Coat of arms of Flanders

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The Coat of arms of Flanders is a heraldic emblem featuring a black lion with red claws and tongue on a gold field, symbolizing the historic County of Flanders in present-day Belgium.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Coat of arms of Flanders canonical 4
coat of arms of Flanders 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coat of arms
heraldic emblem
associatedWith Flemish Movement
Flemish nationalism
Flemish people
backgroundShape shield
charge lion rampant
clawsColor red
clawsTincture Gules
colorScheme black and gold
country Belgium
depicts lion
fieldColor gold
hasElement claws
lion
shield
tongue
hasMotto Flemish lion
surface form: Vlaanderen de Leeuw

Vlaenderen den Leeuw
heraldicAttitude rampant
historicalRegion Flanders
influenced civic heraldry in Flanders
municipal coats of arms in Flanders
lionColor black
mottoLanguage Dutch
mottoTranslation Lion of Brabant
surface form: Flanders the Lion
originatesFrom medieval heraldry
partOf heraldry of Belgium
region Flanders
represents Flemish cultural heritage
Flemish identity
scriptOfMotto Latin alphabet
symbolizes County of Flanders
tinctureOfCharge Sable
tinctureOfField Or
tongueColor red
tongueTincture Gules
traditionalColors Or and Sable
usedBy County of Flanders
Flanders
Flemish Community
usedIn present-day Belgium
usedOn Flag of Flanders
surface form: flag of Flanders

official documents of the Flemish government
seals of the Flemish authorities
usedSinceCentury 12th century

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flanders hasCoatOfArms Coat of arms of Flanders
Flemish lion usedIn Coat of arms of Flanders
Flag of Flanders inspiredBy Coat of arms of Flanders
this entity surface form: coat of arms of Flanders
Flag of Flanders relatedSymbol Coat of arms of Flanders
Flemish Region coatOfArms Coat of arms of Flanders