Symbols of Kamień County

The coat of arms of Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship located in Poland, is divided horizontally into blue and white stripes, with 2 golden (yellow) crosiers and 2 red roses within blue stripe, and red Griffin with yellow claws and beak, within the white stripe. The flag of the county is a rectangle divided horizontally into white and blue stripes, with the coat of arms in the middle.[1][2]

Coat of arms of Kamień County
Adopted3 February 2006
BlazonBlue and white Iberian style escutcheon
CompartmentRed griffin with golden (yellow) beak and claws
Flag of Kamień County
Proportion5:8
Adopted3 February 2006
DesignRectangle divided horizontally into white and blue stripes, with the coat of arms in the middle.

Design

The coat of arms is a Iberian style escutcheon, that is divided horizontally onto two stripes: blue on the left, and silver (white) on the right. Within the blue stripe, are located two golden (yellow) crosiers, and two roses with red petals and golden (yellow) inside. Within the white stripe, is located a left-facing red Griffin with yellow claws and beak, with red tongue.[1][2]

The elements within the blue stripe are a reference to the coat of arms of Kamień Pomorski, which is the seat of the county. Its coat of arms include John the Baptist with two golden (yellow) crosiers with roses.[1][3] The red griffin on the white background, is a design that had been used by the House of Griffin, that ruled over Pomeralia in the Middle Ages.[1]

The flag is a rectangle, that is divided horizontally into two stripes, white on the left, and blue, on the right, with the coat of arms placed in the middle. Its aspect ratio of height to width is 5:8.[1]

History

The coat of arms and flag had been adopted by the Council of Kamień County, on 3 February 2006, in the resolution no. XXXIV/254/2006.[1][2]

References
  1. "Herb i flaga Powiatu Kamieńskiego". bip.powiatkamienski.pl (in Polish).
  2. Resolution no. Nr XXXIV/254/2006 of the Council of Kamień County. 3 February 2006
  3. Andrzej Plewako, Józef Wanag: Herbarz Miast Polskich. Warsaw: Arkady, 1994, p. 76. ISBN 978-83-213-3568-1.
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