Poland

The flag of Poland is an equal horizontal bicolour of white and red.
==State flag==
The state flag of Poland is also very commonly used, along with the civil ensign (above). The difference between the designs is the Polish coat of arms, located in the center of the white stripe on top.
==Symbolism==
Red (royalty, blood shed for the nation) and white (purity) are the colours of Poland. There's a legend about origins of the white eagle as a symbol of Poland. The first, legendary Polish prince, Lech, as the location of the capital city of his kingdom chose place under the white-tailed eagle's nest. That's how the city of Gniezno, first capital city of Poland got its name (gniazdo means nest in Polish).
==Flag Colors==
Color	Color Name	HEX RGB
 	White 	#ffffff
 	Crimson 	#dc143c
== History==
File:Kingdom of Poland.png|Flag of the Kingdom of Poland
File:Crown of the Kingdom of Poland1.png|First variant of the flag of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
File:Crown of the Kingdom of Poland2.png|Second Variant of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland
File:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.png|Flag of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth with the Commonwealth's coat of arms in the centre. The original version had current king's coat of arms.
File:Military ensign of Vistula Flotilla of Congress Poland.png|Military ensign of Vistula Flotilla of Congress Poland
File:Royal Standard of the Tsar of Poland (1815–1830).png|Royal standard of the Tsar of Russia as the King of Congress Poland
File:Galicia and Lodomeria (1890-1918).png|Flag of the Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria
File:Grand Duchy of Posen.png|Flag of the Grand Duchy of Posen
==Trivia==
*If this flag was turned upside-down, it would look similar to the flag of Indonesia or Monaco.
==See also==
*Polish Cities
*Polish Muncipalities
*Polish Counties
*Polish Voivodeships
== References ==
* Flag of Poland on the Polish Wikipedia
==European Nations==
Category:Poland
Category:Red
Category:White
Category:Europe