprising saw '''' being used as a symbol of rebellion against the Russian Empire. The Lithuanian Vytis was widely used alongside the Polish White Eagle throughout the uprisings on flags, banners, coins, banknotes, seals, medals, etc. After the dethronement of Emperor Nicholas I Romanov (Emperor of Russia since 1825, King of Poland 1825–1831) by the Sejm during its proceedings in Warsaw on 25 January 1831, the coats of arms of the Russian Emperors were removed from the mint dies and Polish złotys with Eagle and Vytis were introduced into circulation, which were manufactured at the Warsaw's Banknote Factory and minted at the Warsaw Mint, as on 9 December 1830 the Provisional Government appointed the Bank Polski to manage the Warsaw Mint. File:Relics of the uprising of 1831 (in Vilnius).jpg|Relics of the Uprising of 1831, exhibited in the National Museum of Lithuania in Vilnius File:Coat of arms of the November Uprising with the Polish Eagle and Vytis (Waykimas), 1830-1831.jpg|Coat of arms of the November Uprising, 1830–31 File:Banner with emblem of November Uprising.PNG|Banner with emblem of the November Uprising, 1830—31 File:2 złote 1831 powstanie - 1 z daszkami.jpg|The Provisional Government in Warsaw reintroduced ' (') and Eagle on the coins and banknotes during the 1830–31 November Uprising File:Unia w Krewie.JPG|Painting commemorating Polish–Lithuanian union; ca. 1861. The motto reads "Eternal union". File:Coat of arms of the January Uprising.svg|Emblem of the January Uprising, 1863–64 File:Cartouche with the coat of arms of the 1863–64 Uprising, featuring Polish Eagle, Lithuanian Vytis (Waykimas) and Ruthenian Angel, 19th century.jpg|Cartouche with the coat of arms of the January Uprising, 19th century The 1863–64 January Uprising spread especially wide in the ethnic Lithuanian lands, whereas many rebels demanded for a completely independent, sovereign Lithuanian state, however at the time the majority of the Lithuanians decided to support the Polish–Lithuanian union in order to fight the Russian oppression more effectively. In the Soviet times, the 1863–64 January Uprising was interpreted as a class struggle between peasantry and landed aristocracy, while since 1990, it came to be seen in Lithuania as a strife for liberation from the Russian rule. On 22 November 2019, upon the rediscovery of their remains on the Gediminas' Hill, the 1863–64 January Uprising commanders Konstanty Kalinowski and Zygmunt Sierakowski were buried at the Rasos Cemetery in Vilnius, while the flags covering their coffins were presented to the President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda and the President of Poland Andrzej Duda. In the Russian Empire (1795–1915) Following the partition of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, most of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was absorbed by the Russian Empire and Vytis was incorporated into the Greater Coat of arms of the Russian Empire. Vytis was the coat of arms of the Vilna Governorate following the incorporation of Vilnius and surrounding lands into the Russian Empire. Statues of Vytis placed on the White Columns of Vilnius greeted visitors at the entrances to Vilnius from 1818 until 1840, when the statues were replaced with the double-headed eagles – the state symbol of the Russian Empire. In 2019, the Mayor of Vilnius Remigijus Šimašius suggested that the White Columns of Vilnius in the city's eldership of Naujamiestis should be restored. File:Герб Княжества и области белорусские и литовские 1882.svg|Coats of arms with Vytis, which incorporated (near the top) into the Greater Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire, 19th century File:Vilnia, Antokal, Pahonia. Вільня, Антокаль, Пагоня (K. Bachmatovič, 1837).jpg|The White Columns of Vilnius (1818–1840) with Vytis (Pogonia), which were later replaced with the double-headed eagles File:Insignia of the Lithuanian Regiment of the