Coat of arms of Belgium

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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.


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

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