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2. Coat of arms of Belgium - Wikipedia

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   Kingdom of Belgium: Adopted: 17 March 1837: Crest: A helmet with raised visor or crowned with a Royal Crown of Belgium: Shield: Sable, a lion rampant or, armed and langued Gules with two crossed sceptres (a hand of justice and a lion) or behind a shield. The grand collar of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) surrounds the shield: Supporters

3. Belgian heraldry - Wikipedia

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   This emblem of the dukes of Brabant is now the coat of arms of Belgium. 18th century roll of arms of members of the Drapery Court of Brussels. Belgian heraldry is the form of coats of arms and other heraldic bearings and insignia used in the Kingdom of Belgium and the Belgian colonial empire but also in the historical territories that make up ...

4. National symbols of Belgium - Wikipedia

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   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.

5. Waterloo 1815 Memorial - Wikipedia

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   The memorial gives access to the Lion's Mound (a 40-metre high monument erected in 1826 at the request of William I, King of the Netherlands, to mark the presumed spot where his eldest son, the Prince of Orange, was wounded on 18 June 1815), the rotunda of the Panorama of the Battle of Waterloo (built in 1911 by the architect Franz Van Ophem [2 ...

6. Leo Belgicus - Wikipedia

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   The earliest Leo Belgicus was drawn by the Austrian cartographer Michaël Eytzinger in 1583, when the Netherlands were fighting the Eighty Years' War for independence. The motif was inspired by the heraldic figure of the lion, occurring in the coats of arms of several of the Netherlands, namely: Brabant, Flanders, Frisia, Guelders, Hainaut, Holland, Limburg, Luxembourg, Namur and Zeeland, as ...

7. Lion (heraldry) - Wikipedia

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   Lion Leopardé ... is a French term for what the English call a Lion passant gardant. The word leopard is always made use of by the French heralds to express in their language, a lion full-faced, or gardant. Thus, when a lion is placed on an escutcheon in that attitude which we call rampant gardant, the French blazon it a Lion Leopardé.

8. List of Belgian flags - Wikipedia

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   A yellow flag with a black lion in the center. 900–1477 [2] Flag of the County of Hainaut: A yellow quartered banner with black and red lions. 1183–1794 [2] Flag of the Duchy of Brabant: A golden lion on a black field. 1482–1714 [2] Flag of Spanish Netherlands: A white flag with the cross of Burgundy. 1482–1714 [2] Civil Ensign of ...

9. The Sound of Belgium - Wikipedia

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   The Sound of Belgium is a 2012 Belgian documentary film directed by Jozef Devillé and produced by independent Belgian production company Visualantics. [1] The film had its world premiere on 19 October 2012 at the Flanders International Film Festival Ghent. [2] The film is entirely spoken in Dutch and French, but English subtitles are shown. [3]