query: what the lion is holding on the arms of canada crossword

pos: Arms of Canada crowned proper and holding in the dexter paw a maple leaf gules. And for supporters on the dexter a lion rampant Or holding a lance argent, point Or, flying therefrom to the dexter the Union Flag, and on the sinister a unicorn argent armed crined and unguled Or, gorged with a coronet composed of crosses-patée and fleurs-de-lis a chain affixed thereto reflexed of the last, and holding a like lance flying therefrom to the sinister a banner azure charged with three fleurs-de-lis Or; the whole ensigned with the Imperial Crown proper and below the shield upon a wreath composed of

pos: Flag of the Governor General of Canada arms of Canada—a crowned lion holding a red maple leaf in its paw, standing on a wreath of red and white (Canada's official colours)—on a blue background. This design differs from that of the flags of governors-general in the other Commonwealth realms; most feature the royal crest of the arms of the United Kingdom above a scroll bearing the relevant country's name; the flag of the Governor-General of New Zealand displays the crowned shield of the coat of arms of New Zealand on a blue field. While Roméo LeBlanc served as governor general (1995-1999), the flag was, at LeBlanc's direction,

pos: 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal the Order of Canada and ensigned by the crest of the Canadian arms (a crowned lion holding a maple leaf in the right front paw), all above the country's national motto, "A MARI USQUE AD MARE". This medallion is worn at the left chest, suspended on a 31.8mm wide ribbon with blue edging and white between with five vertical red stripes arranged equally, each of those representing 25 year intervals, thus totalling 125 years. 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal The 125th Anniversary of the Confederation of Canada Medal () is a commemorative medal struck by the Royal

pos: Canadian royal symbols had been previously used by the Canadian monarch in Canada and overseas. The flag of the governor general displays the crest of the Canadian royal arms—a crowned lion holding a maple leaf—and is used in a fashion akin to the sovereign's flag. Each of the provincial viceroys also has a representative flag, most being a blue field on which is displayed the shield of the province's arms surmounted by a crown. Prince Charles, Prince of Wales; Prince William, Duke of Cambridge; and Anne, Princess Royal also each have their own personal Canadian standards, which follow in precedence that of the

pos: Colonel (Canada) crown. The insignia worn on the headdress for an army colonel is the crest of the Canadian coat of arms: a crowned gold lion with a maple leaf in its paw standing on a red-and-white wreath, all beneath the royal crown; the collar insignia is two crossed sabres. Some colonels, by nature of holding a specific appointment, may continue to wear the insignia of their personnel branch or regiment; for example, the honorary colonel of an infantry regiment. Air force colonels wear the badge of their personnel branch (most often the Air Operations Branch) on their headdress. Colonels are addressed

pos: Commander-in-Chief Unit Commendation "Tierced in pale azure, gules and bleu celeste, the crest of the royal arms of Canada (on a wreath argent and gules a lion passant guardant or imperially crowned proper and holding in the dexter paw a maple leaf gules)." Commander-in-Chief Unit Commendation The Commander-in-Chief Unit Commendation (French: is a Canadian award given to military units for "an extraordinary deed or activity of a rare high standard in extremely hazardous circumstances". Not only Canadian military units are eligible; Commonwealth and foreign units are also eligible if the deed occurred while serving alongside Canadian forces. Established in 2002, the commendation has

neg: Rideau Hall the Queen's Canadian royal standard above and the Great Seal of Canada below, the monarch's coat of arms for Canada surrounded by the shields of each of the provincial coats of arms. Additionally, in the top two corners are images of Elizabeth's royal cypher, balancing out representations of the Sovereign's badges for both the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit in the bottom two corners. Another stained glass window is found to the right of the entrance, marking the first appointment of a Canadian-born governor general; the viceregal position is symbolised by a crowned lion holding a

neg: Coat of arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Coat of arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands The coat of arms of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was granted in 1985, upon the creation of the territory. Prior to 1985, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands were a dependency of the Falkland Islands, and used their coat of arms. However, prior to 1962, the islands were grouped with what is now the British Antarctic Territory and their coat of arms was used instead of the Falkland Islands’ arms. The arms consist of a shield containing a golden lion rampant holding a torch, representing

