The coat of arms is an Iberian style escutcheon, with square top and rounded base, that is divided in the 2 by 2 chessboard pattern.

The top right field features a white eagle with yellow crown, beak, legs, stripes on its wings, and a ring on its tail.

The middle white stripe was placed the coat of arms of the voivodeship, that was an Iberian style escutcheon, with square top and rounded base, that is divided in the 2 by 2 chessboard pattern.

[3] The yellow patriarchal cross on the blue background refers to the order of the Benedictines at the Łysa Góra mountain.

[4] The white eagle on the red background refers to the coat of arms of the Kraków Voivodeship that existed from 14th to 18th centuries.

[4][6] On 18 February 2013, the Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship Sejmik had adopted new versions of the flag and the coat of arms, in the resolution from 28 December 2012.