The coat of arms of Lithuania features an armoured knight on horseback, wielding a sword and carrying a shield with a Jagiellonian cross. This emblem is known as Vytis ().

Since the early 15th century, it has served as the official coat of arms of Lithuania and stands among the oldest heraldic symbols in Europe. It is also referred to by different names across languages—for instance, Waykimas or Pagaunė in Lithuanian, and Pogonia, Pogoń, or Пагоня (Pahonia) in Polish and Belarusian, all roughly translating to "the Chase." The term Vytis itself can be interpreted as "Chaser," "Pursuer," "Knight," or "Horseman," bearing similarities to the Slavic vityaz, meaning a brave or valiant warrior. Historically, it has also been described as raitas senovės karžygys (a mounted hero of ancient times) or in heraldic terms, raitas valdovas (a mounted sovereign).

The Lithuanian state was established by the pagan Lithuanians in response to the growing pressure from the Teutonic Order and the Swordbrothers, who had conquered present-day Estonia and Latvia and imposed Christianity by force. The Lithuanians stand out as the only Baltic people to have founded a state prior to the modern era. This external pressure propelled them to expand eastward, conquering vast areas that are now parts of Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia. Its use became even more widespread following the adoption of the Third Statute of Lithuania in 1588, which mandated that each county include the emblem on its official seal.

Today, Article 15 of the Constitution of the Republic of Lithuania, approved by national referendum in 1992, states: The Coat of Arms of the State shall be a white Vytis on a red field.

Lithuanian language

thumb|One of the oldest colorful depiction, [[14th century|200x200px]]The origins of the Lithuanian proper noun Vytis remain unclear. At the dawn of the Lithuanian National Revival, Simonas Daukantas was the first to use the term vytis—not in reference to the Lithuanian coat of arms, but specifically to the knight—in his historical work Budą Senowęs Lietuwiû kalneniu ir Żemaitiû, published in 1846. Vitez ultimately derives from the Old High German word Witing.

The first theory, proposed by linguist Pranas Skardžius in 1937, was challenged by Leszek Bednarczuk, as pogoń does not have a recorded meaning of a "chasing knight." Lithuanian language features personal names with the root -vyt-, such as Vytenis, and the noun vytis follows a morphological pattern typical for verbs-derived nouns According to Bednarczuk, Old Lithuanian had a word vỹtis (genitive vỹčio), meaning "run, chase, pursuit, or general levy," which, at the time the coat of arms was adopted by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, was translated into Polish and Ruthenian. Daukantas accurately reconstructed the word's form from the verb výti, but misinterpreted its meaning, an error followed by later authors. In the multilingual poetry collection Universitas lingvarum magno Palaemonii orbis et urbis hospiti, published by Vilnius University in 1729, the Lithuanian coat of arms is referred to in Lithuanian as the "Horse of Palemon" (Zyrge Palemona). ' was also used into the 19th century, The name quickly gained popularity and was eventually adopted as the official term in the independent Republic of Lithuania. Originally used in the first person singular dative case as Vytimi, by the 1930s the form Vyčiu had become standard in the same grammatical case. It was not until the 16th century that the term began to be used to describe an armed horseman.

The word entered heraldic usage in 1434, when King Władysław II granted a coat of arms bearing the name Pogonya to Mikołaj, the mayor of Lelów. The design depicted a hand wielding a sword emerging from a cloud. Given its resemblance to the Lithuanian royal coat of arms, it is possible that this was an abatement—a simplified or modified version—of the ruler's own arms.

The term pogonia to refer specifically to the Lithuanian coat of arms first appeared in Marcin Bielski's chronicle, published in 1551. However, Bielski made an error: while describing the Lithuanian arms, he actually referred to a Polish noble coat of arms, writing, "From this custom the Lithuanian principality uses Pogonia as its coat of arms, that is, an armed hand bearing a bare sword." The term gradually became established with the spread of the Polish language and culture. is also found in Prince Roman Sanguszko's documents from 1558 and 1564.

The emblem was described a century earlier. In a document issued by Supreme Duke Władysław III, confirming the rights of the Czartoryski family, descendants of Karijotas, to use their ducal seal (; ). Similar descriptions are found in Jan Długosz's or the early 16th-century Bychowiec Chronicle. Another popular Polish term was '.

Possible early beginnings

thumb|[[Baltic mythology pagan Gods: Peckols, Perkūnas, Potrimpo]]

The leader of neo-pagan movement Romuva, Lithuanian ethnologist and folklorist Jonas Trinkūnas suggested that the Lithuanian horseman depicts Perkūnas, considered as the god of the Lithuanian soldiers, thunder, lightning, storms, and rain in Lithuanian mythology. It is believed that the may represent Perkūnas as supreme god or Kovas who was also a war god and has been depicted as a horseman since ancient times. Very early on, Perkūnas was imagined as a horseman and archeological findings testify that Lithuanians had amulets with horsemen already in the 10th–11th centuries, moreover, Lithuanians were previously buried with their horses who were sacrificed during pagan rituals, and prior to that it is likely that these horses carried the deceased to the burial sites. One of the pendants made from brass and symbolizing a horseman was found in tumulus in the Plungė District Municipality, dating to the 11th–12th centuries.

Lithuanian mythologists believe that the bright rider on the white horse symbolizes the ghost of the ancestral warrior, reminiscent of core values and goals, giving strength and courage. Gintaras Beresnevičius also points out that a white horse had a sacral meaning to Balts. These interpretations coincide with one of the interpretations of the German coat of arms, that suggests an adler being the bird of Odin, a god of war, which is commonly depicted as a horserider.

Emblems of Lithuania's rulers (before 1400)

The old Lithuanian heraldry of the Lithuanian nobles was characterized by various lines, arrows, framed in shields, colored and passed down from generation to generation. They were mostly used until the Union of Horodło (1413) when 47 Lithuanian families were granted various Polish coat of arms, yet some Samogitian nobles retained old Lithuanian heraldry up to the mid-16th century.

The second redaction of the Lithuanian Chronicles, compiled in the 1520s at the court of Albertas Goštautas mentions that semi-legendary Grand Duke Narimantas (late 13th century) was the first Grand Duke to adopt knight on horseback as his and the Grand Duchy's coat of arms. It describes it as an armed man on a white horse, on the red field, with a naked sword over his head as if he was chasing someone, as the author explains that is why it is called "погоня" (pohonia). A slightly later edition of the chronicle, so-called Bychowiec Chronicle, tells a similar story, without mentioning coat of arms name: "when Narimantas took the throne of the Grand Duke of Lithuania, he handed his Centaur coat of arms to his brothers and made a coat of arms of a rider with a sword for himself. This coat of arms indicates a mature ruler capable of defending his homeland with a sword".