neg: Port Arthur, Ontario 1963 Port Arthur acquired a new coat of arms from the College of Arms in London. The original crest depicted a wooden fort with wide-open gate with the motto "Gateway to the West." The new coat of arms, designed by J.P. Brooke-Little, Bluemantle Pursuivant of Arms, featured a heraldic gateway in a framing sun, wavy bars representing water, blue fleurs de lys, a red cross, a lion holding a tree, a moose and a wolf. Port Arthur, Ontario Port Arthur was a city in Northern Ontario, Canada, located on Lake Superior. In January 1970 it amalgamated with Fort William and

neg: Coat of arms of Oxford is supposed to be the English lion, as it is crowned with an imperial crown. It is holding a Royal Tudor rose. The shield was used in the logo of Morris Motors, which started in Oxford. Arms: Argent an Ox Gules armed and unguled Or passing over a Ford of Water in base barry wavy Azure and Argent. Crest: On a Wreath of the Colours a demi Lion rampant guardant Azure crowned with an Imperial Crown proper holding between the paws a Rose Gules charged with another Argent. Supporters: On the dexter side an Elephant Ermines eared Argent tusked Or

neg: Coat of arms of Norway of this order at all, wherefore their respective coats of arms do not include this achievement. The current Royal Standard of Norway is the Norwegian arms in banner form. Coat of arms of Norway The coat of arms of Norway is a standing golden lion on a red background, bearing a golden crown and axe with silver blade (blazoned "Gules, a lion rampant Or, crowned Or, holding an axe Or with a blade argent"). The coat of arms is used by the King (including the King's Council), the Parliament, and the Supreme Court, which are the three powers according to

neg: Rheinböllen "In Schwarz ein wachsender goldener, rotgezungter und -bewehrter ¾ Löwe." The town's arms might in English heraldic language be described thus: Sable, issuant from base a lion rampant Or armed and langued gules. Rheinböllen was the main centre in the so-called “Old Court” ("Altes Gericht"), the old Comital-Palatine holding on the Hunsrück. The lion “issuant from base” (a lion rampant is usually centred in the field with his whole body showing) is a “diminutive” of the Palatine Lion first borne by the House of Wittelsbach after they were enfeoffed with the County Palatine of the Rhine in 1214. The arms

neg: Coat of arms of Norway Coat of arms of Norway The coat of arms of Norway is a standing golden lion on a red background, bearing a golden crown and axe with silver blade (blazoned "Gules, a lion rampant Or, crowned Or, holding an axe Or with a blade argent"). The coat of arms is used by the King (including the King's Council), the Parliament, and the Supreme Court, which are the three powers according to the Constitution. It is also used by several national, regional, and local authorities that are subordinate to the aforementioned, for example the County Governors and both the district courts

neg: Poole Ages. The arms were confirmed by the College of Arms on 19 June 1948, and at the same time the crest (a mermaid supporting an anchor and holding a cannonball) was granted. Following local government reorganisation in 1974, the 1948 arms were transferred to Poole Borough Council. In 1976, the council received the grant of supporters for the coat of arms. The supporters refer to important charters given to the town; to the left is a gold lion holding a long sword representing William Longespee who in 1248 granted the town's first charter; on the right is a dragon derived

neg: Coat of arms of Bermuda Coat of arms of Bermuda The coat of arms of Bermuda depicts a red lion holding a shield that has a depiction of a wrecked ship upon it. The red lion is a symbol of Great Britain and alludes to Bermuda's relationship with that country. The Latin motto under the coat of arms, "Quo Fata Ferunt", means "Whither the Fates Carry [Us]". The wrecked ship is the Edward Bonavetura. On 1591, April 10, three ships sailed from Plymouth, England for the East Indies. They were the Penelope, Merchant Royal and Edward Bonaventura. In the latter was English seaman named Henry

neg: Coat of arms of Jakobstad Coat of arms of Jakobstad The coat of arms of Jakobstad, a town in Finland, was drawn in its current form by Gustaf von Numers. It portrays a red-crowned, sword-holding a blue lion with a split tail. The lion is standing in a red tower in blue water. The background is gold-colored. The shield is crowned by a baronial coronet. The origin lies in the coat of arms of the Swedish noble family de la Gardie, and can be seen in the second and third fields of the coat of arms depicted in a painting of Jacob de la Gardie

