32-720: White Eagle ( s ) may refer to: History and politics [ edit ] Coat of arms of Poland , a white eagle Crusade of Romanianism , or White Eagles, a 1930s far-right movement in Romania Task Force White Eagle , a Polish military unit during the War in Afghanistan 2002–2021 White Eagles (paramilitary) , a 1990s Serbian paramilitary group Film [ edit ] White Eagle (1922 serial) , an American Western film serial The White Eagle ,
64-436: A 1928 Soviet silent drama film White Eagle (1932 film) , an American Western directed by Lambert Hillyer White Eagle (1941 film) , an Argentine drama directed by Carlos Hugo Christensen White Eagle (1941 serial) , an American film serial based on the 1932 film White Eagle (1942 short film), a Polish-British short film nominated for Best Documentary Film at the 15th Academy Awards White Eagle Enterprises,
96-944: A Canadian soccer team based in Toronto Springvale White Eagles FC , an Australian soccer club based in Melbourne Structures [ edit ] White Eagle Hall , a venue in Jersey City, New Jersey, US White Eagle Municipal Stadium , a venue in Legnica, Poland White Eagle Museum , a Polish military museum in Skarżysko-Kamienna, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship The White Eagle School , in Devpur Jakhwali, Gujarat, India Other uses [ edit ] Chief White Eagle (c. 1825–1914), Native American chief of
128-476: A Mount Vert a Crown Or issuant therefrom a double-Cross Argent (for Hungary ); 4th, azure three Lions' Heads affronté Crowned Or (for Dalmatia ) Quarterly 1st and 4th Gules, an eagle argent, crowned or; 2nd and 3rd, Gules, Pogonia . The inescutcheon here, Azure, three fleurs-de-lis or, belonged to Henry III of France Used since 1944 and legalized in 1952, the emblem of the Polish People's Republic
160-462: A cross added atop the crown. After the fall of communism in 1989, the coat of arms was swiftly redesigned by Andrzej Heidrich using the Kamiński's design as a basis. The modifications include the removal of the yellow border around the shield and changing the cinquefoils that adorned the upper edges of the eagle's wings from resembling stars to be in the shape of a trefoil. The crown was also returned to
192-832: A film production company founded by Sylvester Stallone ^ The 15th Academy Awards , held in 1943, was the only one where Documentary Short and Documentary Feature were combined in one category, complete with 25 films nominated and 4 films awarded with Oscars Sports [ edit ] Bonnyrigg White Eagles FC , an Australian soccer club based in Bonnyrigg Dianella White Eagles SC , an Australian soccer club based in Perth New Town Eagles SC , originally White Eagle, an Australian soccer club based in Hobart Serbian White Eagles FC ,
224-593: A heraldic charge (in this particular case a white crowned eagle) and not an entire coat of arms, but it is also an archaic word for a national symbol of any sort. In later legislation only the herb retained this designation; it is unknown why. The coat of arms of the Republic of Poland is described in two legal documents: the Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 1997 and the Coat of Arms, Colors and Anthem of
256-572: A large bird of prey Aguila Blanca (disambiguation) Serbia national football team , nicknamed the Beli Orlovi (White Eagles) Beli Orlovi (supporter group) , organized supporters of Serbian sport, especially of the Serbia national football team Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title White Eagle . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
288-661: A rectangular shape. The arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was quartered, with Polish eagle and Lithuanian Pogonia on opposite sides. Kings used to place their own emblems in escutcheon point (i.e., House Vasa). Despite the fact that new emblems were given to provinces established by the invaders after the partitions of Poland , the White Eagle remained there with or without crown and occasionally with face turned towards left and in some exceptions with Pogonia. But in most cases they were combined with
320-486: A robbery of a Wells Fargo depot by Los Macheteros, a guerrilla group seeking Puerto Rican independence Águilas Blancas , an American football team of the National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Aguila Blanca . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