Imperial Guard of the Russian Empire with Vytis (Waykimas), 1910.jpg|Insignia of the File:Pahonia, Spas na Kryvi.JPG|Mosaics featuring the coats of arms with Vytis on the Church of the Savior on Blood in Saint Petersburg, completed in 1907 File:Seal of the city of Vilnius with the Russian Eagle and Lithuanian Vytis (Waykimas), 19th century.jpg|Seal of the Duma of the City of Vilnius, 19th century File:Seals of the Vilnius University with Lithuanian Vytis (Waykimas), middle of the 19th century.jpg|Seals of the Vilnius University, mid-19th century File:Castle bridge in Vilnius (2007-09-23)4.jpg|Hand rail decorations with on the Pilies (Castle) Bridge in Vilnius File:Troki, Kalona, Pahonia. Трокі, Калёна, Пагоня (1910) (2).jpg|Column with in Trakai, 1910 However, in 1845 Tsar Nicholas I confirmed a coat of arms for the Vilna Governorate that closely resembled the historical one. File:Čerykaŭ, Pahonia. Чэрыкаў, Пагоня (1843).jpg|Coat of arms of Cherikov from 1781 File:Coat of arms of Gorodok 1781.svg|Coat of arms of Gorodok from 1781 File:Coat of arms of Lucin 1781.svg|Coat of arms of Lutsin from 1781 File:Coat of arms of Mogilev 1781.svg|Coat of arms of Mogilev from 1781 File:Coat of arms of Rezhitsa 1781.svg|Coat of arms of Rezhitsa from 1781 File:Coat of arms of Surazh 1781.svg|Coat of arms of Surazh from 1781 File:Coat of arms of Drissa 1781.svg|Coat of arms of Drissa from 1781 File:Viciebsk, Pahonia. Віцебск, Пагоня (1781).jpg|Coat of arms of Vitebsk from 1781 File:Horadnia, Pahonia. Горадня, Пагоня (1843).jpg|Coat of arms of Grodno Governorate, 1802 File:RUS obwód białostocki COA.png|Coat of arms of Belostok Oblast, 1809 File:Dynaburg, Pahonia. Дынабург, Пагоня (1843).jpg|Coat of arms of Dünaburg, 1843 File:Vilnius COA 1845.png|Coat of arms of Vilna Governorate, 1845 File:Lida COA (Vilno Governorate) (1845).png|Coat of arms of Lida, 1845 File:Troki, Pahonia. Трокі, Пагоня (1846).jpg|Coat of arms of Trakai, 1846 File:Coat of arms of Vitebsk Governorate 1856.svg|Coat of arms of Vitebsk Governorate, 1856 File:Coat of arms of Vilna 1859.svg|Coat of arms of Vilna with ' (') and Orthodox cross, 1859 File:Coat of arms of Vilna Governorate 1878.svg|Coat of arms of Vilna Governorate, 1878 , 1909 In 1905, the Great Seimas of Vilnius took place in Vilnius during which the decision to demand wide political autonomy of Lithuania within the Russian Empire was made. It was proposed by the Chairman of the Great Seimas of Vilnius Jonas Basanavičius to recognize the flag of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (a white horse rider on a red bottom) as the flag of Lithuania, but this proposal was rejected due to the negative associations of red color with the 1905 Russian Revolution. is depicted in between the flags.|left 1915–1918 The discussions on the national flag resumed during World War I. Following the German Empire occupation of Lithuania in September 1915, the Lithuanians gathered into committees and organizations of various currents, which united their representatives. On 19 April 1918, the commission accepted a Lithuanian flag project which consisted of three equal width horizontal lines of yellow, green, and red colors. On 25 April 1918, the Council of Lithuania unanimously approved this flag project as the Flag of the State of Lithuania. At the meeting of the same day, it was proposed to raise the tricolor flag of the Lithuanian state above the Tower of the Gediminas' Castle, which was done in the middle of 1918 after difficult negotiations with the German authorities. Following the occupation of Vilnius by Soviet Russia, the Lithuanian institutions were evacuated to the temporary capital Kaunas in the first days of January 1919. In the temporary capital Kaunas, the historical flag of Lithuania was raised above the Presidential Palace, Palace of Seimas, and on top of the Tower of the Vytautas the Great War Museum (this historical flag was previously adopted by the Council of Lithuania and had a white horseman on a red bottom on one side and the Columns of Gediminas on the other side). == Republic of Lithuania in the interwar period ==