neg: Coat of arms of Jakobstad by an unknown artist. The Swedish name for the coat of arms of Jakobstad ("Jakobstads vapen") has also been used for a ketch rigged vessel galeas replica called the "Jacobstads Wapen". Coat of arms of Jakobstad The coat of arms of Jakobstad, a town in Finland, was drawn in its current form by Gustaf von Numers. It portrays a red-crowned, sword-holding a blue lion with a split tail. The lion is standing in a red tower in blue water. The background is gold-colored. The shield is crowned by a baronial coronet. The origin lies in the coat of arms of

neg: Coat of arms of Bermuda the 1817 seal, which depicted a wet dock of the time showing with some boats in the background. It is assumed that the scene alludes to the fact that the islands were a stopover base for the sailing ships when the badge was approved by the Admiralty. The heraldic blazon is: "Argent, on a mount vert a lion sejant affronté gules supporting between the fore-paws an antique shield azure thereon a representation of the wreck of the ship" Sea Venture "proper." Coat of arms of Bermuda The coat of arms of Bermuda depicts a red lion holding a shield that

neg: Coat of arms of Saskatchewan with red tongues and claws; however, the default colours for a heraldic lion on a gold field are red with blue tongue and claws.) The three gold sheaves of wheat, or garbs, represent the province's agriculture; the heraldic sheaf of wheat has become a generalized symbol of the province. The helmet above the shield is gold and faces left, a symbol of Saskatchewan's co-sovereign status in Confederation. The mantling is in the national colours of Canada. The crest is a beaver, Canada's national animal, holding a Western red lily, Saskatchewan's provincial flower. The crest is surmounted by a crown, representing

neg: Coat of arms of Finland of arms of the Grand Duchy of Finland in the Russian Empire. The blazon in the decree of 26 October 1809 states: "The shield has a red field, strewn with roses of silver, on which a golden lion with a crown of gold, standing on a silver saber, which it grasps with the left forepaw while holding in the right forepaw an upright sword". Obviously, any interpretation of the lion as "trampling on a Russian sabre" had been lost at this point in time. During the reform of the Russian official heraldry in 1857, the lion was again changed on

neg: County Borough of Warley armorial bearings. The design incorporated features from the arms of the three merged boroughs. The blazon of the arms was as follows: "Per saltire vert and or, two lions rampant in pale or, in fess of either flank a club in bend sinister surmounted by a caduceus in bend proper; on a chief or a lion passant vert. And for a crest: Issuant from a Saxon crown or, a demi lion rampant double queued vert holding with the dexter paw an arrow barb downwards proper. Supporters: on the dexter side a lion gules in the mouth an arrow proper; on

neg: King George's Fields Ireland, the panel on the left is the Lion, holding a Royal Shield, with the words 'George V' underneath, and below them 'A.D. 1910–1936'; and on the right is the Unicorn holding a similar shield with the words 'King George's Field' underneath. In the case of Scotland, the relative positions of the Lion and the Unicorn are reversed, and the Scottish arms take prior place in the Shield and the Unicorn wears a crown. The wording below is identical. These panels are essential to the heritage of the Foundation. Subject to the Deed of Dedication, the fields are, in most

neg: Dutch Republic Lion 1795. After the completion of its forming in 1584 the Republic of the Seven United Provinces used as its arms: Or a crowned lion Gules armed and langued Azure, holding in his dexter paw a sword and in the sinister paw seven arrows tight together Azure. The colours of this version where derived from the most important of the seven provinces, the county of Holland (its arms are still in use since being adopted by the counts of Holland c. 1198). The tinctures were inverted in 1665 to a gold lion on red to be more representative of all the

neg: Heraldry of Småland of the arms of Småland, with the lion standing on a mountain. Blazon: "Or, a lion rampant Gules langued and armed Azure holding in front paws a Crossbow of the second bowed and stringed Sable with a bolt Argent, standing on a triple Mount Vert." Official blazon in Swedish: ""I fält av guld ett på ett grönt treberg stående, upprest, rött lejon med blå beväring, vilket med båda framtassarna håller ett stolpvis ställt rött armborst med svart båge och pil av silver."" Kalmar County includes the eastern part of Småland and the island province of Öland. The arms is a

