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    1625. Leo Belgicus by Aitsinger/Hogenberg, 1583 Leo Belgicus by Claes Janszoon Visscher, 1611 Leo Belgicus by Jodocus Hondius, 1611 Leo Belgicus by Kaerius...
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    Wilhelm (Given names: Georg Wilhelm August Heinrich Belgicus; 14 June 1792, Kirchheimbolanden – 20/30 August 1839, Bad Kissingen) was joint sovereign Duke...
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    nation possesses a coat of arms featuring a lion rampant facing left (Leo Belgicus), which during the 17th century already symbolised the Low Lands as a whole...
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    largest placoderms ("plate-skinned") to have ever lived: D. terrelli, D. belgicus, D. denisoni, D. marsaisi, D. magnificus, D. missouriensis, D. newberryi...
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    Brussels holiday is celebrated on 8 May. The lion, especially the Leo Belgicus (Latin for "Belgian Lion") has been used as a heraldic animal to represent...
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    surmounts the hill. Jean-Louis Van Geel (1787–1852) sculpted this Leo Belgicus, which closely resembles the 16th-century Medici lions. The lion is represented...
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    some wearing the cap of liberty. The Dutch Maiden, accompanied by the Leo Belgicus became the official symbol of the Batavian Republic established after the...
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    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...
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    A Dutch coin of 1753 depicting the Leo Belgicus (national lion) holding a liberty pole...
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    heavily used in the Netherlands for various provinces and families (see Leo Belgicus) that it became the national arms of the Dutch Republic, its successor...
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    gigantea von Sömmerring, 1820 Mososaurus hoffmannii Mantell, 1829 Mosasaurus belgicus Holl, 1829 Mosasaurus camperi Meyer, 1832 Mosasaurus dekayi Bronn, 1838...
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    Leo Belgicus (1611)....
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    SPQB Senatus Populusque Bruxellensis (of the city) or Senatus Populusque Belgicus (of the country) Found repeatedly on the Palais de Justice, over the main...
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    Claes Jansz. Visscher, Leo Belgicus, 1611...
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    Leo Belgicus by Visscher (1611)...
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  • Jodocus Hondius' Leo Belgicus (1611)...
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    Americas Australia Little Boy from Manly Bangladesh Bangamata Belgium Leo Belgicus Brazil Efígie da República Cambodia Preah Thong and Neang Neak Canada Johnny...
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    (1751) Anne, Princess Royal and Princess of Orange (1759) George Willem Belgicus, son of Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (1762) A stillborn child of...
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    Americas Australia Little Boy from Manly Bangladesh Bangamata Belgium Leo Belgicus Brazil Efígie da República Cambodia Preah Thong and Neang Neak Canada Johnny...
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  • The current aviator badge of the Belgian Air Force depicting the Leo Belgicus and surmounted the Royal Crown of Belgium. Aviator badge of the Bangladesh...
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    Leo Belgicus, a map of the low countries drawn in the shape of a lion, by Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), 1611 CE...
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    Representation of the Low Countries as Leo Belgicus by Claes Janszoon Visscher, 1611...
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    Heraldry portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lions in heraldry. Leo Belgicus Lion of Judah Lion of Saint Mark Gallery of flags with one or more lions...
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    that the Belgae were the common ancestors for all of his lands. The Leo Belgicus appeared after that to symbolise the unity of the Low Countries. Furthermore...
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    of this first design were present, including Saint Michael and the Leo Belgicus. Flower Carpet 2008 Flower Carpet 2010 Flower Carpet 2014 Flower Carpet...
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  • also assigned Bottosaurus belgicus, previously misinterpreted as a species of crocodilian, to the genus as Compressidens belgicus. With the name Compressidens...
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    Bangamata Bengal tiger  Belgium La Belgique, Manneken Pis Brabantic Lion, Leo Belgicus  Bhutan Thunder Dragon  Brazil Efígie da República the Bandeirante (São...
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    Leo Belgicus map...
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    heavily used in the Netherlands for various provinces and families (see Leo Belgicus) that it became the national arms of the Dutch Republic, its successor...
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    some of whom became ancestors of 19th century royalty: Georg Wilhelm Belgicus, Hereditary Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (The Hague, 18 December 1760 – Honselaarsdijk...
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