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| | NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Pahonya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11) |
 | | More recenly, it was on the state seal of the Belarus National Republic, the coat of arms of the Belarusian Popular Front, and for a brief period it was the coat of arms of Belarus after the collapse of the Soviet Union. |
 | | It is originated during the times of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, just as the Vytis, the Coat of Arms of Lithuania, and looks very similar to Vytis. |
 | | With minor stylistic changes, the Pahonya coat of arms remained the state symbol of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania until 1795, when Belarus was annexed by Russian Empire. |
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