The legend of the adoption of the Lithuanian coat of arms at the time of Narimantas in the version of Bychowiec Chronicle is repeated by later authors: Augustinus Rotundus, Maciej Stryjkowski, Bartosz Paprocki and later historians and heraldists of the 17th and 18th centuries.

Symbols of Mindaugas

thumb|upright|[[Seal of Mindaugas]]

The symbols used by the earliest rulers of Lithuania remain unknown. One of the few relics that have survived to our times is the seal of Mindaugas. Mindaugas succeeded in uniting several Lithuanian tribes, and in 1251 he embraced Roman Catholicism. Two years later, in 1253, he was crowned King of Lithuania by a papal legate, and his domain was officially elevated to the status of a kingdom. A 1393 description of the seal, made when the inscription was still legible, records the legend as: (). The coat of arms, seals, or personal symbols of Traidenis have not survived, if they ever existed.

Symbols of Gediminas

Grand Duke Gediminas's authentic symbols did not survive to this day. On 18 July 1323 in Lübeck imperial scribe John of Bremen made a copy of three letters sent by Gediminas on 26 May to the recipients in Saxony. According to the notary's transcript, the oval seal of Gediminas had a twelve corners edging, at the middle of the edging was an image of a man with long hairs, who sat on a throne and held a crown (or a wreath) in his right hand and a sceptre in his left hand, moreover, a cross was engraved around the man along with a Gediminas' title in Latin.

Symbols on coins of Vytautas and Jogaila

thumb|left|Early Lithuanian coin with a joint symbol of a [[spearhead and a cross that was minted by Jogaila, Vytautas, and possibly Algirdas or Skirgaila]]The unique symbol of a spearhead with a cross appeared on Pečat'-type coin minted in the late 14th century. These coins are usually attributed to Jogaila and Vytautas.thumb|[[Principality of Smolensk coin with lions or leopards and the Columns of Gediminas, showing it as a vassal of Vytautas the Great, circa 1399–1401]]Several very rare Lithuanian coins were found with a lion or leopards and the Columns of Gediminas, dated to the reign of Vytautas the Great and Jogaila in the 14th century (one of them was found in Kernavė). There is still disagreement where these coins were minted, with the most likely location being Smolensk, other proposed are Polotsk, Vyazma, Bryansk, Ryazan or Vilnius. Vytautas minted such coins with leopards in the Principality of Smolensk before its Uprising of 1401 and after 1404 when it became a permanent part of Lithuania. Despite that, it is possible that the Ruthenian lion also was one of the early coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania as Jogaila in the Union of Krewo styled himself as: ().

thumb|Lithuanian [[Denar of Jogaila with a lion, minted in 1386–1387, discovered in Kernavė, the ancient capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania]]

The Lithuanian dukes and nobles declined Uliana of Tver's, Jogaila's mother, suggestion to baptise the Lithuanians as Orthodox before the Union of Krewo and sought Catholicism instead. Grand Duke Jogaila also rejected the Grand Prince of Moscow Dmitry Donskoy's offer to marry his daughter Sofia, convert Lithuania into an Orthodox state and to recognize himself as a vassal of Dmitry Donskoy, instead he chose Catholicism and married Queen Jadwiga of Poland, while also continuing to title himself as ruler of all the Rus' people, therefore minting coins with his portrait (as a horseman) on the obverse and a lion with a braid above him on the reverse, other Jogaila's coins features the Polish Eagle instead of his portrait on one side and a lion on the other side. In 2021, a treasure was discovered in Raišiai, with 40 Jogaila's coins (Denars), some of which are with lions while others are with horsemen wielding swords or spears, most of these coins were minted in 1377–1386 (prior to crowning of Jogaila as the Polish King).

thumb|Vytautas the Great's denar with a cross, [[Projectile point|spearhead (or crossbow bolt) and the Columns of Gediminas, minted in 1413–1430]]

The Treasure of Verkiai, discovered in 1941, has 1983 coins of Vytautas the Great which resembles the Pečat-type coins, however, they likely have a crossbow bolt (instead of an arrowhead or a spearhead) and a cross on one side and the Columns of Gediminas on the other side, thus they presumably have been minted later than the Pečat-type coins. Quite a lot of such coins of Vytautas the Great were also found in other places of Lithuania (mostly in the southeastern and central part, but also in Samogitia), Ukraine (especially in Volhynia), and Belarus. In comparison, coins attributed to Jogaila, which have a similar appearance to the Pečat-type coins, has a spearhead and a cross on one side and the Double Cross of the Jagiellonians () in a shield on the other side. Algirdas was probably the first ruler to use a seal with a depiction of himself on horseback. The seal, which was attached to the Polish–Lithuanian treaty of 1366, wasn't preserved, Initially Kęstutis and his son Vytautas were depicted on their seals as standing warriors. Only later Vytautas adopted, like other Lithuanian dukes, the image of a riding knight.

thumb|150x150px|Jogaila's seal from 1382 with an inscription in Latin: iagal dey gracia rex in lettow

The establishment of the sword in the heraldry of the Lithuanian rulers is related to the ideological changes of the ruling Gediminids dynasty. It is also possible that the new coat of arms was made in imitation of the Holy Cross relics from the sanctuary of Łysa Góra, and with this gesture the newly crowned king emphasised his sincere faith. The symbolism of the Double Cross was connected with this event's significance for both Jogaila and the entire land.

File:Lithuanian Groschen of Jogaila with the Double Cross of the Jagiellonians and Lithuanian Vytis (Waykimas).jpg|Lithuanian Groschen of Jogaila with the Double Cross of the Jagiellonians and Lithuanian ', minted between 1392 and 1434

File:Trinity Chapel in Lublin - North wall choir - The equestrian image of King Władysław Jagiełło.jpg|The equestrian image of Jogaila in the Chapel of the Holy Trinity, Lublin Castle, painted in ~1407

</gallery>

Columns of Gediminas

thumb|150px|Columns of Gediminas, one of the coats of arms of Lithuania, painted in 1416

The Columns of Gediminas are one of the earliest surviving national symbols of Lithuania and its historical coats of arms. There is no data that they were used by Grand Duke Gediminas himself, and it is believed that their name originated when Gediminas was considered the founder of the Gediminids dynasty. Since 1397, the Columns of the Gediminids were undoubtedly used on Vytautas the Great coat of arms, and it is believed that a similar symbol may have been used by his father Kęstutis, who was Duke of Trakai and Grand Duke of Lithuania, titles which Vytautas inherited. After Vytautas' death, the symbol was taken over by his brother Grand Duke Sigismund Kęstutaitis. Combined with the knight on horseback, the Columns of Gediminas were also embedded on the Lithuanian cannon barrels in the 16th and 17th centuries.

