Flag of Upper Silesia

Upper Silesia

Proportion	2:3
Design	A horizontal divided into yellow and blue
Proportion	2:3
Design	A horizontal divided into yellow and blue, with the coat of arms in centre, depicting a yellow eagle in blue escutcheon (shield)

The flag that serves as the symbol of the historical and geographical region of the Upper Silesia, and as one of the symbols of the Silesian people, is divided horizontally into two stripes: yellow on the top and blue on the bottom. It originated as the flag of the Province of Upper Silesia adopted in 1920, with its colours based on the coat of arms of Upper Silesia. The flag is also popular symbol used by the Silesian Autonomy Movement.