Coat of arms of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship

The coat of arms of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship is one of the symbols of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, an administrative unit of Poland.
Symbols.
The coat of arms of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship depicts in the silver (white) field of the Spanish red coat of arms shield (in combat position) a Pomeranian gryphon with a golden bow, golden claws, with a tail turned up and turned to the right (heraldic). This coat of arms was adopted in 2000.
History.
The Red Griffin has been a symbol of the Gryfit dynasty ruling in Pomerania since the 12th century. Modelled on the gryphon placed on the banner of the Szczecin Prince Kazimierz V captured by King Jagiełło near Grunwald. From the 1630s, it was a sign of the whole of Pomerania, Bogusław X, united by the Duke of Pomerania, and held an honourable place on the great nine-field coat of arms of Pomerania.