Seal of the Republic of Lithuania with '''', used in 1919–1940 When Lithuania restored its independence in 1918–1920, several artists produced updated versions of the coat of arms. Almost all included a scabbard, which is not found in its earliest historical versions. A romanticized version by Antanas Žemaitis became the most popular. In 1919, the Double Cross of the Jagiellonians was named the Cross for Homeland and was featured on one of the highest-ranking Lithuanian state decorations – Order of the Cross of Vytis, which was awarded for acts of bravery performed in defending the freedom and independence of Lithuania (the order was abolished following the occupations of Lithuania, but was re-established in 1991). According to a presidential decree of 3 February 1920, issued by the President of Lithuania Antanas Smetona, the Cross for Homeland was renamed to the Cross of Vytis. Vytis was the state emblem of the Republic of Lithuania until 1940 when the Republic was occupied by the Soviet Union and national symbols were suppressed, those who still displayed them received severe punishments. In 1988, Lithuania's Soviet authorities legalized the public display of . File:LithuanianRepublicGreaterCOA.jpg|An unknown version of the First Lithuanian Republic coat-of-arms, probably its greater coat of arms File:Vytis (Waykimas), coat of arms of Lithuania, designed by Antanas Žmuidzinavičius.jpg|A design of '''' by Antanas Žmuidzinavičius; popular in interwar independent Lithuania File:Swiss postcard with Vytis (Waykimas) and presumed territory of Lithuania, 1920.jpg|Swiss postcard with Vytis (Waykimas) and presumed territory of Lithuania, 1920. File:Coat of arms of the Republic of Lithuania. 1921.jpg|Coat of arms of the Republic of Lithuania in 1921 File:Older version of Lithuania COA.png|Juozas Zikaras' design (1925), widely used on the interwar independent Lithuania coins File:LTU 10 Litu 1927 obv.jpg|A banknote of 10 Lithuanian litas with '''' and the Columns of the Gediminids (1927) File:LTU 5 Litai 1929 obv.jpg|A banknote of 5 Lithuanian litas with Vytautas the Great and '''', 1929 File:LR-uzsienio-pasas-iki-1940.jpg|A foreign passport of the Republic of Lithuania with '''', used until the 1940 annexation File:Sitting-room of Vytautas the Great KGOC 3.jpg|A fireplace of a sitting-room of Vytautas the Great at the Kaunas Garrison Officers' Club Building File:Transitional prize with Vytis (Waykimas) of the commander of the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union team for shooting from automatic pistols.jpg|Transitional prize with Vytis (Waykimas) of the commander of the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union team for shooting from automatic pistols. File:Queen Louise Bridge decorated with Vytis (Waykimas) in Panemunė, Lithuania, 1937.jpg|Queen Louise Bridge, which at the time connected the Lithuanian town Panemunė and Prussian city Tilsit, decorated with '''' in 1937 File:Ministry of Finance of Lithuania with Vytis (Waykimas) and the Columns of Gediminas in Kaunas, 1930.jpg|Ministry of Finance of Lithuania Building in Kaunas, decorated with portraits of Antanas Smetona, Vytautas the Great, '''' and the Columns of Gediminas, 1930 File:Stasys Rastikis with flag in 1939.jpg|Commander of the Lithuanian Army Stasys Raštikis holds the Lithuanian Army flag with '''' on obverse side, while a Lithuanian soldier swears his loyalty by kneeling in front of it File:Anbo8.jpg|A Lithuanian bomber-reconnaissance monoplane ANBO VIII with the Double Cross of the Jagiellonians, constructed by the Lithuanian aeronautical engineer Antanas Gustaitis, in 1939 File:Lithuanian tanks heading to Lithuanian capital Vilnius in 1939.jpg|Lithuanian Vickers Light Tanks M1936 with the Columns of the Gediminids, heading to the Lithuanian capital Vilnius in 1939 File:Session of the Provisional Government of Lithuania.jpg|Session of the Provisional Government of Lithuania, which attempted to restore the statehood of the interwar Republic during the June Uprising in Lithuania, in 1941 File:Members of the Lithuanian partisans (Zalgiris Territorial Defense Force) in 1946.jpg|The Lithuanian partisans fought with the occupants in 1944–1953, wearing the interwar Lithuanian uniforms and insignia == Republic of Lithuania in the post-Cold War era ==

