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The flag's colouring refers directly to the preserved iconographic messages of the dynastic coat of arms of the
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closed crown, while on the coat of arms of the Duchy of
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the 15th century, it was a golden crowned eagle, although the image of the crowned eagle appeared in the 14th century on the castle tiles during the Duke
Premysl I Noszak era. Some foreign sources, such as the Stockholm
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of Poland-Lithuania during the 16th century, the image of the
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The banner of the Duchy of
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