File:Coat of arms of Vytautas the Great with a standing knight of Kęstutaičiai and Lithuanian Vytis (Waykimas), used during the Council of Constance from 1414 to 1418 (cropped).jpg|Coat of arms of Vytautas the Great, which features the standing knight of Kęstutaičiai and ', used during the Council of Constance. Painted by Ulrich of Richenthal, 15th century.

File:Žygimont Karybutavič - Жыгімонт Карыбутавіч, Pahonia - Пагоня.jpg|Duke Sigismund Korybut and his troops flying the Lithuanian banner in Prague, 15th century

File:Seal of Sigismund Kestutis.PNG|Seal of Sigismund Kęstutaitis with ' in his left hand, 15th century

File:Lietuvos herbas Vytis.Lithuanian CoA Vytis of 15th c.jpg|' with Columns of Gediminas from the 15th-century Codex Bergshammar. Attributed to Grand Duke Sigismund Kęstutaitis.

</gallery>

thumb|Vytautas the Great regiments flying a flag with the Columns of Gediminas during the Battle of Grunwald in 1410

The meaning of the Lithuanian ruler's coat of arms and the coat of arms of the Lithuanian state was given to the horseman not by Jogaila, but by his cousin, the Grand Duke Vytautas the Great. was crowned as the King of Hungary and King of Croatia on 15 May 1440 in Visegrád, moreover, following his father's death, he also inherited the title of the Supreme Duke () of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, held it in 1434–1444 and presented himself with it, as such share of powers was agreed in the Union of Horodło of 1413 between his father and Grand Duke Vytautas the Great.

thumb|left|160px|Authentic 15th century Double Cross of the Jagiellonian dynasty when it became an integral part of the Lithuanian coat of arms

At the end of the 14th century, the knight on horseback appeared on the first Lithuanian coins, however, this figure had not yet fully formed, therefore in some coins, the knight is depicted as riding to the left, in others – to the right. In some he holds a spear while others depict a sword; the horse can either be standing in place or galloping.]]

During Grand Duke Alexander Jagiellon's reign in Lithuania from 1492 to 1506, the depiction of the knight's direction was established – the horse was always galloping to the left (in the heraldic sense – to the right).

At the beginning of the 15th century, the colors and composition of the seal became uniform: on a red field a white (silver) charging knight with a sword raised above his head, with a blue shield with a Double Golden Cross to his left shoulder (during the reign of Kęstutaičiai dynasty – red shield with the golden Columns of Gediminas); horse bridles, leather belts and a short girdle – colored in blue. Metals (gold and silver) and the two most important colors of medieval coats of arms were used for the Lithuanian coat of arms – Gules (red) then meant material, or earthly (life, courage, blood), Azure (blue) – spiritual, or heavenly (heaven, divine wisdom, mind) values. Its four quarterly fields portrayed, in diagonal, the eagle and the riding knight as the symbols of the two constituent states.

In 1572, following the death of Grand Duke Sigismund II Augustus, the last male descendant of the Jagiellonian dynasty as he did not leave any male heir to the throne, the Double Cross remained as a symbol in the national coat of arms and was started to be referred to as simply the Cross of ' after losing the connection with the dynasty.

19th-century anti-Russian uprisings

Uprisings to restore the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth like the 1830–31 November Uprising and 1863–64 January Uprising saw ' being used as a symbol of rebellion against the Russian Empire. The Lithuanian Vytis was widely used alongside the Polish White Eagle throughout the uprisings on flags, banners, coins, banknotes, seals, medals, etc. After the dethronement of Emperor Nicholas I Romanov (Emperor of Russia since 1825, King of Poland 1825–1831) by the Sejm during its proceedings in Warsaw on 25 January 1831, the coats of arms of the Russian Emperors were removed from the mint dies and Polish złotys with Eagle and Vytis were introduced into circulation, which were manufactured at the Warsaw's Banknote Factory and minted at the Warsaw Mint, as on 9 December 1830 the Provisional Government appointed the Bank Polski to manage the Warsaw Mint.

<gallery mode="nolines" class="small" widths="150" heights="150" caption="Lithuanian coats of arms during the Uprisings of 1830–1831 and 1863–1864">

File:Relics of the uprising of 1831 (in Vilnius).jpg|Relics of the Uprising of 1831, exhibited in the National Museum of Lithuania in Vilnius

File:Coat of arms of the November Uprising with the Polish Eagle and Vytis (Waykimas), 1830-1831.jpg|Coat of arms of the November Uprising, 1830–31

File:Banner with emblem of November Uprising.PNG|Banner with emblem of the November Uprising, 1830—31

File:2 złote 1831 powstanie - 1 z daszkami.jpg|The Provisional Government in Warsaw reintroduced ' (') and Eagle on the coins and banknotes during the 1830–31 November Uprising

File:Unia w Krewie.JPG|Painting commemorating Polish–Lithuanian union; ca. 1861. The motto reads "Eternal union".

File:Coat of arms of the January Uprising.svg|Emblem of the January Uprising, 1863–64

File:Cartouche with the coat of arms of the 1863–64 Uprising, featuring Polish Eagle, Lithuanian Vytis (Waykimas) and Ruthenian Angel, 19th century.jpg|Cartouche with the coat of arms of the January Uprising, 19th century

</gallery>

The 1863–64 January Uprising spread especially wide in the ethnic Lithuanian lands, whereas many rebels demanded for a completely independent, sovereign Lithuanian state, however at the time the majority of the Lithuanians decided to support the Polish–Lithuanian union in order to fight the Russian oppression more effectively. In the Soviet times, the 1863–64 January Uprising was interpreted as a class struggle between peasantry and landed aristocracy, while since 1990, it came to be seen in Lithuania as a strife for liberation from the Russian rule. On 22 November 2019, upon the rediscovery of their remains on the Gediminas' Hill, the 1863–64 January Uprising commanders Konstanty Kalinowski and Zygmunt Sierakowski were buried at the Rasos Cemetery in Vilnius, while the flags covering their coffins were presented to the President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda and the President of Poland Andrzej Duda.

