Coat of arms of Lithuania
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The coat of arms of Lithuania features an armoured knight on horseback, wielding a sword and carrying a shield with a Jagiellonian cross. This emblem is known in Lithuanian as Vytis. Historically, the
One of the earliest colour depictions of Vytis, 14th century
The Third Statute of Lithuania of 1588, featuring Vytis
Seal of Mindaugas
Early Lithuanian coin with a joint symbol of a spearhead and a cross that was minted by Jogaila, Vytautas, and possibly Algirdas or Skirgaila
Grand Duchy of Lithuania
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The Grand Duchy of Lithuania was a sovereign state in northeastern Europe that existed from the 13th century, succeeding the Kingdom of Lithuania, to the late 18th century, when the territory was supp
Coat of arms of Lithuania
…seals of Lithuanian rulers in the late 14th century. Initially used as a personal and dynastic emblem, it became established as the coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania during the reign of Grand Duke Vytautas the Great in the early 15th century. It remained the principal emblem of the Grand Duchy until 1795 and was…
Lithuania's name in writing, 1009
Columns of Gediminas
Gediminas' Tower and other remnants of the Upper Castle in Vilnius
Lubart's Castle in Ukraine, built by the son of Gediminas' Liubartas in the mid-14th century, is famous for the Congress of Lutsk which took place in 1429