Gdańsk coat of arms in the centre. The name "Lechia" has always featured on the badge. In 1995 Lechia experienced a major change to their official club badge. The merger with Olimpia Poznan saw the flag featured in a circle with "Olimpia–Lechia Gdansk" featured at the bottom. A similar thing happened again when Lechia experienced a merger with Polonia Gdańsk in 1998. After the Polonia merger broke up in 2001, Lechia returned once again to their normal badge design, which has been used continuously since then with only minor changes in 2016. The badge was often not worn on the shirts. They were first worn on the kits in 1960, with a return in 1963. After the 1963–64 season the badges did not reappear again until 1996 but have featured on every shirt since. The first symbol to appear on a Lechia shirt was a large white "L" which featured on the shirts for the 1947–48 season. Banners Banners first started to appear at Lechia's MOSiR Stadium in the 1980s with the first Lechia banners made and displayed being "'Lechia Pany!" (as is the case with most flags and banners, it is stylised in all capitals) and "Lechia Karwiny" (Karwiny being a district in Gdynia). Other older flags that make regular appearances in Lechia games are those displaying "Forza Lechia", "Lechia Pride of Gdańsk", "Biało-Zieloni", and "Lechia Gdańsk Forever". Banners have been used to display support for the team, show where the fans are from (such as the English fan club, Malbork, Sopot, etc.), political statements, and support for friendly teams (such as Śląsk Wrocław, Gryf Słupsk, and formerly Wisła Kraków). Over the years some of the older flags displayed have been damaged, stolen, or remade. Many flags were stored by the Lechia Ultra's in a warehouse which was broken into and the flags stolen, leaving only those stored elsewhere, or kept by individuals, to survive the raid, while many of the older flags have been damaged through wear and tear, complications with storage, and simply through age. Many iconic flags for the fans throughout the clubs history have often been remade due to age, these include the remaking of the original flags showing the Gdańsk districts, such as "Chełm", "Orunia", "Oliwa", and "Morena". In total over 300 flags and banners have been documented throughout Lechia's history. The stealing of banners can give ultra groups a sense of prestige and