Lower Silesian

The flag of Lower Silesian Voivodeship features the historic Silesian eagle — a black eagle on a golden (yellow) field. The eagle is distinguished by a white crescent on its breast, a heraldic charge that has been associated with Silesia since the Piast dukes of the 13th century. The black-on-gold color scheme sets this flag apart from most Polish voivodeship flags, which tend to use the national red and white. Lower Silesia's heraldic tradition reflects its complex history under Polish, Bohemian, Habsburg, and Prussian rule before returning to Poland after World War II.