In the Russian Empire (1795–1915)

Following the partition of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, most of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was absorbed by the Russian Empire and Vytis was incorporated into the Greater Coat of arms of the Russian Empire. Vytis was the coat of arms of the Vilna Governorate following the incorporation of Vilnius and surrounding lands into the Russian Empire. Statues of Vytis placed on the White Columns of Vilnius greeted visitors at the entrances to Vilnius from 1818 until 1840, when the statues were replaced with the double-headed eagles – the state symbol of the Russian Empire. In 2019, the Mayor of Vilnius Remigijus Šimašius suggested that the White Columns of Vilnius in the city's eldership of Naujamiestis should be restored.

<gallery mode="nolines" class="small" widths="150" heights="150" caption="Use of the Lithuanian coats of arms in the Russian Empire">

File:Герб Княжества и области белорусские и литовские 1882.svg|Coats of arms with Vytis, which incorporated (near the top) into the Greater Coat of Arms of the Russian Empire, 19th century

File:Vilnia, Antokal, Pahonia. Вільня, Антокаль, Пагоня (K. Bachmatovič, 1837).jpg|The White Columns of Vilnius (1818–1840) with Vytis (Pogonia), which were later replaced with the double-headed eagles

File:Insignia of the Lithuanian Regiment of the Imperial Guard of the Russian Empire with Vytis (Waykimas), 1910.jpg|Insignia of the

File:Pahonia, Spas na Kryvi.JPG|Mosaics featuring the coats of arms with Vytis on the Church of the Savior on Blood in Saint Petersburg, completed in 1907

File:Seal of the city of Vilnius with the Russian Eagle and Lithuanian Vytis (Waykimas), 19th century.jpg|Seal of the Duma of the City of Vilnius, 19th century

File:Seals of the Vilnius University with Lithuanian Vytis (Waykimas), middle of the 19th century.jpg|Seals of the Vilnius University, mid-19th century

File:Castle bridge in Vilnius (2007-09-23)4.jpg|Hand rail decorations with on the Pilies (Castle) Bridge in Vilnius

File:Troki, Kalona, Pahonia. Трокі, Калёна, Пагоня (1910) (2).jpg|Column with in Trakai, 1910

</gallery>

However, in 1845 Tsar Nicholas I confirmed a coat of arms for the Vilna Governorate that closely resembled the historical one.

<gallery mode="nolines" class="small" widths="150" heights="150" caption="Coats of arms of Imperial Russian Governorates and cities, which were based on the Lithuanian coats of arms">

File:Čerykaŭ, Pahonia. Чэрыкаў, Пагоня (1843).jpg|Coat of arms of Cherikov from 1781

File:Coat of arms of Gorodok 1781.svg|Coat of arms of Gorodok from 1781

File:Coat of arms of Lucin 1781.svg|Coat of arms of Lutsin from 1781

File:Coat of arms of Mogilev 1781.svg|Coat of arms of Mogilev from 1781

File:Coat of arms of Rezhitsa 1781.svg|Coat of arms of Rezhitsa from 1781

File:Coat of arms of Surazh 1781.svg|Coat of arms of Surazh from 1781

File:Coat of arms of Drissa 1781.svg|Coat of arms of Drissa from 1781

File:Viciebsk, Pahonia. Віцебск, Пагоня (1781).jpg|Coat of arms of Vitebsk from 1781

File:Horadnia, Pahonia. Горадня, Пагоня (1843).jpg|Coat of arms of Grodno Governorate, 1802

File:RUS obwód białostocki COA.png|Coat of arms of Belostok Oblast, 1809

File:Dynaburg, Pahonia. Дынабург, Пагоня (1843).jpg|Coat of arms of Dünaburg, 1843

File:Vilnius COA 1845.png|Coat of arms of Vilna Governorate, 1845

File:Lida COA (Vilno Governorate) (1845).png|Coat of arms of Lida, 1845

File:Troki, Pahonia. Трокі, Пагоня (1846).jpg|Coat of arms of Trakai, 1846

File:Coat of arms of Vitebsk Governorate 1856.svg|Coat of arms of Vitebsk Governorate, 1856

File:Coat of arms of Vilna 1859.svg|Coat of arms of Vilna with ' (') and Orthodox cross, 1859

File:Coat of arms of Vilna Governorate 1878.svg|Coat of arms of Vilna Governorate, 1878

</gallery>

thumb|240x240px|Prelude of by [[Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis, 1909]]

In 1905, the Great Seimas of Vilnius took place in Vilnius during which the decision to demand wide political autonomy of Lithuania within the Russian Empire was made. It was proposed by the Chairman of the Great Seimas of Vilnius Jonas Basanavičius to recognize the flag of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (a white horse rider on a red bottom) as the flag of Lithuania, but this proposal was rejected due to the negative associations of red color with the 1905 Russian Revolution.thumb|Flags of Lithuania with ', designed in the late 1910s. Lithuanian musical instrument [[kanklės is depicted in between the flags.|left]]

1915–1918

The discussions on the national flag resumed during World War I. Following the German Empire occupation of Lithuania in September 1915, the Lithuanians gathered into committees and organizations of various currents, which united their representatives. On 19 April 1918, the commission accepted a Lithuanian flag project which consisted of three equal width horizontal lines of yellow, green, and red colors.

thumb|150px|[[President of Lithuania|Presidential Seal of the Republic of Lithuania with ', used in 1919–1940]]

When Lithuania restored its independence in 1918&ndash;1920, several artists produced updated versions of the coat of arms. Almost all included a scabbard, which is not found in its earliest historical versions. A romanticized version by Antanas Žemaitis became the most popular.

In 1919, the Double Cross of the Jagiellonians was named the Cross for Homeland and was featured on one of the highest-ranking Lithuanian state decorations – Order of the Cross of Vytis, which was awarded for acts of bravery performed in defending the freedom and independence of Lithuania (the order was abolished following the occupations of Lithuania, but was re-established in 1991). According to a presidential decree of 3 February 1920, issued by the President of Lithuania Antanas Smetona, the Cross for Homeland was renamed to the Cross of Vytis.

Vytis was the state emblem of the Republic of Lithuania until 1940 when the Republic was occupied by the Soviet Union and national symbols were suppressed, those who still displayed them received severe punishments. In 1988, Lithuania's Soviet authorities legalized the public display of .