in Vilnius On March 11, 1990, Lithuania declared its independence and restored all of its pre-war national symbols, including its historic coat of arms Vytis. According to the 6th article of this Law, the historical national symbols of Lithuania are the Double Cross of the Jagiellonians and Columns of Gediminas. Despite the newly adopted Každailis' variant of '''', the Lithuanian litas coins featured Zikaras' design until they were replaced by the euro in 2015. In 2004, Lithuania's Seimas confirmed a new variant of the Vytis on the historical flag of Lithuania, the final design was approved on 17 June 2010. It is depicted on a rectangular red fabric, recalling the old battle flags of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania. Lithuania joined the Eurozone by adopting the euro on 1 January 2015. The designs of Lithuanian euro coins share a similar national side for all denominations, featuring the Vytis and the country's name in Lithuanian – Lietuva. The design was announced on 11 November 2004 following a public opinion poll conducted by the Bank of Lithuania. The horse is again leaping forward, as in more traditional versions. the second tome, released in 2014, presents the vision of the restoration of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the sticky web of intrigues and conflicts of the monarchs of France, Russia, and Prussia, while the third tome, released in 2019, presents the course of the history of Russia, Poland, and Lithuania from the 1810s to 1860s, consistently and vividly reveals the terrible drama of mutual relations between them. In 2023, Lithuanian vehicle registration plates design was modified to include Vytis. File:Protest 1988 in Vilnius (2).jpg|An anti-nuclear rally in Cathedral Square in 1988. A banner with Vytis was presented. File:KlpUniversitetasVlns90-10-5.jpg|Vytautas Landsbergis near the primary doors of the Seimas Palace with the recently added Vytis above them, in 1990. File:2009 m. Respublikos Prezidento inauguracija.jpg|The presidential version of the coat of arms, as depicted on the Presidential Palace, and the flag of the president of Lithuania File:Großfürstliches Schloss (Vilnius) Eingangsportal 20220630.jpg|Main gates of the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania with the front portal featuring Vytis in Vilnius File:Lithuanian coats of arms flag (Trakai, Lithuania, 2016).jpg|Modern Lithuanian state flag flying at Trakai File:Rittermonument Kaunas.jpg|Freedom Warrior statue in Kaunas File:Pasas2008.gif|The current passport of the Republic of Lithuania design File:LT-2008-50litų-Šv. Kazimieras-a.png|Litas commemorative coin featuring a historical Vytis File:500 litai (2000).jpg|A banknote of 500 Lithuanian litas with Vytis, 2000 File:N22978 1 eur Lietuva 2015.jpg|A coin of 1 Lithuanian Euro with Vytis, used since 1 January 2015 File:Lithuanian Armed Forces Battle flag (obverse).png|Flag of the Lithuanian Armed Forces with Vytis File:Battle of Grunwald 2010 (06).jpg|The Lithuanian soldiers with Vytis and the Columns of Gediminas banners during the Battle of Grunwald reconstruction File:IFV Vilkas.jpg|An armoured fighting vehicle Vilkas (Lithuanian variant of Boxer) with the Columns of the Gediminids File:Eurocopter AS365 + LET L-410.jpg|Lithuanian Air Forces aircraft with the Double Cross of the Jagiellonians in 2016 File:N42 Jotvingis NOCO2014 07 bow flag.JPG|Jotvingis (N42) of the Lithuanian Naval Force flying the state flag at jackstaff File:Boundary marker of Lithuania.svg|Boundary marker of the Lithuanian Republic File:LT judge pendant by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg|Lithuanian judges pendants with the Columns of Gediminas and Vytis File:YPT and ARAS exercise 2024 01.jpg|Soldier of the Lithuanian Special Operations Forces with insignia featuring the Columns of Gediminas == Related and similar coats of arms ==

