This article is about the coat of arms of the country of Belgium and its Royal Family. For a broader article, see Belgian heraldry.
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Coat of arms of Belgium | |
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File:Great coat of arms of Belgium.svg Greater version (French version of motto) | |
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File:Middle coat of arms of Belgium.svg Middle version (French version of motto) | |
File:State Coat of Arms of Belgium.svg Lesser version (French version of motto) | |
Armiger | Philippe, King of the Belgians |
Adopted | 17 March 1837 |
Crest | A helmet with raised visor or crowned with a Royal Crown of Belgium |
Blazon | 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 | Two lions guardant proper each supporting a lance Gules point or with two National Flags of Belgium (Tierced per pale Sable, or and Gules). |
Compartment | Underneath the compartment is placed the ribbon Gules with two stripes Sable charged with the motto |
Motto | French: L'union fait la force Dutch: Eendracht maakt macht German: Einigkeit macht stark |
Order(s) | Order of Leopold |
Other elements | The whole is placed on a mantle Gules with ermine lining, fringes and tassels Or and ensigned with the Royal Crown of Belgium. Above the mantle rise banners with the arms of the nine provinces that constituted Belgium in 1837. They are (from dexter to sinister) Antwerp, West Flanders, East Flanders, Liège, Brabant, Hainaut, Limburg, Luxembourg and Namur |
The coat of arms of Belgium bears a lion or, known as Leo Belgicus (Latin for the Belgian lion), as its charge. This is in accordance with article 193 (originally 125) of the Belgian Constitution: The Belgian nation takes red, yellow and black as colours, and as state coat of arms the Belgian lion with the motto UNITY MAKES STRENGTH. A royal decree of 17 March 1837 determines the achievement to be used in the greater and the lesser version, respectively.[citation needed]
Gallery[]
- Coats of arms of the King
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Coat of arms of King Leopold I, 1831-1865
Coat of arms of Leopold II and Albert I, 1865-1921
Coat of arms of Albert I, Leopold III, Baudouin, Albert II, and Philippe, 1921-2019
Coat of arms of the reigning monarch since 2019, used by Philippe
- Coats of arms of the Royal family
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Coat of arms of a former king, used by Albert II
Coat of arms of a former queen regnant
Coat of arms of the Duke of Brabant
Coat of arms of the Duchess of Brabant, used by Princess Elisabeth
Coat of arms of a prince of Belgium
Coat of arms of a princess of Belgium
Coat of arms of a prince of the royal house
Coat of arms of a princess of the royal house
Coat of arms of the Royal House of Belgium
Lesser arms of the Royal House of Belgium
See also[]
- Belgian heraldry
- Leo Belgicus
References[]
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- Citations
- Bibliography
- Andrée Scufflaire. Les origines du sceau de l'Etat belge, in: Roger Harmignies, ed. Sources de l'héraldique en Europe occidentale, (Brussels, 1985) 201-225.
- Hubert de Vries. Wapens van de Nederlanden: De historische ontwikkeling van de heraldische symbolen van Nederlanden, België, hun provincies en Luxemburg (Amsterdam, 1995).
- Philippe du Bois de Ryckholt. Dictionnaire des cris et devises de la noblesse belge (Recueil généalogique et héraldique, 24.) (Brussels, 1976) p. 17-18.
External links[]
Media related to Coats of arms of Belgium at Wikimedia Commons
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