<gallery mode="nolines" class="small" heights="150" widths="125" caption="Coats of arms of the Republic of Lithuania in the interwar period">

File:LithuanianRepublicGreaterCOA.jpg|An unknown version of the First Lithuanian Republic coat-of-arms, probably its greater coat of arms

File:Vytis (Waykimas), coat of arms of Lithuania, designed by Antanas Žmuidzinavičius.jpg|A design of ' by Antanas Žmuidzinavičius; popular in interwar independent Lithuania

File:Swiss postcard with Vytis (Waykimas) and presumed territory of Lithuania, 1920.jpg|Swiss postcard with Vytis (Waykimas) and presumed territory of Lithuania, 1920.

File:Coat of arms of the Republic of Lithuania. 1921.jpg|Coat of arms of the Republic of Lithuania in 1921

File:Older version of Lithuania COA.png|Juozas Zikaras' design (1925), widely used on the interwar independent Lithuania coins

File:LTU 10 Litu 1927 obv.jpg|A banknote of 10 Lithuanian litas with ' and the Columns of the Gediminids (1927)

File:LTU 5 Litai 1929 obv.jpg|A banknote of 5 Lithuanian litas with Vytautas the Great and ', 1929

File:LR-uzsienio-pasas-iki-1940.jpg|A foreign passport of the Republic of Lithuania with ', used until the 1940 annexation

File:Sitting-room of Vytautas the Great KGOC 3.jpg|A fireplace of a sitting-room of Vytautas the Great at the Kaunas Garrison Officers' Club Building

File:Transitional prize with Vytis (Waykimas) of the commander of the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union team for shooting from automatic pistols.jpg|Transitional prize with Vytis (Waykimas) of the commander of the Lithuanian Riflemen's Union team for shooting from automatic pistols.

File:Queen Louise Bridge decorated with Vytis (Waykimas) in Panemunė, Lithuania, 1937.jpg|Queen Louise Bridge, which at the time connected the Lithuanian town Panemunė and Prussian city Tilsit, decorated with ' in 1937

File:Ministry of Finance of Lithuania with Vytis (Waykimas) and the Columns of Gediminas in Kaunas, 1930.jpg|Ministry of Finance of Lithuania Building in Kaunas, decorated with portraits of Antanas Smetona, Vytautas the Great, ' and the Columns of Gediminas, 1930

File:Stasys Rastikis with flag in 1939.jpg|Commander of the Lithuanian Army Stasys Raštikis holds the Lithuanian Army flag with ' on obverse side, while a Lithuanian soldier swears his loyalty by kneeling in front of it

File:Anbo8.jpg|A Lithuanian bomber-reconnaissance monoplane ANBO VIII with the Double Cross of the Jagiellonians, constructed by the Lithuanian aeronautical engineer Antanas Gustaitis, in 1939

File:Lithuanian tanks heading to Lithuanian capital Vilnius in 1939.jpg|Lithuanian Vickers Light Tanks M1936 with the Columns of the Gediminids, heading to the Lithuanian capital Vilnius in 1939

File:Session of the Provisional Government of Lithuania.jpg|Session of the Provisional Government of Lithuania, which attempted to restore the statehood of the interwar Republic during the June Uprising in Lithuania, in 1941

File:Members of the Lithuanian partisans (Zalgiris Territorial Defense Force) in 1946.jpg|The Lithuanian partisans fought with the occupants in 1944–1953, wearing the interwar Lithuanian uniforms and insignia

</gallery>

Republic of Lithuania in the post-Cold War era

thumb|150px|The Lithuanian coat of arms at the entrance of [[Seimas Palace in Vilnius]]

On March 11, 1990, Lithuania declared its independence and restored all of its pre-war national symbols, including its historic coat of arms Vytis. According to the 6th article of this Law, the historical national symbols of Lithuania are the Double Cross of the Jagiellonians and Columns of Gediminas. Despite the newly adopted Každailis' variant of ', the Lithuanian litas coins featured Zikaras' design until they were replaced by the euro in 2015.

thumb|upright|The historical state flag of Lithuania with Vytis

In 2004, Lithuania's Seimas confirmed a new variant of the Vytis on the historical flag of Lithuania, the final design was approved on 17 June 2010. It is depicted on a rectangular red fabric, recalling the old battle flags of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Lithuania joined the Eurozone by adopting the euro on 1 January 2015. The designs of Lithuanian euro coins share a similar national side for all denominations, featuring the Vytis and the country's name in Lithuanian – Lietuva. The design was announced on 11 November 2004 following a public opinion poll conducted by the Bank of Lithuania. The horse is again leaping forward, as in more traditional versions. the second tome, released in 2014, presents the vision of the restoration of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in the sticky web of intrigues and conflicts of the monarchs of France, Russia, and Prussia, while the third tome, released in 2019, presents the course of the history of Russia, Poland, and Lithuania from the 1810s to 1860s, consistently and vividly reveals the terrible drama of mutual relations between them.

In 2023, Lithuanian vehicle registration plates design was modified to include Vytis.

<gallery mode="nolines" class="small" heights="150" widths="125" caption="Coats of arms of the Republic of Lithuania in the Post-Cold War era">

File:Protest 1988 in Vilnius (2).jpg|An anti-nuclear rally in Cathedral Square in 1988. A banner with Vytis was presented.

File:KlpUniversitetasVlns90-10-5.jpg|Vytautas Landsbergis near the primary doors of the Seimas Palace with the recently added Vytis above them, in 1990.