352-526: Is a white, crowned eagle with a golden beak and talons, on a red background. In Poland, the coat of arms as a whole is referred to as godło both in official documents and colloquial speech, despite the fact that other coats of arms are usually called a herb (e.g. the Nałęcz herb or the coat of arms of Finland ). This stems from the fact that in Polish heraldry , the word godło (plural: godła ) means only
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#1732772617461384-496: Is adorned with three roughly rectangular gemstones. The fleurons – of which the two outer ones are only partly visible – have the shape of a fleur-de-lis . The entire crown, including the gems, as well as spaces between the fleurons, is rendered in gold. The charge is placed in an escutcheon (shield) of the Modern French type. It is a nearly rectangular upright isosceles trapezoid , rounded at
416-438: Is turned to its right. In English heraldic terminology, the arms are blazoned as Gules an eagle crowned, beaked and armed Or . In contrast to classic heraldry, where the same blazon may be rendered into varying designs, the Coat of Arms Act allows only one official rendering of the national coat of arms. The official design may be found in attachment no. 1 to the Coat of Arms Act. The nearly circular charge , i.e. ,
448-485: The CIE 1976 color space (see Flag of Poland – National colors for details). According to legend, the White Eagle emblem originated when Poland's legendary founder Lech saw a white eagle's nest. When he looked at the bird, a ray of sunshine from the red setting sun fell on its wings, so they appeared tipped with gold, the rest of the eagle was pure white. He was delighted and decided to settle there and placed
480-702: The Poland national football team 's shirts; a new shirt without the eagle was introduced in November 2011, prompting complaints from fans and president Bronisław Komorowski . Due to this overwhelming public pressure, the football shirts were redesigned with the eagle reinstated in the centre of the shirt in December 2011. Party per cross, quarterly 1st, barry of eight Gules and argent (for Árpáds ) and azure semé-de-lis or with label gules (for Capetian Anjou ); 2nd, Gules, an eagle argent, crowned or; 3rd, impaling Gules on
512-605: The Russian Empire as the Vistula Land in 1867) was approved by Austria-Hungary and Wilhelm II 's Germany in 1916. A year later, the first Polish banknotes (Polish Marka) with Crowned Eagle on an indivisible shield were introduced. After regaining total independence and the creation of the Second Polish Republic (1918–1939) the White Eagle was implemented by the act of 1919. The official image of
544-505: The Polish coat of arms during Przemysł II reign as a reminder of the Piast tradition before the fragmentation of Poland. The eagle's graphic form has changed throughout centuries. Its recent shape, accepted in 1927, was designed by professor Zygmunt Kamiński and was based on the eagle's form from the times of Stefan Batory 's reign. It was adapted to stamps or round shields rather than to
576-561: The Ponca, politician, and civil rights leader White Eagle (album) , a 1982 album by Tangerine Dream White Eagle ( Twilight: 2000 ) , a 1990 tabletop game adventure White Eagle, Oklahoma , US, an unincorporated community White Eagle Aviation , a Polish airline The White Eagle Lodge , a spiritual organization in England See also [ edit ] Order of the White Eagle (disambiguation) White-tailed eagle ,
608-525: The Republic of Poland, and State Seals Act ( Ustawa o godle, barwach i hymnie Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej oraz o pieczęciach państwowych ) of 1980 with subsequent amendments (henceforth referred to as "the Coat of Arms Act"). The Crown was restored on December 31, 1989 by the Act of December 29, 1989 amending the Constitution of the Polish People's Republic (Article 1, point 19). However, the new emblem design
640-422: The bottom, whose upper base is slightly longer than the lower one, from the middle of which extends downwards a pointed tip. Although the shield is an integral part of the coat of arms, Polish law stipulates, in certain cases, to only use the charge without the escutcheon. The shades of the principal tinctures, white ( Argent ) and red ( Gules ), which are the national colors of Poland, are specified as coordinates in
672-471: The coat of arms (which resembled the emblem of Stanislaus Augustus ) was redesigned in 1927 by Zygmunt Kamiński. This design was introduced by law on 13 December of that year before coming into effect on 29 March 1928. According to the research of Polish heraldist Jerzy Michta published in 2017, the version designed by Kamiński was actually plagiarized from a 1924 medal by Elisa Beetz-Charpentier made in honor of Ignacy Paderewski . After World War II ,
