Belgian lion

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heraldic symbol national emblem

The Belgian lion is a heraldic symbol representing strength and sovereignty, prominently used as the national emblem of Belgium.

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All labels observed (3)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heraldic symbol ⓘ national emblem ⓘ
appearsOn	Belgian government documents ⓘ Belgian military insignia ⓘ Coat of arms of Belgium ⓘ surface form: coat of arms of Belgium official seals of Belgium ⓘ Coat of arms of Belgium ⓘ surface form: royal coat of arms of Belgium
associatedWith	Belgian monarchy ⓘ Belgian patriotism ⓘ Belgian sovereignty ⓘ
backgroundColor	black ⓘ
color	gold ⓘ
continent	Europe ⓘ
country	Belgium ⓘ
field	heraldry ⓘ
hasPart	lion rampant ⓘ
inspiredBy	medieval heraldic lions ⓘ
language	symbolic, non-linguistic ⓘ
region	Europe ⓘ
relatedTo	Flemish lion ⓘ Gallic rooster ⓘ surface form: Walloon rooster
represents	sovereignty ⓘ strength ⓘ
scriptDirection	dexter ⓘ
status	official national emblem ⓘ
symbolizes	Belgian national identity ⓘ courage ⓘ power ⓘ
usedAs	emblem on Belgian embassies ⓘ emblem on Belgian passports ⓘ national symbol of Belgium ⓘ
usedBy	Belgian Armed Forces ⓘ surface form: Belgian armed forces Federal Government of Belgium ⓘ surface form: Belgian federal government Belgian monarchy ⓘ
usedIn	Belgian heraldry ⓘ national emblem of Belgium ⓘ
usedInContext	diplomatic representations ⓘ governmental insignia ⓘ military flags ⓘ state ceremonies ⓘ
usedSince	19th century ⓘ
visualForm	stylized lion ⓘ

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

Coat of arms of Belgium → features → Belgian lion ⓘ

Order of the White Lion → symbol → Belgian lion ⓘ

this entity surface form: white double-tailed lion

Flemish Brabant → coatOfArmsFeatures → Belgian lion ⓘ

this entity surface form: Brabant lion

Dutch lion → relatedSymbol → Belgian lion ⓘ