File:2009 m. Respublikos Prezidento inauguracija.jpg|The presidential version of the coat of arms, as depicted on the Presidential Palace, and the flag of the president of Lithuania

File:Großfürstliches Schloss (Vilnius) Eingangsportal 20220630.jpg|Main gates of the Palace of the Grand Dukes of Lithuania with the front portal featuring Vytis in Vilnius

File:Lithuanian coats of arms flag (Trakai, Lithuania, 2016).jpg|Modern Lithuanian state flag flying at Trakai

File:Rittermonument Kaunas.jpg|Freedom Warrior statue in Kaunas

File:Pasas2008.gif|The current passport of the Republic of Lithuania design

File:LT-2008-50litų-Šv. Kazimieras-a.png|Litas commemorative coin featuring a historical Vytis

File:500 litai (2000).jpg|A banknote of 500 Lithuanian litas with Vytis, 2000

File:N22978 1 eur Lietuva 2015.jpg|A coin of 1 Lithuanian Euro with Vytis, used since 1 January 2015

File:Lithuanian Armed Forces Battle flag (obverse).png|Flag of the Lithuanian Armed Forces with Vytis

File:Battle of Grunwald 2010 (06).jpg|The Lithuanian soldiers with Vytis and the Columns of Gediminas banners during the Battle of Grunwald reconstruction

File:IFV Vilkas.jpg|An armoured fighting vehicle Vilkas (Lithuanian variant of Boxer) with the Columns of the Gediminids

File:Eurocopter AS365 + LET L-410.jpg|Lithuanian Air Forces aircraft with the Double Cross of the Jagiellonians in 2016

File:N42 Jotvingis NOCO2014 07 bow flag.JPG|Jotvingis (N42) of the Lithuanian Naval Force flying the state flag at jackstaff

File:Boundary marker of Lithuania.svg|Boundary marker of the Lithuanian Republic

File:LT judge pendant by Augustas Didzgalvis.jpg|Lithuanian judges pendants with the Columns of Gediminas and Vytis

File:YPT and ARAS exercise 2024 01.jpg|Soldier of the Lithuanian Special Operations Forces with insignia featuring the Columns of Gediminas

</gallery>

Lithuania

Recently adopted coats of arms of Vilnius and Panevėžys counties use different color schemes and add additional details to the basic image of the knight. Several towns in Lithuania use motifs similar to Vytis. For example, the coat of arms of Liudvinavas is parted per pale. One half depicts the Vytis and the other, Lady Justice.

<gallery mode="nolines" class="small" heights="125" widths="150" caption="Coats of arms of the Lithuanian counties, cities, and towns and other which features a horseman">

File:Coat of arms of Aukštaitija.svg|Ethnographic region Aukštaitija coat of arms

File:Vilnius University Coat of arms.JPG|Vilnius University coat of arms

File:LTU Vilniaus apskritis COA.svg|Vilnius County coat of arms

File:Liudvinavas.gif|Liudvinavas coat of arms

File:LTU Panevėžio apskritis COA.svg|Panevėžys County coat of arms

File:VeivirzenaiCOA.gif|Veiviržėnai coat of arms

File:Josvainiai COA.png|Josvainiai coat of arms

File:Marijampole COA.svg|Marijampolė coat of arms

File:Coat of arms of Daugailiai.svg|Daugailiai coat of arms

File:AdutiskisCOA.png|Adutiškis coat of arms

</gallery>

Poland

As Lithuania and Poland were closely related for centuries, especially during the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth period, the Lithuanian coat of arms was also depicted in Poland.

<gallery mode="nolines" class="small" heights="150" widths="125" caption="Usage of ' (') in Poland">

File:Malbork zamek 26.jpg|Malbork Castle, Malbork, 1590s

File:Sobieski Crown.PNG|John III Sobieski's coat of arms crowning the Royal Chapel in Gdańsk with ' (')

File:CollegiumNovum-HerbWielkiegoKsięstwaLitewskiego(Pogoń)-POL, Kraków.jpg|' (') as depicted on the façade of the Collegium Novum of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków

File:Jan olbracht (1492–1501).jpg|Illustration with coat of arms of John I Albert (after 1492)

File:Wawel Arras - Above-door Hanging - Arms of Lithuania with Hyena and Monkey.jpg|Above-door tapestry with the coat of arms of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania on the background of a landscape with a hyena and a monkey, circa 1560, Wawel Castle

File:Choir balcony with arms of Sigismund III Vasa, featuring Polish Eagle and Lithuanian Vytis (Waykimas), in the St. John's Archcathedral in Warsaw.jpg|Choir balcony with arms of Sigismund III Vasa in the St. John's Archcathedral in Warsaw

File:Herb Rzeczypospolitej za Stanisława Augusta RB1.jpg|Guardhouse, Poznań, 1780s

File:Piaseczno, church (Pomerania) (12).JPG|Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Piaseczno

File:POL województwo podlaskie COA.svg|Podlaskie Voivodeship coat of arms

File:POL Brańsk COA.svg|Brańsk coat of arms

File:POL powiat bialski COA.svg|Biała County (Lublin Voivodeship) coat of arms

File:POL powiat siemiatycki COA.svg|Siemiatycze County coat of arms

File:POL powiat puławski COA 1.svg|Puławy County coat of arms

File:POL Białystok formal COA.svg|Byalistok coat of arms

File:Herb Siedlce.svg|Siedlce coat of arms (also see: MKP Pogoń Siedlce logo)

</gallery>

Belarus

The Belarusian lands had been part of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania since the Middle Ages, so the Lithuanian coat of arms grew into the local heraldic tradition and was used in the coats of arms of Belarusian towns and administrative districts, even during Russian rule. Thus, Belarusian nationalists who claimed that the Grand Duchy of Lithuania was part of a Belarusian statehood tradition adopted Lithuania's coat of arms as the Belarusian national emblem during the period of national revival in 1918. Pahonia (Пагоня, ultimately from Pogonia) is the Belarusian version of the coat of arms of Lithuania, also depicting an armed white horseman on a red background. However, in the Belarusian version, the two-barred cross depicted on the horseman's shield has uneven bars, the saddle blanket is in the Renaissance style, the horse's tail points down instead of up, and azure is absent from it altogether.

Pahonia was chosen by the founders of the short-lived Belarusian People's Republic as the state emblem. During 1918 to 1923, it was used by the military units of the Belarusian People's Republic, as well as those formed within the Lithuanian and Polish armies. Subsequently, it was used in this role by Belarusians residing in Poland, Lithuania, Latvia and other countries in the interwar period.

During the Second World War, under German occupation Belarusians displayed Pahonia, it was used by collaborationist organisation, such as Belarusian People's Self-Help (BNS). They were also used by the Belarusian Central Council. During the Soviet period, the Pahonia coat of arms was banned and its possession was punishable by imprisonment. Soviet propaganda defamed Belarusian national symbols as being used by "Nazi collaborators". However, the coat of arms was used freely by Belarusian organisations in the West.

The white–red–white flag and Pahonia were yet again adopted upon proclaiming of Belarus' independence in 1991. Soon after the 1994 Belarusian presidential election, the Belarusians voted for the introduction of a modified version of the Soviet flag and emblem in a 1995 referendum, initiated by President Alexander Lukashenko, and abolished Pahonia as an official symbol. However, Lukashenko still signed decrees to incorporate similar symbols into several reginal flags and coats of arms as in Gomel Region and Vitsebsk Region, and the previous national symbols continued to be used by the Belarusian opposition and gained exceptional popularity among the Belarusians during the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests.

