Similar Coats of Arms
The former coat of arms of Belarus (Pahonia, last used 1991–1995) is very similar to the Vytis, with slight differences: the patriarchal cross with arms of uneven length is displayed on the shield and the saddle blanket is of the Renaissance style; Azure is absent from it altogether. Several Gediminid Lithuanian, Polish and Russian noble families adopted the earlier versions of the coat of arms with some modifications, namely Czartoryski, Trubetzkoy and Galitzine. 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 the Vytis. For example, the coat of arms of Liudvinavas is parted per pale. One half depicts the Vytis and the other, Lady Justice.
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Vytis as it was used in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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Coat of arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
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Vilnius County coat of arms
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Vilna Governorate coat of arms
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