| Coat of arms of Gdańsk | |
| Lesser: | POL Gdańsk COA (grand).svg |
| Lesser Width: | 150 |
| Lesser Caption: | Grand coat of arms |
| Armiger: | City of Gdańsk |
| Year Adopted: | 2010 |
| Motto: | Nec temere, nec timide |
| Earliest Mention: | 1410 |
| Parts: | Two silver crosses and a golden crown on a red shield |
The coat of arms of the city of Gdańsk (Polish: herb Gdańska, German: Wappen Danzigs), in its current form, dates back to 1410 and Banderia Prutenorum.[1] The coat of arms is very similar to the flag of Gdańsk. It depicts two silver crosses on a red shield above each other, above which hovers a golden crown. The greater arms also has two lions as supporters and Gdańsk motto.
The coat of arms in its current form (two crosses and a crown) was given by Casimir IV Jagiellon on May 25, 1457.[2] Officially adopted in 2010.[3]
Coat of arms of Gdańsk was also used by several noble families of Russia, including Counts Sheremetevs,[4] Lodygins, and Konovnitsyns.[5] In case of the Sheremetev and Konovnitsyn coat of arms, it refers to the legendary origin of the family from the leader of one of the Prussian tribes. A similar design is used by Oliwa.
Republic of Danzig used same symbols. Between the world wars, the Free City of Danzig adopted its arms, defined in the Constitution (Die Verfassung der Freien Stadt Danzig vom 17. November 1920).[6] Both pattée (tatzenkreuz) and common crosses (gemeines Kreuz) were used.
Nota: hoc banderium continet in longitudine duas ulnas cum media, in latitudine vero duas ulnas minus medio quartali. Cauda autem protrahitur in longitudine duarum ulnarum, in latitudine unius quartalis a superiori parte, et quarto inferius, tanto striccius, in fine stricte.