Flag of Poland

The origin of the flag of Poland can be associated to the Piast dynasty. It can also be linked to the White Eagle within a red field. The concept behind the design of the Polish flag can also be linked on the historical events that occur within Poland during the 18th and the 19th centuries. Poland’s national flag is composed of two colors namely red and white. Both colors come in two horizontal forms with equal length and width, the upper portion being white and the lower portion red.

The reason behind the colors present in the national flag of Poland is the fact that these colors are usually found in military flags and royal standards from earlier times. Because all soldiers of Poland tend to wear caps with white cockades, white has been used as one of the colors of the national flag. The white in the Polish flag is known to represent the bravery of the Polish soldiers. In the year 1830 to 1831, tricolor cockades which are composed of white, red and blue are worn by soldiers. The red and white combination is also worn by most soldiers. Because of the lack of uniformity on the cockades of Polish soldiers, the white and red combination was finally adopted as their official cockade. This adaptation happened on the 7th day of February, 1831.

Because of the great respect of the Polish people to the bravery of their Polish soldiers, the national flag of Poland was designed based on the colors of their soldiers. The colors continued their reign as the national colors of Poland even after the cockades of the soldier were outlawed. The national flag with the national colors of Poland is even used excessively whenever Polish people fight for freedom and independence. It is the main reason why the Polish flag continues to gain respect from different countries all over the world.