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- In 1408 Vytautas the Great granted Kaunas the city rights and himself chose the coat of arms of Kaunas with aurochs. On 30 June 1993, the historical coat of arms of Kaunas city was re-established by a special presidential decree.
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In 1408 Vytautas the Great granted Kaunas the city rights and himself chose the coat of arms of Kaunas with aurochs. [27] On 30 June 1993, the historical coat of arms of Kaunas city was re-established by a special presidential decree. The coat of arms features a white aurochs with a golden cross between its horns, set against a deep red ...
In 1994 the Kaunas county was re-established. Both former symbols had no use for the arms of Kaunas county: neither the National Arms nor the Russian imperial symbolics could be used. Therefore the arms of Kaunas city were citated: the head of wild ox with the Latin cross.
In 1940 Kaunas became part of the Soviet Union and all arms were abolished. In 1969 the use of arms was permitted again, and the city adopted arms with a bison, without a cross, on a green base. In 1970 the arms were abolished again.
Sep 22, 2018 · In 1994 the Kaunas county was re-established. Both former symbols had no use for the arms of Kaunas county: neither the National Arms nor the Russian imperial symbolics could be used. Therefore the arms of Kaunas city were citated: the head of wild ox with the Latin cross.
On December 7 of the same year, Napoleon visited Kaunas again: having lost the war in Russia, the Emperor was retreating to France. His withdrawing army reached the city on December 12, and two days later the Russian Cossacks took command, making Kaunas the site of the French army's final catastrophy.
The temporary capital of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Laikinoji sostinė) was the official designation of the city of Kaunas in Lithuania during the interwar period. It was in contrast to the declared capital in Vilnius, which was part of Poland from 1920 until 1939.
The bear is an ancient symbol of Samogitia, one of the regions of Lithuania, and appears in the coat of arms of Šiauliai district. A moose is shown in the Lazdijai district municipality coat of arms and the aurochs is featured in the Kaunas coat of arms.
