Topór is a Polish coat of arms. It was used by several szlachta (noble) families in medieval Poland and under the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Portrait of Jerzy Ossoliński with coat of arms in upper left
Portrait of Franciszek Maksymilian Ossolinski with coat of arms on the shield (right bottom corner)
Portrait of Jan Zbigniew Ossolinski with coat of arms in upper right
The epitaph of Jan Kanty Tarło (1790-1855) in Szczaworyż, Church of St. James
Polish heraldry is the study of the coats of arms that have historically been used in Poland and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. It treats of specifically Polish heraldic traits and of the Polish heraldic system, contrasted with heraldic systems used elsewhere, notably in Western Europe. Due to the distinctive ways in which feudal societies evolved, Poland's heraldic traditions differ substantially from those of the modern-day German lands and France.
A leaf from the "Łaski's Statute" depicting the Polish Senate
Grzymała of comes Mroczek in 1262