Flag and coat of arms of Jurbarkas

Jurbarkas

Adopted	1611 (as arms) 24 November 1993
Design	A red field charged with three silver-white fleur de lis two over one in its centre

Coat of arms of Jurbarkas
Armiger	Jurbarkas
Adopted	1611
Blazon	A red shield charged with three silver-white fleur de lis two over one

The flag and coat of arms of Jurbarkas represents Jurbarkas, Lithuania with three silver-white fleurs-de-lis – two over one – centred on a red background. The flag is a red banner using the fleur-de-lis as its charge, repeated three times.^[1][2][3] An example of heraldic flag design, the flag employs the city's coat of arms, making it a banner of arms. The design of the arms of Jurbarkas is believed to originate from the arms of the Sapieha house, a noble family from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania which was responsible for Jurbarkas receiving city rights and the coat of arms for in 1611.^[4][2]

The three fleurs-de-lis design was abolished during the final years of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, but officially restored in 1993 after the independence of present-day Lithuania. Before restoration, several variant designs, such as using one over two fleurs-de-lis, had been restored and abolished. The original two over one version was briefly readopted in 1970 during the Soviet period, but abolished that same year.^[1]

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  A Lithuanian stamp from 2008 featuring the coat of arms

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  From left to right in the background: the civil flag of Lithuania, the state flag, the flag of Europe, and lastly the flag of Jurbarkas

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  In 1792, the coat of arms was temporarily restored with a one over two design

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