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#1732772617461704-528: The communist authorities of the Polish People's Republic removed the crown from the eagle's head. Still, Poland was one of the few countries in the Eastern Bloc with no communist symbols (red stars, ears of wheat, hammers, etc.) on either its flag or its coat of arms. The crownless design was approved by resolution in 1955. To counter that, the Polish government in exile introduced a new emblem with
736-472: The eagle on his emblem. He also named the place Gniezdno (currently Gniezno ) from the Polish word gniazdo ("nest"). The symbol of an eagle appeared for the first time on the coins made during the reign of Bolesław I (992–1025), initially as the coat of arms of the Piast dynasty . Beginning in the 12th century, the eagle has appeared on the shields, ensigns, coins, and seals of the Piast dukes. It appeared on
768-459: The eagle's head. The redesigned coat of arms was adopted by law on 22 February 1990. The eagle appears on many public administration buildings, it is present in schools and courts. Furthermore, it is placed on the obverse of Polish coins . However the issue on which conditions it should be exposed and how it should be interpreted is the topic of numerous debates in Poland. The eagle was formerly on
800-416: The 💕 (Redirected from Aguila Blanca (disambiguation) ) Aguila Blanca may refer to: The White Eagle (1941 film) , an Argentine film José "Aguila Blanca" Maldonado Román (1874–1932), Puerto Rican revolutionary and outlaw Mantled hawk ( Leucopternis polionotus ), a species of bird of prey in the family Accipitridae Aguila Blanca (meteorite) Águila Blanca (heist) ,
832-404: The image of the white eagle, is highly stylized. The heraldic bird is depicted with its wings and legs outstretched, its head turned to the right, in a pose known in heraldry as 'displayed'. The eagle's plumage, as well as its tongue and leg scales are white with gradient shading suggestive of a bas-relief . Each wing is adorned with a curved band extending from the bird's torso to the upper edge of
864-539: The invader's emblem. The Poles conscientiously collected coins from the pre-partitions period with the eagle on their obverse and reverse. The symbol of the eagle, often with Pogonia , appeared on numerous flags and emblems of the November Uprising . The resurrection of the Polish Kingdom (Polish Regency) in the territories of the former Congress Poland (which had been partitioned and annexed by
896-410: The law confusing, open to various interpretations and often not followed in practice. According to Chapter I, Article 28, paragraph 1 of the Constitution, the coat of arms of Poland is an image of a crowned white eagle in a red field . The Coat of Arms Act, Article 4, further specifies that the crown, as well as the eagle's beak and talons, are golden. The eagle's wings are outstretched and its head
928-403: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=White_Eagle&oldid=1246555301 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Coat of arms of Poland The coat of arms of Poland
960-414: The wing, terminating in a heraldic cinquefoil (a stylized five-leafed plant). Three of its leaves are embossed like a trefoil (note similar trefoils in the medieval designs of the eagle). In heraldic terms, the eagle is "armed", that is to say, its beak and talons are rendered in gold, in contrast to the body. The crown on the eagle's head consists of a base and three fleurons extending from it. The base
992-444: Was introduced only on February 22, 1990, by the Act of February 9, 1990 amending the provisions on the coat of arms, colors and anthem of the Republic of Poland. Legislation concerning the national symbols is far from perfect. The Coat of Arms Act has been amended several times and refers extensively to executive ordinances, some of which have never been issued. Moreover, the Act contains errors, omissions and inconsistencies which make
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1024-496: Was valid until February 21, 1990. In addition to the lack of a crown and other rosettes, there is a significant deformation of the eagle's head and eye compared to the pre-war eagle. The current version of the Emblem is consistent with the Act of February 22, 1990. Significant modifications by Andrzej Heidrich are visible compared to the pre-war eagle created by Zygmunt Kamiński. Aguila Blanca (disambiguation) From Misplaced Pages,
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