neg: Vaikuntha Chaturmurti mentions that Vaikuntha Chaturmurti has four faces: Vaikuntha, Narasimha, Varaha and Kapila and four arms holding the usual attributes of Vishnu: shankha (conch), chakra, gada (mace) and padma (lotus). In the "Vishnudharmottara Purana", Vaikuntha Chaturmurti is described as having eight arms and four faces, human ("nara" – human or "saumya" – mild or "purusha" – man) facing the East (front), lion ("Narasimha" – the lion-headed avatar of Vishnu) on the South (his right head, left), boar ("Varaha" – the boar avatar of Vishnu) on the North (his left head, right) and demonic ("kapila" or "raudra" – fierce/wrathful or "rakshasa" –

neg: Coat of arms of Wigan the letters patent granting the arms was modelled on a portrait of Edward III. The lion was taken from the royal arms of England. In a charter of 1350 Edward granted Wigan the right to use a seal known as the "King's Recognaisance Seal" on which were depicted the king's head and royal lion. The supporters were also royal lions, each holding aloft a branch of mountain ash or "Wiggin Tree". The motto was "Ancient and Loyal". Wigan described itself as the "Ancient and Loyal Borough", an epithet originating in the 1663 charter of Charles II which described the town

neg: Småland historic Småland are situated in Halland and Östergötland Counties. The current coat of arms, granted in 1569, displays a rampant red lion carrying a crossbow, all on a golden background. The arms may be surmounted by a ducal coronet. The blazon in English would be, "Or, a lion rampant gules, langued and armed azure, holding in its front paws a crossbow of the second, bowed and stringed Sable with a bolt argent." The population of Småland was 754,535 as of 31 December 2016, distributed over five counties as follows: The land is dominated by a forested high plain in which

neg: Flag of Bermuda arms reads "Quo Fata Farunt" ("Wither the Fates Carry"). The coat of arms shows a lion holding a shield which bears a picture of a shipwreck on a rock. Flag of Bermuda The flag of Bermuda was adopted on 4 October 1910. It is a British Red Ensign with the Union Flag in the upper left corner, and the coat of arms of Bermuda in the lower right. In 1999, the flag was changed to its current form, with an enlarged coat of arms. The flag is unusual for a British overseas territory in that it is used on land

neg: Mülheim an der Mosel 2009 yielded the following results: The municipality’s arms might be described thus: Argent a lion rampant azure armed Or and langued gules holding between his sinister fore gambe and dexter hind gambe a waterwheel of the third. The two charges in the arms are the blue ("azure") Lion of Veldenz with a red tongue ("langued gules") and gold claws ("armed Or"), along with a special municipal symbol, the golden waterwheel. The tinctures gules and Or (red and gold) were taken from the heraldic beast on the helm of the arms borne by the old County of Veldenz. In 1835, the

neg: Guardiagrele has nurtured small entrepreneurship. Emblem The coat-of-arms of Guardiagrele is described in the clause 2 of the article 4 of the municipal statute of Guardiagrele stating: “The coat-of-arms of the Comune is as described by the Royal Decree No. 652 of June 7, 1943 and is namely composed of a climbing lion holding a red flag, facing a naked child holding in his hand a green leaf, on a light blue background, encircled in a golden shield surmounted by a royal crown with seven small spheres and under which is written: “GUARDIA PLENA BONIS FERT ARDUA SIGNA LEONIS". According to

neg: Sivasagar Sivadol (outdoor halls). The exterior walls of the temple are embellished with sculptures and floral designs set in Bas-relief. Some of the unique sculptures set on the outer walls of the temple are of the goddess Durga, which are seen carved with 2 arms, 4 arms, 6 arms, 10 arms and 16 arms. The sixteen armed Durga holding various weapons is a "pan-Himalayan" theme adopted in plastic arts of Ahom temple architecture. Durga is depicted decimating Mahishasura, the demon king with a buffalo head, by thrusting a spear. She is riding a lion, her mount, which supports her in the fight

