Coat of arms of Belgium

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coat of arms national emblem

The Coat of arms of Belgium is the official heraldic emblem of the Belgian state, featuring a crowned lion, national motto, and royal symbols representing the country's monarchy and unity.

Aliases (7)

Belgian monarchy in the case of royal arms ×1
Royal Crown of Belgium ×1
coat of arms of Belgium ×1
federal arms of Belgium ×1
greater coat of arms of Belgium ×1
lesser coat of arms of Belgium ×1
royal coat of arms of Belgium ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	coat of arms → national emblem →
adopted	1837 →
adoptedBy	Leopold I of Belgium →
associatedWith	Belgian royal family →
charge	lion →
compartment	oak branches → palm branches →
country	Belgium →
crown	Royal Crown of Belgium →
features	Belgian lion → national motto → royal crown →
fieldColor	sable →
hasVariant	greater coat of arms of Belgium → lesser coat of arms of Belgium →
heraldicTincture	ermine → gules → or → sable →
introducedAfter	Belgian Revolution →
legalStatus	official state symbol of Belgium →
lionArmedAndLangued	gules →
lionColor	or →
mantling	gules →
mantlingLined	ermine →
motto	Eendracht maakt macht → Einigkeit macht stark → L'union fait la force →
mottoLanguage	Dutch → French → German →
mottoTranslation	Unity makes strength →
order	Order of Leopold →
replaced	coat of arms of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands →
scriptUsedForMotto	Latin alphabet →
shieldShape	escutcheon →
supporter	lion →
supporterCount	2 →
symbolizes	Belgian monarchy → national unity → sovereignty of Belgium →
usedBy	Kingdom of Belgium →
usedOn	diplomatic representations of Belgium → official documents of Belgium → seals of Belgian state institutions →

Referenced by (10)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Belgian lion ("coat of arms of Belgium") → Belgian lion ("royal coat of arms of Belgium") →	appearsOn
Coat of arms of Belgium ("greater coat of arms of Belgium") → Coat of arms of Belgium ("lesser coat of arms of Belgium") →	hasVariant
Belgian heraldry ("federal arms of Belgium") →	appliesTo
Coat of arms of Belgium ("Royal Crown of Belgium") →	crown
Belgium →	nationalSymbol
Belgian heraldry ("Belgian monarchy in the case of royal arms") →	regulatedBy
Flemish lion →	relatedSymbol
Prime Minister of Belgium →	symbol