Lithuania Recently adopted coats of arms of Vilnius and Panevėžys counties use different color schemes and add additional details to the basic image of the knight. Several towns in Lithuania use motifs similar to Vytis. For example, the coat of arms of Liudvinavas is parted per pale. One half depicts the Vytis and the other, Lady Justice. File:Coat of arms of Aukštaitija.svg|Ethnographic region Aukštaitija coat of arms File:Vilnius University Coat of arms.JPG|Vilnius University coat of arms File:LTU Vilniaus apskritis COA.svg|Vilnius County coat of arms File:Liudvinavas.gif|Liudvinavas coat of arms File:LTU Panevėžio apskritis COA.svg|Panevėžys County coat of arms File:VeivirzenaiCOA.gif|Veiviržėnai coat of arms File:Josvainiai COA.png|Josvainiai coat of arms File:Marijampole COA.svg|Marijampolė coat of arms File:Coat of arms of Daugailiai.svg|Daugailiai coat of arms File:AdutiskisCOA.png|Adutiškis coat of arms Poland As Lithuania and Poland were closely related for centuries, especially during the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth period, the Lithuanian coat of arms was also depicted in Poland. File:Malbork zamek 26.jpg|Malbork Castle, Malbork, 1590s File:Sobieski Crown.PNG|John III Sobieski's coat of arms crowning the Royal Chapel in Gdańsk with ' (') File:CollegiumNovum-HerbWielkiegoKsięstwaLitewskiego(Pogoń)-POL, Kraków.jpg|' (') as depicted on the façade of the Collegium Novum of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków File:Jan olbracht (1492–1501).jpg|Illustration with coat of arms of John I Albert (after 1492) File:Wawel Arras - Above-door Hanging - Arms of Lithuania with Hyena and Monkey.jpg|Above-door tapestry with the coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania on the background of a landscape with a hyena and a monkey, circa 1560, Wawel Castle File:Choir balcony with arms of Sigismund III Vasa, featuring Polish Eagle and Lithuanian Vytis (Waykimas), in the St. John's Archcathedral in Warsaw.jpg|Choir balcony with arms of Sigismund III Vasa in the St. John's Archcathedral in Warsaw File:Herb Rzeczypospolitej za Stanisława Augusta RB1.jpg|Guardhouse, Poznań, 1780s File:Piaseczno, church (Pomerania) (12).JPG|Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Piaseczno File:POL województwo podlaskie COA.svg|Podlaskie Voivodeship coat of arms File:POL Brańsk COA.svg|Brańsk coat of arms File:POL powiat bialski COA.svg|Biała County (Lublin Voivodeship) coat of arms File:POL powiat siemiatycki COA.svg|Siemiatycze County coat of arms File:POL powiat puławski COA 1.svg|Puławy County coat of arms File:POL Białystok formal COA.svg|Byalistok coat of arms File:Herb Siedlce.svg|Siedlce coat of arms (also see: MKP Pogoń Siedlce logo) Belarus The Belarusian lands had been part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since the Middle Ages, so the Lithuanian coat of arms grew into the local heraldic tradition and was used in the coats of arms of Belarusian towns and administrative districts, even during Russian rule. Thus, Belarusian nationalists who claimed that the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was part of a Belarusian statehood tradition adopted Lithuania's coat of arms as the Belarusian national emblem during the period of national revival in 1918. Pahonia (Пагоня, ultimately from Pogonia) is the Belarusian version of the coat of arms of Lithuania, also depicting an armed white horseman on a red background. However, in