Coat of arms of Rybnik

Coat of Arms of Rybnik

The coat of arms of the city of Rybnik in Poland consists of a blue shield bearing a white pike rising diagonally between two floral patterns. The arms are an example of canting arms, since ryb means "fish". This coat was adopted by the Rybnik City Council on November 20, 2000.

A formal blazon in English is: Azure, a pike bendwise between two floral patterns of a water-nut, all argent.

External links

Coat of Arms on the Municipal Page

Polish heraldry

National	Coat of arms of Poland

Cities	Bytom Cracow Głogów Kłodzko Łódź Lubawa Nowy Sącz Nowy Targ Piła Poznań Rybnik Słupsk Ustka Warsaw Wrocław

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