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I read several informations about the flag of Central
Lithuania or Vilnius Republic. According Vexilla Nostra 164 two
flags were in use: The one is red with the polonese eagle and the
Lithuanian horseman. The other is the same but the eagle and the
horseman within shield. I draw the shield according the stilized
style of the old Kingdom of Polonia which, as I read, was the
model for the arms. However, the border of the shield is not
exactly as show in Vexilla Nostra.
Jaume Olle', 2 June 1997
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I have a photocopy of the text written by Wim Schuurman. It says the state flag adopted 12 october 1920 was red with an (uncrowned) eagle and the Pogón . The version with the arms is a variant. Note that on these arms the eagle is crowned (correct on image) and the border is white (not correct on image). Central Lithuania (or "Srodkowa Litwa") was merged into Poland on 28 march 1922 and became part of Lithuania again on 10 october 1939. The article is about Lithuania itself and shows also the state flag used in between the two World Wars. It was red with on the obverse side a white <