the Belarusian version, the two-barred cross depicted on the horseman's shield has uneven bars, the saddle blanket is in the Renaissance style, the horse's tail points down instead of up, and azure is absent from it altogether. Pahonia was chosen by the founders of the short-lived Belarusian People's Republic as the state emblem. During 1918 to 1923, it was used by the military units of the Belarusian People's Republic, as well as those formed within the Lithuanian and Polish armies. Subsequently, it was used in this role by Belarusians residing in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and other countries in the interwar period. During the Second World War, under German occupation Belarusians displayed Pahonia, it was used by collaborationist organisation, such as Belarusian People's Self-Help (BNS). They were also used by the Belarusian Central Council. During the Soviet period, the Pahonia coat of arms was banned and its possession was punishable by imprisonment. Soviet propaganda defamed Belarusian national symbols as being used by "Nazi collaborators". However, the coat of arms was used freely by Belarusian organisations in the West. The white–red–white flag and Pahonia were yet again adopted upon proclaiming of Belarus' independence in 1991. Soon after the 1994 Belarusian presidential election, the Belarusians voted for the introduction of a modified version of the Soviet flag and emblem in a 1995 referendum, initiated by President Alexander Lukashenko, and abolished Pahonia as an official symbol. However, Lukashenko still signed decrees to incorporate similar symbols into several reginal flags and coats of arms as in Gomel Region and Vitsebsk Region, and the previous national symbols continued to be used by the Belarusian opposition and gained exceptional popularity among the Belarusians during the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests. File:Герб БНР 1918.svg|alt=The Vytis (Pahonia) as used in the Belarusian People's Republic in 1918|The Pahonia as used in the Belarusian People's Republic in 1918 File:Pahonia, BNR. Пагоня, БНР (1918-20).jpg|Passport of the Belarusian People's Republic, 1918–1919 File:Seal of Belarusian Central Council.svg|Seal of the Byelorussian Central Council in 1943–1944 (during the period of the Nazi occupation) File:BKA-Weapons general h.svg|Marshal's insignia of the Byelorussian Home Defence, 1944–1945 File:Coat of arms of Belarus (1991–1995).svg|Coat of arms of Belarus from 1991 to 1995 File:Coat of Arms of Vitsebsk Voblasts.svg|Coat of arms of Vitsebsk Region File:Coat of Arms of Lepiel, Belarus.svg|Coat of arms of Lyepyel File:Coat of Arms of Vierchniadzvinsk, Belarus.svg|Coat of arms of Vierchniadzvinsk File:Coat of Arms of Rečyca, Belarus.svg|Coat of arms of Rechytsa File:Coat of Arms of Mahiloŭ (faded).svg|Coat of arms of Mahilyow File:BIA Lipniszki COA.png|Coat of arms of File:Demonstration against Alexander Lukashenko in front of the Belarus Embassy in Moscow. (2020-08-23) 18.jpg|alt=Belarusian opposition supporters holding flags with Vytis (Pahonia) during the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests|Belarusian opposition supporters holding flags with Pahonia during the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests File:Быдгашч. Акцыя салідарнасці з Украінай (2022-03-05) 1.jpg|alt=Belarusian opposition supporters holding Vytis (Pahonia) signs during the Protests against the Russian invasion of Ukraine|Belarusian opposition supporters holding Pahonia signs during the protests against the Russian invasion of Ukraine Ukraine The horseman was featured on the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, on the Seal of King Yuri II Boleslav with the Ruthenian lion on the coat of arms, on the Mykhailo Hrushevsky's proposal of the coat of arms of the Ukrainian People's Republic, and other Ukrainian coats of arms. File:Герб Волинсько Галицької землі 1313.jpg|Coats of