▁October ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁However , ▁they ▁are ▁all ▁based ▁on ▁symbols ▁which ▁have ▁been ▁in ▁use ▁since ▁much ▁earlier , ▁some ▁of ▁them ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century . ▁ ▁Co at ▁of ▁Ar ms ▁ ▁The ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁displays ▁a ▁red ▁brick ▁wall ▁with ▁three ▁to wers ▁in ▁a ▁blue ▁field . ▁Each ▁tower , ▁the ▁middle ▁one ▁t aller ▁and ▁wider ▁than ▁the ▁other ▁two , ▁is ▁to pped ▁with ▁a ▁batt lement ▁with ▁three ▁c ren els ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁black ▁vertical ▁loop hole ▁and ▁a ▁black ▁window . ▁In ▁the ▁wall ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁gate ▁with ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁open ▁golden ▁doors ▁with ▁fle ur - de - lis - sh aped ▁metal work ▁and ▁a ▁raised ▁golden ▁gr ate . ▁Inside ▁the ▁gate ▁there ▁is ▁the ▁White ▁E agle ▁with ▁a ▁golden ▁crown ▁, ▁be ak ▁and ▁tal ons . ▁The ▁esc ut che on ▁has ▁a ▁typically ▁Renaissance ▁shape ▁and ▁is ▁to pped ▁with ▁a ▁golden ▁Crown ▁of ▁B oles ław ▁I ▁the ▁Bra ve ▁with ▁fle urs - de - lis , ▁closed ▁with ▁a ▁glob us ▁cru c iger ▁( an ▁orb ▁with ▁a ▁cross ). ▁ ▁The ▁crown ed ▁White ▁E agle , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁coat ▁of ▁arms ▁of ▁Poland , ▁and ▁the ▁crown ▁above ▁the ▁esc ut che on ▁symbol ize ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁Krak ów ▁was ▁the ▁Polish ▁capital ▁and ▁seat ▁of ▁Polish ▁k ings