neg: Coat of arms of Norfolk Island a laurel wreath proper and holding a covered cup Or; And for Supporters: On the dexter side a Lion and on the sinister side a Kangaroo proper each resting the exterior foreleg on an Anchor erect Azure; And for the Compartment: a motto "INASMUCH"" Coat of arms of Norfolk Island The coat of arms of Norfolk Island is the official symbol of the island and external Australian territory of Norfolk Island. It was granted by a Royal Warrant of Queen Elizabeth II on 20 October 1980. The formal description, or blazon, of the Arms is: "Per chevron Azure and Argent

neg: Wachenheim of Wachenheim used a seal with the quarterly composition charged with the Palatine Lion and the Bavarian “bendy lozengy” pattern (that is, slanted diamond shapes of alternating tinctures formed out of two sets of bends, or slanted stripes, each set at a different angle), although alongside this, another coat of arms, this one with the escutcheon party per pale (divided down the middle), but also showing the Palatine Lion and the Bavarian “bendy lozengy” pattern, is also known. On the dexter (armsbearer’s right, viewer’s left) side appears the lion already holding a W. Both coats are found alongside each other.

neg: Coat of arms of King's College London "" ("With Holiness and Wisdom"). The original arms is displayed on the Royal Charter of King's College London. The crest and supporters are blazoned: "On a Helm with a Wreath Or and Azure Upon a Book proper rising from a Coronet Or the rim set with jewels two Azure (one manifest) four Vert (two manifest) and two Gules a demi Lion Gules holding a Rod of Dexter a female figure habited Azure the cloak lined coif and sleeves Argent holding in the exterior hand a Lond Cross botony Gold and sinister a male figure the Long Coat Azure trimmed with

neg: Büren zum Hof of arms is "Azure a Lion Paw issuant from chief sinister holding a Sickle Argent handled of the second." The lions paw refers to the lion in the coat of arms of the Fraubrunnen district. Büren zum Hof had a population (as of 2011) of 467. , 2.7% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000-2010) the population has changed at a rate of 11.1%. Migration accounted for 5.3%, while births and deaths accounted for 5.3%. Most of the population () speaks German (421 or 97.7%) as their first language, French is the second most

neg: Dexheim beak on a golden field. Later, when the municipality became an Palatinate holding, it forwent introducing arms showing the Palatine lion in favour of the old Imperial Eagle, which it kept until the end of the 18th century. In the 19th century, however, the Dexheim arms were forgotten. Only in the mid 20th century was the Imperial Eagle reintroduced into the municipality’s arms. However, it was wrongly assumed then that Dexheim had borne a "globus cruciger" in its arms. The actual historical arms, though, are charged only with the Imperial Eagle. Dexheim Dexheim is an "Ortsgemeinde" – a municipality belonging

neg: Chelsea F.C. club crest was changed to an upright blue lion looking backwards and holding a staff. It was based on elements in the coat of arms of the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea with the "lion rampant regardant" taken from the arms of then club president Viscount Chelsea and the staff from the Abbots of Westminster, former Lords of the Manor of Chelsea. It also featured three red roses, to represent England, and two footballs. This was the first Chelsea crest to appear on the shirts, in the early 1960s. In 1986, with Ken Bates now owner of the club, Chelsea's crest

neg: The Lion and the Unicorn The Lion and the Unicorn The Lion and the Unicorn are symbols of the United Kingdom. They are, properly speaking, heraldic supporters appearing in the full royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom. The lion stands for England and the unicorn for Scotland. The combination therefore dates back to the 1603 accession of James I of England who was already James VI of Scotland. By extension, they have also been used in the arms of Canada since 1921. The traditional legend of enmity between the two heraldic animals is recorded in a nursery rhyme which has a Roud Folk

neg: Emblem of Hong Kong use of the arms by the Hong Kong Government ended in 1997, when it was replaced by the regional emblem. The arms featured two traditional Chinese junks facing each other, and on a red embattled chief a golden naval crown. The crest was a crowned lion holding a pearl, and the supporters were a crowned British lion and a Chinese dragon. The shield and supporters stood on a compartment, consisting of an island, with a scroll bearing the words 'Hong Kong'. The two junks symbolise the importance of Eastern-type of trade on the sea surrounding the colony. The naval crown

