National Flags
The basic variant of the national flag is a plain white-and-red horizontal bicolor. A variant defaced with the coat of arms is restricted to official use abroad and at sea. Legal restrictions notwithstanding, the two variants are often treated as interchangeable in practice.
| Image | English name Polish name |
Design | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag of the Republic of Poland Flaga Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej |
Horizontal bicolor of white and red Proportion 5:8 |
? National flag, inland ensign |
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| Flag with coat of arms of the Republic of Poland Flaga z godłem Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej |
Horizontal bicolor of white and red defaced with the arms of Poland in the white stripe Proportion 5:8 |
? Polish embassies, consulates etc.; civilian airplanes during international flights; civilian airports and heliports; civil and state ensign |
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