<gallery mode="nolines" class="small" heights="150" widths="125" caption="Usage of ' (') in Belarus">

File:Герб БНР 1918.svg|alt=The Vytis (Pahonia) as used in the Belarusian People's Republic in 1918|The Pahonia as used in the Belarusian People's Republic in 1918

File:Pahonia, BNR. Пагоня, БНР (1918-20).jpg|Passport of the Belarusian People's Republic, 1918–1919

File:Seal of Belarusian Central Council.svg|Seal of the Byelorussian Central Council in 1943–1944 (during the period of the Nazi occupation)

File:BKA-Weapons general h.svg|Marshal's insignia of the Byelorussian Home Defence, 1944–1945

File:Coat of arms of Belarus (1991–1995).svg|Coat of arms of Belarus from 1991 to 1995

File:Coat of Arms of Vitsebsk Voblasts.svg|Coat of arms of Vitsebsk Region

File:Coat of Arms of Lepiel, Belarus.svg|Coat of arms of Lyepyel

File:Coat of Arms of Vierchniadzvinsk, Belarus.svg|Coat of arms of Vierchniadzvinsk

File:Coat of Arms of Rečyca, Belarus.svg|Coat of arms of Rechytsa

File:Coat of Arms of Mahiloŭ (faded).svg|Coat of arms of Mahilyow

File:BIA Lipniszki COA.png|Coat of arms of

File:Demonstration against Alexander Lukashenko in front of the Belarus Embassy in Moscow. (2020-08-23) 18.jpg|alt=Belarusian opposition supporters holding flags with Vytis (Pahonia) during the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests|Belarusian opposition supporters holding flags with Pahonia during the 2020–2021 Belarusian protests

File:Быдгашч. Акцыя салідарнасці з Украінай (2022-03-05) 1.jpg|alt=Belarusian opposition supporters holding Vytis (Pahonia) signs during the Protests against the Russian invasion of Ukraine|Belarusian opposition supporters holding Pahonia signs during the protests against the Russian invasion of Ukraine

</gallery>

Ukraine

The horseman was featured on the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, on the Seal of King Yuri II Boleslav with the Ruthenian lion on the coat of arms, on the Mykhailo Hrushevsky's proposal of the coat of arms of the Ukrainian People's Republic, and other Ukrainian coats of arms.

<gallery mode="nolines" class="small" heights="150" widths="125" caption="Coats of arms in Ukraine which features a horseman">

File:Герб Волинсько Галицької землі 1313.jpg|Coats of arms of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia, 1313

File:Alex K Yuri Boleslav seal 2.png|Seal of King Yuri II Boleslav denoting a horseman with lion on the coat of arms (14th century)

File:Coins of Boleslaw-Yuri II of Galicia.png|King Yuri II Boleslav's coin of the Kingdom of Galicia–Volhynia (14th century)

File:Pahonia. Пагоня (1440).jpg|Coat of arms of Švitrigaila, circa 1440, who at the time ruled Ruthenian territories in Ukraine, a variation of

File:Coat of arms of Iziaslav.png|Coat of arms of Iziaslav, Ukraine, since 1754

File:Вежа Вітовта з висоти 2.jpg|Watch tower of Vytautas the Great in Kherson Oblast with the historical state flag of Lithuania

File:Czernelyca kosciol DSC 9576 26-216-0053.JPG|The coat of arms of Dukes Czartoryski with Vytis above the portal of the former Dominican Church in Chernelytsia

File:Adam Mickiewicz Monument in Lviv (1).jpg|Adam Mickiewicz Monument, Lviv, 1904

File:UNR coa projects Hrushevskyy.svg|Mykhailo Hrushevskyi's proposal for the coat of arms of the Ukrainian People's Republic

File:POL Kołki COA.png|Coat of arms of Kolky under Polish rule

File:Coat of Arms of Zhytomyr Oblast.svg|Coat of arms of Zhytomyr Oblast

File:Coat of Arms of Staryi Chortoryisk.gif|Coat of arms of Staryi Chortoryisk

File:Coat of arms of Nemenka (Vinnytsia Raion).svg|Coat of arms of

File:Lytovezh gerb.png|Coat of arms of Lytovezh

File:COA of Lubar.png|Coat of arms of Liubar

File:Gorodnytska otg gerb.png|Coat of arms of Horodnytsia

File:Coat of Arms of Starokostiantynivskiy Raion in Khmelnytsky Oblast.png|Coat of arms of Starokostiantyniv Raion in 2004–2020

File:Coat of Arms of Vitovka raion.png|Coat of arms of Vitovka Raion in 2017–2020

File:Volodymyr Zelensky 2019 presidential inauguration 11 (cropped).jpg|Collar of the president of Ukraine, one of whose medallions contains ' (')

</gallery>

Russia

Due to historical connections with the Grand Duchy of Lithuania (and later Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth), some Russian regions adopted Lithuanian coat of arms from the Russian Empire period. After the dissolution of the USSR, such coats of arms were restored.

<gallery mode="nolines" class="small" widths="150" widths="125" caption="Usage of ' (') in Russia">

File:Coat of Arms of Sebezh.png|Coat of arms of Sebezh

File:Coat of Arms of Nevel (Pskov oblast).png|Coat of arms of Nevel

File:Coat of arms of Velizh 1781.svg|Coat of arms of Velizh

File:Smolensk Historical Museum - 0296.jpg|The Lithuanian coat of arms on display at the Smolensk Historical museum

</gallery>

Noble families

The Lithuanian coat of arms with some modifications was adopted by several Gediminid Lithuanian, Polish and Russian noble families, namely Czartoryski, Sanguszko, Chowanski, Trubetskoy and Golitsyn. In Polish heraldry, those coat of arms are called Pogoń Litewska.

