There is a great version and a small version. The great version incorporates the small version, which depicts Saint Christopher (sometimes also called Saint Christophorus) with the infant Jesus on his shoulder. This coat of arms was originally given to Vilnius in 1330. It was speculated that in pagan times, i.e., until the end of the 14th century, it featured Titan Alkis, a hero of ancient Lithuanian tales, carrying his wife Janterytė on his shoulders across the Vilnia River.
The great coat of arms bears the Latin motto "Unitas – Justitia – Spes" ("Unity – Justice – Hope"). The words are echoed by objects held by the shield supporters: the axe and tied rods represent unity; the scale, justice; and the anchor, hope.
The coat of arms was abolished under the Lithuanian SSR. It was reinstated after Lithuania declared its independence from the Soviet Union in 1990.
A separate design historically associated with the region surrounding Vilnius is the image of a horse-rider with a shield featuring a two-barred cross. In the present day, the coat of arms [lt] of Vilnius district municipality and the coat of arms [lt] of Vilnius County incorporate this symbol.
Historical coats of arms of Vilnius
Seal of Vilnius in 1387
Coat of arms of the Vilnius Voivodeship in the 1430s, depicted in the Armorial Lyncenich
Seal of Vilnius in 1548
Coat of arms of Vilna from 1845
Coat of arms of Vilna from 1859
Coat of arms of Vilna in 1875–1900
Coat of arms of Vilna in a 1910 book
Coat of arms of Vilnius with crown (early 20th century)
^Miesčionaitienė, Eugenija; Misevičius, Juozas; Stanaitis, Stanislovas; Valaitytė, Violeta (2009). Lietuviai inteligentai tautos laisvės ir pažangos kelyje(PDF). Vilnius: VĮ Mokslotyros institutas. p. 60. ISBN978-9986-795-61-2. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
. Vilnius city municipality. Archived from the original on 2007-10-22. Retrieved 2007-04-01.
. Baol. Archived from the original on 2019-03-31. Retrieved 2019-03-31.
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coat, arms, vilnius, this, article, includes, list, general, references, lacks, sufficient, corresponding, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, august, 2021, learn, when, remove, this, template, messag. This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations August 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message The coat of arms of Vilnius is the coat of arms of the city of Vilnius Lithuania It is also used as coat of arms of Vilnius city municipality The modern version was created in 1991 by Arvydas Kazdailis the same artist who drew the modern coat of arms of Lithuania The design is based on the oldest seals of the Vilnius City Council dating back to the 14th century 1 Coat of arms of VilniusThe greater coat of arms of VilniusVersionsThe lesser coat of arms of VilniusArmigerCity of VilniusAdoptedApril 17 1991 current version MottoUnitas Justitia Spes Latin for Unity Justice Hope There is a great version and a small version The great version incorporates the small version which depicts Saint Christopher sometimes also called Saint Christophorus with the infant Jesus on his shoulder This coat of arms was originally given to Vilnius in 1330 It was speculated that in pagan times i e until the end of the 14th century it featured Titan Alkis a hero of ancient Lithuanian tales carrying his wife Janteryte on his shoulders across the Vilnia River The great coat of arms bears the Latin motto Unitas Justitia Spes Unity Justice Hope The words are echoed by objects held by the shield supporters the axe and tied rods represent unity the scale justice and the anchor hope The coat of arms was abolished under the Lithuanian SSR It was reinstated after Lithuania declared its independence from the Soviet Union in 1990 A separate design historically associated with the region surrounding Vilnius is the image of a horse rider with a shield featuring a two barred cross In the present day the coat of arms lt of Vilnius district municipality and the coat of arms lt of Vilnius County incorporate this symbol Historical coats of arms of Vilnius Seal of Vilnius in 1387 Coat of arms of the Vilnius Voivodeship in the 1430s depicted in the Armorial Lyncenich Seal of Vilnius in 1548 Coat of arms of Vilna from 1845 Coat of arms of Vilna from 1859 Coat of arms of Vilna in 1875 1900 Coat of arms of Vilna in a 1910 book Coat of arms of Vilnius with crown early 20th century Coat of arms of Wilno on a 1920 postcard Coat of arms on a 1920 stamp by Republic of Central LithuaniaContents 1 Flag 2 References 3 Sources 4 External linksFlag editThe flag of Vilnius has the arms in the centre nbsp Flag of VilniusReferences edit Miescionaitiene Eugenija Misevicius Juozas Stanaitis Stanislovas Valaityte Violeta 2009 Lietuviai inteligentai tautos laisves ir pazangos kelyje PDF Vilnius VĮ Mokslotyros institutas p 60 ISBN 978 9986 795 61 2 Retrieved 25 July 2021 Sources editRimsa Edmundas 2005 Heraldry Past to Present Translated by Vijole Arbas Versus aureus pp 163 189 ISBN 9955 601 73 6 Vilniaus herbas Vilnius city municipality Archived from the original on 2007 10 22 Retrieved 2007 04 01 What is the Coat of Arms of Vilnius Baol Archived from the original on 2019 03 31 Retrieved 2019 03 31 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coats of arms of Vilnius Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Coat of arms of Vilnius amp oldid 1187029879, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
