Coat of arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
The Coat of Arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was the symbol of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, representing the union of the Crown of the Polish Kingdom and Grand Duchy of Lithuania.

Coat of Arms of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth according to Marcin Bielski's Kronika Polska (Chronicle of Poland), 1597
Modern reconstruction
Coat of Arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (modern reconstruction)
Grand Coat of Arms of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (modern reconstruction)
Background
It combined their previously separate coats of arms:
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At the centre of the shield, on an inescutcheon, was the arms of the reigning house of the Union.
Polish-Lithuanian coat of arms under Henry
Polish-Lithuanian coat of arms under Vasa dynasty
Polish-Lithuanian coat of arms under Michael I. Korybut coat of arms is placed in the middle of the shield.
Polish-Lithuanian coat of arms under John III Sobieski. Janina coat of arms is placed in the middle of the shield.
Polish-Lithuanian coat of arms under Wettin dynasty
Polish-Lithuanian coat of arms under Stanisław I. Wieniawa coat of arms is placed in the middle of the shield.
Polish-Lithuanian coat of arms under Stanislaus II August. Ciołek coat of arms is placed in the middle of the shield.
15 ducats of King Sigismund III Vasa from 1617
Insurrections
During the January Uprising a similar coat of arms was proposed for the restored Commonwealth, with Archangel Michael, the coat of arms of Ukraine added as the third element. However, it was never officially introduced.
Coat of arms of November Uprising
Coat of arms for a proposed Polish–
Lithuanian–Ruthenian Commonwealth
The coat of arms in various cities
Malbork Castle, Malbork, 1590s
Royal Castle, Warsaw, 17th century
Royal Chapel, Gdańsk, 1681

Post milestone, Pirna, 1722
Freiberg Cathedral, Freiberg, 18th century
Post milestone, Lubań, 1725
Moritzburg Castle, Moritzburg, 18th century
Royal Castle, Warsaw, Warsaw, 18th century
Dresden Cathedral, Dresden, 18th century
Town hall, Wilsdruff, 18th century
Catholic church, Nancy, 18th century
Church of the Holy Spirit, Vilnius, 18th century
Theatine Church, Munich, 18th century
Walderdorff Palace, Trier, 18th century
Guardhouse, Poznań, 1780s
Royal Castle, Warsaw, Warsaw, 18th century
Łazienki Park, Warsaw, 18th century
Adam Mickiewicz Monument, Lviv, 1904
Henryk Sienkiewicz Monument, Łazienki Park, Warsaw, 20th century
Wawel, Kraków
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