<gallery mode="nolines" class="small" widths="150" heights="150">

File:POL COA Sanguszko.svg|Sanguszko coat of arms

File:RU COA Sangushko.png|Sangushko coat of arms, 1906

File:Čartaryjski, Pahonia. Чартарыйскі, Пагоня (1785).jpg|Czartoryski coat of arms, 1785

File:Sapieha, Pahonia. Сапега, Пагоня (1786).jpg|Coat of arms of the House of Sapieha, 1786

File:Pavał Halšanski, Pahonia. Павал Гальшанскі, Пагоня (1555) (2).jpg|Coat of arms of Paweł Holszański circa 1555

File:Golitsyn, Pahonia. Галіцын, Пагоня (1872-89).jpg|Coat of arms of the House of Golitsyn, 19th century

File:POL COA Pogoń Litewska.svg|Simple version

File:POL COA Beyzym.svg|Beyzym, a variation

</gallery>

Other locations

Austria

<gallery mode="nolines" class="small" widths="150" heights="125" caption="Vytis in Austria">

File:Albertina Vienna June 2006 606.jpg|Albertina, Vienna, 18th century

File:Wien Augustinerkirche Kenotaph Maria Christina 6.jpg|Coat of arms on the Cenotaph of Maria Christina in Vienna

</gallery>

France

<gallery mode="nolines" class="small" widths="150" heights="125" caption="Vytis in France">

File:Coat of arms of Lithuania Vytis (Waykimas) with the Double Cross of the Jagiellonian dynasty, 1601-1700.jpg|Vytis from Armorial universel, avec blasons peints, 17th century

File:Bonsecours Nancy.JPG|Catholic church, Nancy, 18th century

File:Fronton hôtel de ville Nancy.JPG|Pediment of the Nancy Town Hall

File:Paris Conciergerie 775.jpg| Vytis on top of Palais de la Cité's Tour de l'Horloge clock, Paris, since 1585

File:Lunéville, Église Saint-Jacques PM 49744.jpg|Vytis in the Saint Jacques Church in Lunéville (coat of arms of Stanisław Leszczyński)

File:Musée lorrain MB chenet aux armes du roi Stanislas.jpg|Vytis in the Lorraine Museum coat of arms of Stanisław Leszczyński)

File:Collège Stanislas blason 1905.jpg|Coat of arms of the Collège Stanislas de Paris with Vytis (1905 version; a similar coat of arm is still in use)

File:Dragons de la Reine 06062.jpg|Guidon of the Reine Dragons Regiment with Vytis

File:TakenplatteRoscheiderhof HE48 FrankreichLothringenH1a.jpg|Wedding coat of arms of Louis XV and Marie Leszczyńska in Zinswiller, first half of the 18th century

File:GrabMaria Leszczynska.jpg|Grave of Marie Leszczyńska in Saint-Denis

</gallery>

Latvia

<gallery mode="nolines" class="small" widths="150" heights="125" caption="Vytis in Latvia">

File:Lithuanian-Livonian double-Denar with monogram of Steponas Batoras, coat of arms of Gotthard Kettler and Lithuanian Vytis (Waykimas), 1578.jpg|Double-Denar of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia with monogram of Stephen Báthory, coat of arms of Gotthard Kettler, and ', 1578

File:Coin of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia with portrait of Ernst Johann von Biron, Vytis (Waykimas) and the Polish Eagle, 1764.jpg|Coin of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia with portrait of Ernst Johann von Biron, ', and the Polish Eagle, 1764

</gallery>

Sweden

<gallery mode="nolines" class="small" widths="150" heights="125" caption="Vytis in Sweden">

File:Sigismund III's banner (1601-1605, Army myseum, Stockholm) 01 by shakko.jpg|Banner of Sigismund III Vasa in the Swedish Army Museum, Stockholm

</gallery>

Germany

<gallery mode="nolines" class="small" widths="125" heights="150" caption="Vytis in Germany">

File:Freiberg katedra mpazdziora.JPG|Freiberg Cathedral in Freiberg, Saxony, 18th century

File:Coat of arms Moritzburg Castle.jpg|Coat of arms on the Moritzburg Castle in Moritzburg, Saxony

File:Dresden Zwinger Wappen 3.jpg|Zwinger, Dresden, 18th century

File:UebigauHerkules.jpg|Coat of arms on the Palace Übigau with Hercules, Dresden

File:Kartouwe with the Coat of arms of August II, Polish Eagle, and Lithuanian Vytis (Waikymas) in the Königstein Fortress.jpg|Coat of arms on a cannon in Königstein Fortress, Dresden

File:Löbau-Rathaus-Wappen-4.jpg|Coat of arms on the Löbau Town Hall

File:Grimma Poeppelmannbruecke Saechsisches Wappen.jpg|Bridge over Mulde, Grimma, 18th century

File:20050116190DR Wilsdruff Rathaus Wappen.jpg|Town hall, Wilsdruff, 18th century

File:Theatinerkirche, München, Deutschland09.jpg|Coats of arms on the Theatine Church in Munich, 18th century

File:Grimma, Leipziger Straße, Postmeilensäule-001.jpg|Coats of arms on the Saxon milepost in Grimma, Saxony state

File:20090501100DR Wurzen Kursächsische Posthalterei Wappen.jpg|Portal of a post office in Wurzen, Leipzig district, 1734

File:Allianzwappen am Georgstor.jpg|Vytis in Bavaria

File:Wappen-Fürstenzug29.jpg|Vytis on the Fürstenzug in Dresden

File:Standarte Sachsen Kadetten-Korps 1747-1865.JPG|Banner of the Royal Saxon Army, 1747–1865

</gallery>

United States

<gallery mode="nolines" class="small" widths="125" heights="150" caption="Vytis in the United States">

File:Waterbury Lithuanian school.jpg|Saint Joseph's School, Waterbury, Connecticut

Our Lady of Šiluva chapel in Washington mosaic.jpg|Our Lady of Šiluva Chapel at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.

File:Badge of the Convention of the Lithuanian Americans (SLA), 1914.jpg|Badge of the Convention of the Lithuanian Americans (SLA), 1914.

File:Lithuanian Hall in Baltimore 16.jpg|Lithuanian Hall on Hollins Street in Hollins Market, Baltimore.

File:Opening festivities of the Consulate of Lithuania in Chicago, 1924.jpg|Opening festivities of the Consulate of Lithuania in Chicago in 1924. The Coat of arms of Lithuania Vytis (Waykimas) is seen in the background.

File:Opening festivities of the Consulate General of Lithuania in New York City, 1930.jpg|Opening festivities of the Consulate General of Lithuania in New York City, 1930. The Coat of arms of Lithuania Vytis (Waykimas) is hanging on a wall.

Lithuanian Hall, South Side, Pittsburgh, entrance decoration, 2021-08-19.jpg|The former Lithuanian Hall in Pittsburgh

</gallery>

See also

  • Emblem of the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
  • Armorial of Lithuania
  • Coat of arms of Belarus

References