Łękawica is an heraldic ordinary in the shape of 2 joined chevrons, similar to letter W.[1][2] Usually, it is of the colour of or (gold), azure (blue), or argent (white).
Usage
It was used in the several coat of arms of heraldic clans of Poland, including: Abdank and its variants,[1] Dębno, and Dowgiałło.[3]
It also appears in the coat of arms of several towns, including Krośniewice and Żary in Poland,[4] Obertyn, Ukraine, and Vietka, Belarus, as well as the municipality of Osięciny, Poland. Additionally, it appears in the emblem of the 58th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade of the Ukrainian Ground Forces.
Gallery
- Dowgiałło coat of arms.
- Coat of arms of Krośniewice.
- Coar of arms of Vietka
- Coat of arms of Obertyn.
- Coat of arms of Żary.
- Coat of arms of the municipality of Osięciny.
- Private coat of arms of Ivan Vyhovsky.
- Emblem of the 58th Independent Motorized Infantry Brigade.
References
Bibliography
- K. Niesiecki, Powiększony dodatkami z poźniejszych autorów rękopismów, dowodów, urzędowych i wydany przez Jana Nep. Bobrowicza, J.N. Bobrowicz, vol. 2, Lipsk: Breitkopf i Haertel, 1839.
- Tadeusz Gajl, Herbarz polski od średniowiecza do XX wieku: ponad 4500 herbów szlacheckich 37 tysięcy nazwisk 55 tysięcy rodów. L&L, 2007. ISBN 978-83-60597-10-1.
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