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Mielec County (Podkarpackie Vojvodship, Poland)

Powiat Mielecki, Województwo Podkarpackie

5:8, by Jens Pattke
Status: Proposal

Coat of arms (proposal)
Mielec city flag and coat of arms

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Proposed Mielec County Coat of Arms

by Jens Pattke

The proposed arms refer to the history and traditions of the county. The silver griffin suggests the arms of the Gryfit clan which owned these lands from the beginning of the 14th century (before that it was a property of the Benedictines of Tync.) From the name of the settlement, Mielec, this branch of the Gryfit clan formed its surname, Mieleccy. The symbols pictured on the flag and arms--the helmet with horns and the letter M--refer to the arms of the capital city of the county, Mielec. These arms are featured in the city's seal, which dates back to the 15th century.
Jens Pattke (from a text translated by Chrystian Kretowicz), 26 Apr 2003

Mielec City Flag

by Jens Pattke

There's a description of the Mielec city flag at http://www.mielec.pl/herb.html. It says a flag of horizontal stripes of yellow, blue and red. In the center a yellow M. I suppose the same one as on the arms available at the site. Colors specified at the bottom of the page.
Adopted 11 September 1991.
J.J.Andersson, 30 Jan 2002

Here the image. Ratio 3:5. Mielec (voj. Podkarpackie) City flag.
Jens Pattke, 30 Jan 2002

Mielec City Coat of Arms

image from http://www.mielec.pl/herb.html, located by J.J.Andersson, 30 Jan 2002