arms of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, 1313 File:Alex K Yuri Boleslav seal 2.png|Seal of King Yuri II Boleslav denoting a horseman with lion on the coat of arms (14th century) File:Coins of Boleslaw-Yuri II of Galicia.png|King Yuri II Boleslav's coin of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia (14th century) File:Pahonia. Пагоня (1440).jpg|Coat of arms of Švitrigaila, circa 1440, who at the time ruled Ruthenian territories in Ukraine, a variation of File:Coat of arms of Iziaslav.png|Coat of arms of Iziaslav, Ukraine, since 1754 File:Вежа Вітовта з висоти 2.jpg|Watch tower of Vytautas the Great in Kherson Oblast with the historical state flag of Lithuania File:Czernelyca kosciol DSC 9576 26-216-0053.JPG|The coat of arms of Dukes Czartoryski with Vytis above the portal of the former Dominican Church in Chernelytsia File:Adam Mickiewicz Monument in Lviv (1).jpg|Adam Mickiewicz Monument, Lviv, 1904 File:UNR coa projects Hrushevskyy.svg|Mykhailo Hrushevskyi's proposal for the coat of arms of the Ukrainian People's Republic File:POL Kołki COA.png|Coat of arms of Kolky under Polish rule File:Coat of Arms of Zhytomyr Oblast.svg|Coat of arms of Zhytomyr Oblast File:Coat of Arms of Staryi Chortoryisk.gif|Coat of arms of Staryi Chortoryisk File:Coat of arms of Nemenka (Vinnytsia Raion).svg|Coat of arms of File:Lytovezh gerb.png|Coat of arms of Lytovezh File:COA of Lubar.png|Coat of arms of Liubar File:Gorodnytska otg gerb.png|Coat of arms of Horodnytsia File:Coat of Arms of Starokostiantynivskiy Raion in Khmelnytsky Oblast.png|Coat of arms of Starokostiantyniv Raion in 2004–2020 File:Coat of Arms of Vitovka raion.png|Coat of arms of Vitovka Raion in 2017–2020 File:Volodymyr Zelensky 2019 presidential inauguration 11 (cropped).jpg|Collar of the president of Ukraine, one of whose medallions contains ' (') Russia Due to historical connections with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (and later Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth), some Russian regions adopted Lithuanian coat of arms from the Russian Empire period. After the dissolution of the USSR, such coats of arms were restored. File:Coat of Arms of Sebezh.png|Coat of arms of Sebezh File:Coat of Arms of Nevel (Pskov oblast).png|Coat of arms of Nevel File:Coat of arms of Velizh 1781.svg|Coat of arms of Velizh File:Smolensk Historical Museum - 0296.jpg|The Lithuanian coat of arms on display at the Smolensk Historical museum Noble families The Lithuanian coat of arms with some modifications was adopted by several Gediminid Lithuanian, Polish and Russian noble families, namely Czartoryski, Sanguszko, Chowanski, Trubetskoy and Golitsyn. In Polish heraldry, those coat of arms are called Pogoń Litewska. File:POL COA Sanguszko.svg|Sanguszko coat of arms File:RU COA Sangushko.png|Sangushko coat of arms, 1906 File:Čartaryjski, Pahonia. Чартарыйскі, Пагоня (1785).jpg|Czartoryski coat of arms, 1785 File:Sapieha, Pahonia. Сапега, Пагоня (1786).jpg|Coat of arms of the House of Sapieha, 1786 File:Pavał Halšanski, Pahonia. Павал Гальшанскі, Пагоня (1555) (2).jpg|Coat of arms of Paweł Holszański circa 1555 File:Golitsyn, Pahonia. Галіцын, Пагоня (1872-89).jpg|Coat of arms of the House of Golitsyn, 19th century File:POL COA Pogoń Litewska.svg|Simple version File:POL COA Beyzym.svg|Beyzym, a variation Other locations Austria File:Albertina Vienna June 2006 606.jpg|Albertina, Vienna, 18th century File:Wien Augustinerkirche Kenotaph Maria Christina 6.jpg|Coat of arms on the Cenotaph of Maria Christina in Vienna France File:Coat of arms of Lithuania Vytis (Waykimas) with the Double Cross of the Jagiellonian dynasty, 1601-1700.jpg|Vytis from Armorial universel, avec blasons peints, 17th century File:Bonsecours Nancy.JPG|Catholic church, Nancy, 18th century File:Fronton hôtel de ville Nancy.JPG|Pediment of the Nancy Town Hall File:Paris Conciergerie 775.jpg| Vytis on top of Palais de la