neg: Flag of Hong Kong (1959–1997) Chinese junks, a naval crown, and a lion and dragon as supporters, with a crowned lion crest on the helm holding a pearl; this was a reference to Hong Kong's nickname as the "Pearl of the Orient". Queen Elizabeth II granted a Royal Warrant for the coat of arms, which was presented to Governor Black by Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The Queen's Counsellors of State later gave permission on her behalf for the arms to be used on a blue ensign as the colony's flag. Ships registered in Hong Kong flew the Hong Kong blue ensign and were able

neg: Haiger → "Hegera" → "Heygere" → "Heyger" → "Heiger" → "Häger" → "Häyer". Eventually, this became Haiger. The bird in the coat of arms may likewise be a reference to the herons, although it might also be a corruption of what was once the Lion of Nassau (see "Coat of arms" below). Haiger's civic coat of arms was granted in 1908 and confirmed in 1934. The design goes back to a town seal used in the 15th century, although originally the town seal showed the Lion of Nassau (a golden lion) rising from a tower. The lion somehow changed into a

neg: Hauterive, Fribourg of Grangeneuve. The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is "Pally of seven Argent and Azure overall a Lion rampant Or langued armed and viriled Gules holding a Crosslet of the first." The current coat of arms combines the blue and white stripes from Ecuvillens and the lion and one cross from Posieux. Hauterive has a population () of . , 10.5% of the population are resident foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (2000–2010) the population has changed at a rate of 36.9%. Migration accounted for 27.1%, while births and deaths accounted for 8.8%. Most of the population

neg: Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom the lion "rampant" of Scotland; in the second, the three lions "passant guardant" of England; and in the third, the harp of Ireland. The crest atop the Crown of Scotland is a red lion, seated and forward facing, itself wearing the Crown of Scotland and holding the two remaining elements of the Honours of Scotland, namely the Sword of State and the Sceptre of Scotland. This was also the crest used in the Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Scotland. The motto, in Scots, appears above the crest, in the tradition of Scottish heraldry, and is an abbreviated form of

neg: Voinyliv emerge. There were two schools in town — one for men and one for women. Voynyliv had historical coat of arms, officially approved in 1689. It depicted a lion emerging from a fortress wall and holding the wreath in its paws. Similar design of town's coat of arms — a yellow lion on a blue background (national colours of Ukraine) with a fortress wall in the lower part, functions as official symbol of the town today. The book Where Once We Walked states that before the war Voynyliv had a Jewish population of 944 persons. There was a Jewish temple

neg: Coat of arms of Romania displayed against an azure background. In the second quarter, Moldavia’s traditional coat of arms is shown, gules: an aurochs head sable with a mullet of or between its horns, a cinquefoil rose on the dexter and a waning crescent on the sinister, both argent. The third quarter features the traditional coat of arms of the Banat and Oltenia, gules: over waves, a golden bridge with two arched openings (symbolising Roman emperor Trajan’s bridge over the Danube), wherefrom comes a golden lion holding a broadsword in its right forepaw. The fourth quarter shows the coat of arms of Transylvania, Maramureș and

neg: Cryptic crossword on cryptic crossword construction noted that for cryptic crosswords to be readily solvable, no fewer than half the letters for every word should be checked by another word for a standard cryptic crossword, while nearly every letter should be checked for a variety cryptic crossword. In most UK "advanced cryptics" ('variety cryptic'), at least three-quarters of the letters in each word are checked. There are notable differences between British and North American (including Canadian) cryptics. American cryptics are thought of as holding to a more rigid set of construction rules than British ones. American cryptics usually require all words in

neg: Rhyd-y-gors in "A Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain and Ireland", written by Sir Bernard Burke, 1862. ARMS – Quarterly, 1st, Sable (black), a lion rampant within an orle of cinquefoils Or (gold); 2nd, Gules (red), a chevron Or (gold), between three bowers' knots; 3rd, Sable (black), three buck's heads cabossed Argent (silver); 4th, chequy Or (gold) and Sable (black), a fess Argent (silver). The coat-of-arms of "Edwardes of Rhyd-y-gors" are shown at right. CREST – A demi-lion Or (gold), holding between the paws a bower's knot. MOTTO – ASPERA AD VIRTUTEM EST VIA...(Rough is the

