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Lion as a primary charge in the coat of arms of Finland (1978 design, based on the 16th-century coat of arms of the Grand Duke of Finland). The lion is a common charge in heraldry. It traditionally symbolises courage, nobility, royalty, strength, stateliness and valour, because historically the lion has been regarded as the "king of beasts". [1]
This armorial of sovereign states shows the coat of arms, national emblem, or seal for every sovereign state. Although some countries do not have an official national emblem, unofficial emblems which are de facto used as national emblems are also shown below.
Alfonso VII's use of the lion as a heraldic emblem for León predates the earliest surviving Royal Arms of England, a single lion visible on a half-shield depicted on the First Great Seal (1189) of Richard I, [11] as well as the three pale blue lions passant of Denmark (ca. 1194), [12] the heraldry of the Holy Roman Empire (ca. 1200) [13] and ...
The coat of arms of Belgium bears a lion or, known as Leo Belgicus (Latin for the Belgian lion), as its charge.This is in accordance with article 193 (originally 125) of the Belgian Constitution: The Belgian nation takes red, yellow and black as colours, and as state coat of arms the Belgian lion with the motto UNITY MAKES STRENGTH.
Both the lion and the baobab tree, which featured previously on earlier Senegalese emblems, [4] are now utilised on the country's two seals. [8] The seal with the baobab tree is used to stamp any acts relating to public administration , while the lion seal is used exclusively by the President for significant acts of state, such as international ...
A lion is shown on the coat of arms in the seal of Earl Skule Bårdsson, dated 1225, [4] who had relations to the royal family. Haakon Haakonson the Old had a lion in his seal, shown as lying between the feet of the seated king. [5] A royal coat of arms with a lion is finally seen on the seal of Haakon Haakonson the Young, dated 1250. [5]
But on May 4, 1796, the Dutch Lion badge was replaced by a free drawing of the Netherlands Maiden around an altar with an anchor, and the States Lion with her. The substitution in 1801 of the Batavian Republic by the Batavian Commonwealth , whose main feature was a stronger Grand Pensionary acting the part locally of the First Counsul Bonaparte ...
The lion, especially the Leo Belgicus (Latin for "Belgian Lion") has been used as a heraldic animal to represent the Benelux for centuries. A heraldic lion can be seen on the Belgian coat of arms and can be seen as the countries de facto national animal. Moules-frites is often considered the unofficial national dish of Belgium.