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image by Jens Pattke, 26 Oct 2002
Here is official law (translation by Chrystian Kretowicz)
On the basis of the Art.12 of the Law dated June 5,1998 about the County's
self-government the County Council decreed the following:
§ 1
1.Color of the Płock County, which is Polish Scarlet.
2.Armorial Flag of Płock County
3.Banner of Plock County.
§ 2
Flag is a piece of cloth, rectangular, of Polish Scarlet color, in
ratio of 5:8 (100 cm by 160 cm). In the middle is a divided in halfs the
Mazovian-Plockian Eagle.
§ 3
Banner is a square piece of cloth with sides of 100 cm and in Polish
Scarlet color. Obverse has an embroided image of the Arms of Plock County
- divided eagle of Mazovia-Plock, right side - silver, left - black.
Eagle's beak and talons are gold.
On the eagle's breast is a golden letter"P".
In the corners are four dates - 1495, 1918, 1990 and 1999 embroided
in gold . Under the eagle is a legend "POWIAT PLOCKI" ( County of Plock)
also in gold.
On the reverse is a golden laurel wreath. Inside the wreath is a county's
motto "POLSCE I ZIEMI PLOCKIEJ" (For Poland and the Land of Plock) in gold.
§ 4
Top of the banner is the White Eagle of Poland made of white metal.
Crown, beak and talons are gold plated.
Symbols of Plock County:
COLORS
Color of the flag and bannere has a deep historical meaning. Since
centuries, the Polish Scarlet was the color of the Mazovian Voivodship
and the Land of Plock and on this background the white eagle, without the
crown, was always placed. With these colors, two banners (military units),
of Mazovia and Plock, took part in the Battle of Grunwald (Tannenberg)
in 1410. In 1462, the banner of Plock Voivodship underwent changes. The
color was the same, but instead of the white eagle, the princely arms of
the Mazovia-Plock were introduced - the black eagle with the gold letter
"P" on its breast. As the present-day Plock County considers itself a historical
successor of the traditions of Mazovia-Plock, the scarlet color of its
flag and banner was retained.
SYMBOLS ON THE OBVERSE OF THE BANNER:
Arms of the Plock County is an uncrowned eagle divided vertically into
two halfs - white and black (silver and black).
On its breast, the eagle carries golden letter"P". Beak and talons
are gold (yellow).
Right side of the eagle - silver (white) corresponds to the princely
arms of the Mazovia-Plock, left - black - to the arms of Plock Voivodship.
The divided - "Mazovian-Plockian" eagle contains the heraldic traditions
of Mazovia-Plock and the former Plock Voivodship - Land of Plock.
The divided eagle is the Coat of Arms of the Plock County according to the Law
#59 of the County Council ( May 10,1999)
The dates in the corners of the banner:
1495 - Inclusion of Plock and Mazovia-Plock into the Polish Crown by
the King - John Albert and the beginning of the rapid economic development
of the city of Plock and other towns of thye Land of Plock.
1918 - memorializes restitution of Poland's independence after 123
years of enslavement due to the partitions, and creation of the local structures,
including that of the Plock County, in the Polish 2nd Republic.
1990 - Restoration of the meaningfull territorial self-government by
the Sejm of the Polish Republic on March 8,1990.
1999 - On Jan1,1999, the 3rd Polish Republic transferred to the self-governing
community and authorities of the Plock County all responsibilities for
the public affairs in the local context, which rested, up to date with
the state administration.
The legend "POWIAT PLOCKI" (County of Płock) together with with the
arms, indicates belonging of the banner to the people of Płock County.
SYMBOLS ON THE REVERSE OF THE BANNER:
The wreath of two brunches of laurel leaves in 7 shades (hues) of gold.
The Laurel Wreath symbolizes victory and prosperity.
The motto "For Poland and the Land of Płock" pledges the service of
the elected authorities and all inhabitants to the work for the benefits
of the country and the county.
Jens Pattke, 26 Oct 2002
![[Polck county banner - obverse]](../images/p/pl-ma-p1.gif)
image by Jens Pattke, 26 Oct 2002
Plock County Banner_obverse (Source: UCHWALA NR 244/XXV/2002 RADY
POWIATU W PLOCKU z dnia 26 lutego 2002 roku [by Law #244/XXV of the
County Council (26 February 2002)])
![[Polck county banner - reverse]](../images/p/pl-ma-p2.gif)
image by Jens Pattke, 26 Oct 2002
Plock County Banner_reserve (Source: UCHWALA NR 244/XXV/2002 RADY
POWIATU W PLOCKU z dnia 26 lutego 2002 roku [by Law #244/XXV of the
County Council ( 26 February 2002)])
![[Polck county Coat of Arms]](../images/p/pl-ma)pl.gif)
image by Jens Pattke, 26 Oct 2002
Plock County Coat of Arms (Source: Uchwala Nr 59/VII/99 Rady Powiatu w Plocku
z dnia 10 maja 1999 roku [by Law #59 of the County Council ( May 10,1999)])
Jens Pattke, 26 Oct 2002
![[Plock voivodship Coat of Arms]](../images/p/pl)plw.jpg)
image from this
website; Płock was the seat of a vojvodship with the same name till
1998.