neg: Coat of arms of the Netherlands used, on coins etc., since the early 16th century to represent the Seventeen Provinces in the low countries under control of Charles V. In 1578, during the Eighty Years' War, the States General ordered a new great seal representing the lion, the sword and the 17 arrows combined. Although only seven provinces remained free from Spain, this seal stayed in use until 1795. After the completion of its forming in 1584 the Republic of the Seven United Provinces used as its arms: Or a crowned lion Gules armed and langued Azure, holding in his dexter paw a sword and in

neg: Flag of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands on a pile vert a lion rampant or, armed and langued gules, holding a torch or, inflamed gules, and in chief two estoiles or), a reindeer crest, as supporters a fur seal and a macaroni penguin, and the motto "Leo Terram Propriam Protegat" ('Let the lion protect its own land'). The original flag had a smaller version of the coat-of-arms displayed in a white disc, but this was later changed to the current flag. In June 2006, the College of Arms in Newsletter No. 9 said, "South Georgia and Sandwich Islands: the flag of this overseas territory, illustrated left, has

neg: Herefordshire in 1974 on the abolition of the council, but were transferred to the present Herefordshire Council by Order in Council in 1997. The arms are blazoned as follows: "Gules on a fesse wavy between in chief a lion passant guardant argent and in base a Herefordshire bull's head caboshed proper, a bar wavy azure; and for a Crest on a wreath of the colours a demi lion rampant gules holding in the sinister claw a fleece or; and for Supporters, on the dexter side a lion guardant or gorged with a wreath of hops fructed proper and on the sinister

neg: Siegen hand dexter a crozier argent with crook Or sinister, in his hand sinister, upraised, an open book argent with pages edged gules. The bishop in the city's arms is the Bishop of Cologne. The wall symbolizes the city itself, and the inescutcheon in the gateway shows the Lion of Nassau in blue and gold (or yellow), which are Nassau's colours. The arms are based on the oldest known town seal, from 1248. The inescutcheon once also had gold billets (upright rectangles) around the lion, but these do not appear in what became the town's (and later city's) coat of arms

neg: Arms of Canada Canada's coat of arms, as declared in the 1921 proclamation, is: Tierced in fesse the first and second divisions containing the quarterly coat following, namely, 1st, gules three lions passant guardant in pale Or, 2nd, Or a lion rampant within a double tressure flory-counter-flory gules, 3rd, azure a harp Or stringed argent, 4th, azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or, and the third division argent three maple leaves conjoined on one stem proper. And upon a royal helmet mantled argent doubled gules the crest, that is to say, on a wreath of the colours argent and gules a lion passant guardant Or imperially

neg: Henry Hook (crossword compiler) after a long illness. Henry Hook (crossword compiler) Henry Hook (September 18, 1955 – October 27, 2015) was an American creator of crossword puzzles, widely credited with popularizing the cryptic crossword in North America. With Henry Rathvon and Emily Cox, he wrote the crossword for the "Boston Globe". Hook began constructing crosswords at age 14, when he sent a rebuttal crossword to Eugene T. Maleska. Maleska's crossword contained the hidden message: You Have Just Finished The World's Most Remarkable Crossword Hook's crossword contained the hidden message: What Makes You Think Your Puzzle Is More Remarkable Than Mine Maleska subsequently became

neg: Henry Hook (crossword compiler) Henry Hook (crossword compiler) Henry Hook (September 18, 1955 – October 27, 2015) was an American creator of crossword puzzles, widely credited with popularizing the cryptic crossword in North America. With Henry Rathvon and Emily Cox, he wrote the crossword for the "Boston Globe". Hook began constructing crosswords at age 14, when he sent a rebuttal crossword to Eugene T. Maleska. Maleska's crossword contained the hidden message: You Have Just Finished The World's Most Remarkable Crossword Hook's crossword contained the hidden message: What Makes You Think Your Puzzle Is More Remarkable Than Mine Maleska subsequently became Hook's mentor. In 1980,

neg: Navaratri of universe, Kushmanda associated to the endowment of vegetation on earth and hence, the color of the day is Green. She is depicted as having eight arms and sits on a Tiger.she is Dhanya Lakshmi Skandamata, the goddess worshiped on Panchami, is the mother of Skanda (or Kartikeya). The color Grey is symbolic of the transforming strength of a mother when her child is confronted with danger. She is depicted riding a ferocious lion, having four arms and holding her baby. Born to a sage, Katyayana, she is an incarnation of Lakshmi and is shown to exhibit courage which is

