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had been created. Though planned to be officially approved, it never was, as it was decided to postpone the approval of the subdivision symbols due to the planned administrative reform, that eventually took place in 1938. Eventually, the plans for the establishment of the coat of arms had been
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Silesia, including the golden eagle on a blue background, a scythe symbolizing agriculture, and crossed hammer and pick symbolizing the mining industry. The eagle being in cut in half represented the division of the historical
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on its top, with blue, white, and red gemstones on it. Within the upper portion of the escutcheon was placed an upper half of a yellow (golden) eagle with risen wings and its head facing viewer's left. In the bottom portion of the escutcheon was placed crossed yellow (golden)
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Rozporządzenie
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Uchwała NR I/36/5/2001 Sejmiku Województwa Śląskiego z dnia 11 czerwca 2001 r. w sprawie ustanowienia herbu Województwa Śląskiego
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Rozporządzenie Nr 82/97 Wojewody
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on a blue background. The current version of the coat of arms was adopted in 2001, and based on the historical
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in 13th century, and became the permanent feature of the design in late 14th century, beginning with duke
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Rozporządzenia Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej w sprawie nadania herbów województwom
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on the next day. Its currently-used coat of arms had been adopted by the
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242:used from 1926 to 1935.
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