Lviv (Lviv, Ukraine)

Last modified: 2008-07-05 by dov gutterman
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image by Andriy Grechylo, 31 May 2004

• Overview
• Coat of Arms
• Flag According to Book of all Kingdoms (late 14th Cent.)

See also:

• Ukraine
• Lviv County

Municipalities:

• Brukhovychi (Áðþõîâè÷³)

Overview

The Flag, Coat of Arms and large Coat of Arms of Lviv City wereadopted by local council on July 5, 1990. Designed by A.Grechylo, I.Svarnyk, I. & V. Turetskyi. Coat of Arms of Lviv was designed according the seals of the 14th c. Supporters of the Coat of Arms: gold lion - territorial symbol of the Ruthenian Kingdom (14th c.); and Ruthenian warrior.
Lviv is largest city of the Western Ukraine.
Andriy Grechylo, 31 May 2004

Coat of Arms

image by Andriy Grechylo, 31 May 2004

Large Coat of Arms

image by Andriy Grechylo, 31 May 2004

Flag According to Book of all Kingdoms (late 14th Cent.)

image by Antonio Martins-Tuvalkin, 9 November 2007

The 14th flag mentioned and illustrated in the Book of All Kingdoms [e9s50] is attributed to city called "Le?n/Lumbret", between Germany and the Black Sea, which Jorge Candeias has tentatively identified as Lvov.
It is a green flag with ared cross throughout,
Antonio Martins-Tuvalkin, 9 November 2007