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Flag of Poland: colours, meaning and facts for kids

Two horizontal stripes: white on top, red below.

The flag of Poland is white and red. Here is where its colours meet Poland's white eagle, how to tell it from the flags that look like it, and a quick quiz to try.

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What does the flag of Poland look like?

The flag of Poland has two stripes going across: white on top and red below.

Where do the colours come from?

Poland's coat of arms, used since the 1200s, is a white eagle on a red shield: the same white and red as the flag.

The white and red flag was adopted on 1 August 1919. Some special versions of it carry the white eagle as well.

Flags that look like the flag of Poland

Some flags use the same colours or the same shape. Here is how to tell them apart:

Flags that look like the flag of Poland, and how each one differs
FlagHow it differs
IndonesiaRed and white too, but the other way up, with red on top.
MonacoRed on top and white below, on a nearly square flag.
CzechiaWhite over red too, but with a blue triangle at the flagpole end.
SingaporeRed over white, with a white crescent and five white stars.

Poland in a nutshell

Quick quiz: the flag of Poland

Try these, then tap Show answer under each one.

  1. Which famous scientist, who won Nobel Prizes in two different sciences, was born in Poland?

    • Marie Curie
    • Isaac Newton
    • Charles Darwin
    • Albert Einstein

    Marie Curie. Marie Curie was born in Poland. She won Nobel Prizes in two different sciences.

  2. What is on Poland's coat of arms?

    • A white eagle
    • A red dragon
    • A golden lion
    • A maple leaf

    A white eagle. It is a white eagle on a red shield.

  3. What is the capital city of Poland?

    • Kraków
    • Warsaw
    • Prague
    • Gdańsk

    Warsaw.

  4. Which country's flag is red on top and white below, on a long flag?

    • Indonesia
    • Poland
    • Japan
    • Austria

    Indonesia. Poland is the other way up: white on top, red below.

  5. True or false: Poland and Germany are next door to each other.

    True. Poland also borders Belarus, Czechia, Lithuania, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine.

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