Coat of arms of Warsaw | |
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Versions | |
Armiger | Capital City of Warsaw |
Adopted | 1990 |
Crest | Mermaid of Warsaw |
Motto | Contemnit procellas |
Earlier version(s) | 1390-1989 |
The coat of arms of Warsaw (The Warsaw Mermaid) consists of a syrenka in a red field. This imagery has been in use since at least the mid-14th century.[1] The syrenka has traditionally held a silver sword although this does not appear on more recent versions.