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Majestic seal of King Vladislaus II
Majestic seal of King Vladislaus II
Credit:
Central Archives of Historical Records
The majestic seal of King
Vladislaus II
(Władysław II Jagiełło, Jogaila) showing the king seated on a throne, holding an
orb
and a
scepter
. He is surrounded by coats of arms, supported by angels, of the territories of his realm: the
White Eagle
of Poland; the
Pursuer
of Lithuania; the
aurochs
' head of the
Kalisz Voivodeship
; the stripes and stars of the
Sandomierz Voivodeship
; the demi-lion and demi-eagle of the
Kuyavia
,
Łęczyca
and
Sieradz
voivodeships; the king's head of the
Dobrzyń Territory
; and the
lion rampant
of
Red Ruthenia
.
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