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Flag and coat of arms of Jurbarkas

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Jurbarkas
UseSmall vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag Municipal flag
Adopted1611 (as arms)
24 November 1993
DesignA red field charged with three silver-white fleur de lis two over one in its centre
Coat of arms of Jurbarkas
ArmigerJurbarkas
Adopted1611
ShieldA red shield charged with three silver-white fleur de lis two over one

The flag and coat of arms of Jurbarkas represents Jurbarkas, Lithuania with a red banner charged with three silver-white fleurs-de-lis in the center, two over one.[1][2][3] An example of heraldic flag design, the flag employs the city's coat of arms, making it a banner of arms. The design of the arms of Jurbarkas is believed to originate from the arms of the Sapieha house, a noble family from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania which was responsible for Jurbarkas receiving city rights and the coat of arms in 1611.[4][2]

The three fleurs-de-lis design was abolished during the final years of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, but officially restored in 1993 after the independence of present-day Lithuania. Before restoration, several variant designs, such as using one over two fleurs-de-lis, had been restored and abolished. The original two over one version was briefly readopted in 1970 during the Soviet period, but abolished that same year.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Rimša, Edmundas Antanas (1998). Heraldry of Lithuania.
  2. ^ a b "Jurbarkas - Herb Jurbarkas (coat of arms, crest)". www.ngw.nl. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
  3. ^ "Jurbarkas (Taurage, Lithuania)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2018-10-13.
  4. ^ "Jurbarkas Tourist Information Centre - About region". www.jurbarkotic.lt. Retrieved 2018-10-13.