Cité's ''Tour de l'Horloge'' clock, Paris, since 1585 File:Lunéville, Église Saint-Jacques PM 49744.jpg|Vytis in the Saint Jacques Church in Lunéville (coat of arms of Stanisław Leszczyński) File:Musée lorrain MB chenet aux armes du roi Stanislas.jpg|Vytis in the Lorraine Museum coat of arms of Stanisław Leszczyński) File:Collège Stanislas blason 1905.jpg|Coat of arms of the Collège Stanislas de Paris with Vytis (1905 version; a similar coat of arm is still in use) File:Dragons de la Reine 06062.jpg|Guidon of the Reine Dragons Regiment with Vytis File:TakenplatteRoscheiderhof HE48 FrankreichLothringenH1a.jpg|Wedding coat of arms of Louis XV and Marie Leszczyńska in Zinswiller, first half of the 18th century File:GrabMaria Leszczynska.jpg|Grave of Marie Leszczyńska in Saint-Denis Latvia File:Lithuanian-Livonian double-Denar with monogram of Steponas Batoras, coat of arms of Gotthard Kettler and Lithuanian Vytis (Waykimas), 1578.jpg|Double-Denar of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia with monogram of Stephen Báthory, coat of arms of Gotthard Kettler, and '''', 1578 File:Coin of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia with portrait of Ernst Johann von Biron, Vytis (Waykimas) and the Polish Eagle, 1764.jpg|Coin of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia with portrait of Ernst Johann von Biron, '''', and the Polish Eagle, 1764 Sweden File:Sigismund III's banner (1601-1605, Army myseum, Stockholm) 01 by shakko.jpg|Banner of Sigismund III Vasa in the Swedish Army Museum, Stockholm Germany File:Freiberg katedra mpazdziora.JPG|Freiberg Cathedral in Freiberg, Saxony, 18th century File:Coat of arms Moritzburg Castle.jpg|Coat of arms on the Moritzburg Castle in Moritzburg, Saxony File:Dresden Zwinger Wappen 3.jpg|Zwinger, Dresden, 18th century File:UebigauHerkules.jpg|Coat of arms on the Palace Übigau with Hercules, Dresden File:Kartouwe with the Coat of arms of August II, Polish Eagle, and Lithuanian Vytis (Waikymas) in the Königstein Fortress.jpg|Coat of arms on a cannon in Königstein Fortress, Dresden File:Löbau-Rathaus-Wappen-4.jpg|Coat of arms on the Löbau Town Hall File:Grimma Poeppelmannbruecke Saechsisches Wappen.jpg|Bridge over Mulde, Grimma, 18th century File:20050116190DR Wilsdruff Rathaus Wappen.jpg|Town hall, Wilsdruff, 18th century File:Theatinerkirche, München, Deutschland09.jpg|Coats of arms on the Theatine Church in Munich, 18th century File:Grimma, Leipziger Straße, Postmeilensäule-001.jpg|Coats of arms on the Saxon milepost in Grimma, Saxony state File:20090501100DR Wurzen Kursächsische Posthalterei Wappen.jpg|Portal of a post office in Wurzen, Leipzig district, 1734 File:Allianzwappen am Georgstor.jpg|Vytis in Bavaria File:Wappen-Fürstenzug29.jpg|Vytis on the Fürstenzug in Dresden File:Standarte Sachsen Kadetten-Korps 1747-1865.JPG|Banner of the Royal Saxon Army, 1747–1865 United States File:Waterbury Lithuanian school.jpg|Saint Joseph's School, Waterbury, Connecticut Our Lady of Šiluva chapel in Washington mosaic.jpg|Our Lady of Šiluva Chapel at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. File:Badge of the Convention of the Lithuanian Americans (SLA), 1914.jpg|Badge of the Convention of the Lithuanian Americans (SLA), 1914. File:Lithuanian Hall in Baltimore 16.jpg|Lithuanian Hall on Hollins Street in Hollins Market, Baltimore. File:Opening festivities of the Consulate of Lithuania in Chicago, 1924.jpg|Opening festivities of the Consulate of Lithuania in Chicago in 1924. The Coat of arms of Lithuania Vytis (Waykimas) is seen in the background. File:Opening festivities of the Consulate General of Lithuania in New York City, 1930.jpg|Opening festivities of the Consulate General of Lithuania in New York City, 1930. The Coat of arms of Lithuania Vytis (Waykimas) is hanging on a wall. Lithuanian Hall, South Side, Pittsburgh, entrance decoration, 2021-08-19.jpg|The former Lithuanian Hall in Pittsburgh == See also ==