Editing Kaunas (section)

==Coat of arms==
[[File:Greater Coat of Arms of Kaunas.svg|left|thumb|Great coat of arms of Kaunas]]
In 1408 [[Vytautas the Great]] granted Kaunas the [[Magdeburg rights|city rights]] and himself chose the coat of arms of Kaunas with [[aurochs]].<ref name="LaimaHerbas">{{cite web |last1=Bucevičiūtė |first1=Laima |title=Kaip LDK laikotarpiu atsirado ir keitėsi Kauno herbas? |url=https://kauno.diena.lt/naujienos/kaunas/miesto-pulsas/kaip-ldk-laikotarpiu-atsirado-ir-keitesi-kauno-herbas-844945 |website=Kauno diena |date=5 January 2018 |access-date=4 March 2023 |language=lt}}</ref>

On 30 June 1993, the historical [[coat of arms]] of Kaunas city was re-established by a special [[List of rulers of Lithuania|presidential]] decree. The coat of arms features a white [[aurochs]] with a golden cross between its [[Horn (anatomy)|horns]], set against a deep red background. The aurochs was the original heraldic symbol of the city, established in 1400. The heraldic seal of Kaunas, introduced in the early 15th century during the reign of Grand Duke Vytautas, is the oldest city heraldic seal known in the territory of the [[Grand Duchy of Lithuania]].<ref name="datos.kvb.lt"/> The current [[emblem]] was the result of much study and discussion on the part of the Lithuanian [[Heraldry]] Commission, and realized by the artist [[Raimondas Miknevicius]]. An aurochs has replaced a [[wisent]], which was depicted in the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]]-era emblem that was used since 1969.

Blazon: ''Gules, an [[aurochs]] passant guardant argent ensigned with a cross Or between his horns.''

Kaunas also has a greater coat of arms, which is mainly used for purposes of Kaunas city representation. The sailor, three golden balls, and [[Latin]] text ''"Diligite justitiam qui judicatis terram"'' ([[English language|English]]: Cherish justice, you who judge the earth<ref name="Raffa"/>) in the greater coat of arms refers to [[Saint Nicholas]], patron saint of merchants and seafarers, who was regarded as a heavenly guardian of Kaunas by Queen [[Bona Sforza]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.delfi.lt/kultura/naujienos/tukstantmecio-metu-palydose-bus-pristatytas-didysis-kauno-herbas.d?id=27325801 |title=Tūkstantmečio metų palydose bus pristatytas didysis Kauno herbas |website=Delfi}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kaunas.lt/ |title=Kauno miesto savivaldybė}}</ref>