The National coat of arms of Lithuania is a mounted armoured knight holding a sword and shield, known as Vytis (pronounced ['vîːtɪs]). Since the early 15th century, it has been Lithuania's official coat of arms and is one of the oldest European coats of arms. The coat of arms features a red field with a white (silver) armoured knight on a white (silver) horse holding in his right hand a white (silver) sword above his head.[1]
The present coats of arms of Lithuania are authorized by the President of Lithuania with suggestions by Lithuanian Heraldry Commission (Lietuvos heraldikos komisija), a heraldic authority appointed by presidential decrees. The Lithuanian Heraldry Commission also established regulations on Lithuanian coats of arms.[2]
The coats of arms of Lithuania are presented below.
National
Military
- Joint Headquarters of the Lithuanian Armed Forces
- Depot Storage Service
- Chaplains Office
- Central Military Ground
- Jonas Basanavičius Military Medical Service
- Logistics Command
- Material Assets Department
- Military Cartography Centre
- Movement Control Centre
- Training and Doctrine Command
- Officers Club
- Grand Duke Vytenis General Support Battalion
- Great Hetman Jonušas Radvila Training Regiment
- Division General Stasys Raštikis Lithuanian Armed Forces Academy
- General Adolfas Ramanauskas Warfare Training Centre
Cultural regions
Counties
Alytus County
Kaunas County
Klaipėda County
Marijampolė County
Panevėžys County
Šiauliai County
Tauragė County
Telšiai County
Utena County
- Utena (also Utena District Municipality)
Vilnius County
See also
References
- ↑ Akmenytė-Ruzgienė, Vilma. "Historical national (armorial) flag of Lithuania". Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ↑ "Heraldika". President of Lithuania. Retrieved 29 March 2023.