Leo Belgicus

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Figure

Domain

Arts and letters

Knowledge cost

3

Influence

5

Resistance

3

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What Wikipedia says

The Leo Belgicus (Latin, 'Belgic Lion') was used in both heraldry and map design to symbolize the former Low Countries (current day Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium and a small part of northern France) with the shape of a lion.

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Image: Attributed to Johan Willem Bau(e)r (1607-1640) or Jan Miele (1599-1664), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.