Editing Flag of Poland (section)

==== Flag with coat of arms ====
[[File:Polish flag with coat of arms.jpg|thumb|Flag with the coat of arms]]
While the ban on using the flag without coat of arms has been lifted, the use of the national flag with coat of arms is still legally restricted and should be flown only:
* on or in front of Polish [[Diplomatic mission|embassies]], [[Consul (representative)|consulates]] and other representative offices and missions abroad, as well as by Polish ambassadors and consuls on their residences and vehicles;
* at civilian [[airport]]s and [[heliport]]s ([[civil air ensign]]);
* on civilian [[airplane]]s – only during international flights;
* on buildings of [[seaport]] authorities;
* as a [[Civil ensign|merchant (civil) ensign]].<ref name="act" />
In practice, however, the restriction is often ignored and the two flags, with and without the coat of arms, are treated as interchangeable.<ref name="nik" /> The variant with the coat of arms, even though its incorrect usage, is often used by the [[Polish diaspora|Polonia]], or Polish diaspora outside Poland, especially in the United States.<ref name="prez">prezydent.pl</ref>