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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
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)
ArmigerPhilippe, King of the Belgians
Adopted17 March 1837
CrestA helmet with raised visor or crowned with a Royal Crown of Belgium
BlazonSable, 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
SupportersTwo lions guardant proper each supporting a lance Gules point or with two National Flags of Belgium (Tierced per pale Sable, or and Gules).
CompartmentUnderneath the compartment is placed the ribbon Gules with two stripes Sable charged with the motto
MottoFrench: L'union fait la force
Dutch: Eendracht maakt macht
German: Einigkeit macht stark
Order(s)Order of Leopold
Other elementsThe 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]

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Coats of arms of the King

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Coats of arms of the Royal family

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See also[]

  • Belgian heraldry
  • Leo Belgicus

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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.

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