neg: Öllingen has converted into a residential community with several farms and craft workshops. The most striking landmarks of the community are all highly visible Ulrich church and the water tower. The boundaries of the municipality covers an area of 809 hectares. With 531 inhabitants (31 December 2012) Öllingen belongs to the group of the 30 smallest independent municipalities in Baden-Württemberg. Öllinger Crest: On a red background is an upright silver (white) lion holding a silver (white) high cross in the front paws. The silver lion on a red background is derived from the coat of arms of the Counts of Dillingen.

neg: Cryptic crossword Cryptic crossword A cryptic crossword is a crossword puzzle in which each clue is a word puzzle in and of itself. Cryptic crosswords are particularly popular in the United Kingdom, where they originated, Ireland, Israel, the Netherlands, and in several Commonwealth nations, including Australia, Canada, India, Kenya, Malta, New Zealand, and South Africa. In the United States, cryptics are sometimes known as "British-style" crosswords. Compilers of cryptic crosswords are commonly called "setters" in the UK. Cryptic crossword puzzles come in two main types: the basic cryptic in which each clue answer is entered into the diagram normally, and "themed" or

neg: Coat of arms of Finland the initiative of baron Bernhard Karl von Köhne. The blazon states: "On a red field strewn with silver roses a crowned lion of gold, holding in the right forepaw an upright sword and in the left one a curved sword on which it rests with the right hindpaw". The main changes were that the lion had started to resemble a dog rather than a lion, and the crown on top of the shield had been changed to an arched crown without a cap, and with a small Russian eagle on the rim. The sword in the right forepaw had shrunk

neg: Nordic Battlegroup exists for the integration of additional resources. These resources range from artillery, air defence, and intelligence to additional logistical support. Additional support in the form of air, naval and special forces assets will be allocated based on the operational tasks the unit is expected to perform. The unit's coat of arms, registered in 2008, is a blue escutcheon displaying a silver lion with red tongue and claws, holding in his right forepaw a sword and in his left an olive branch, both of gold. The motto is "Ad omnia paratus" (Latin: Prepared for anything). The lion is a national symbol

neg: Royal arms of Cambodia on the bottom. The shield is placed on the white mantle with golden fringes and the golden decorations on the bottom and was surmounted by the Royal Crown with the shining diamond emanating from the rays of light at the top of the crown. The shield is supported by the two royal animals are the Gajasingha (the lion with an elephant trunk) to the left and the Rajasingha (the royal lion) to the right holding two royal five-tiered umbrellas (one on each side) standing on the blue ribbon with the words: ""PREAH CHAU KRONG KAMPUCHEA"" (In Khmer for, "RULER OF

neg: Order for Meritorious Service white-enamelled gold or silver gable cross that displays the national arms on a shield in the centre of a smaller gold or silver cross paty. The reverse has the pre-1994 South African Coat of Arms. The suspender is in the form of the crest of the pre-1994 South African Coat of Arms, a lion holding four staves to represent the four provinces of the Union of South Africa, above an outline of an inverted gable. The breast star consists of the badge of the order superimposed on a four-pointed multi-rayed diagonal star. The original ribbon was 35 millimetres wide and

neg: Lewis William Buck The heraldic escutcheon above displays the following arms with hatching: Baron: Quarterly of four: impaling Femme: "per pale argent and sable, a fleur-de-lys between two flaunches each charged with a fleur-de-lys all counterchanged" (Robbins) Crests: 1st: "Between a buck's attires as in the arms sable a lion rampant or the sinister paw holding a battle-axe resting on the shoulder proper" (Buck); 2nd: "A dexter cubit arm issuing from a mural crown habited azure adorned with three fleur-de-lis or, 1 and 2, the cuff turned up ermine holding in the hand proper a branch of a pear tree with pear attached

neg: Stadtallendorf as Franz Halder and Heinz Guderian and scientists such as Wilhelm Schaefer were interrogated after World War II. As of the last municipal elections held on 27 March 2011, town council seats are apportioned thus: Stadtallendorf's civic coat of arms might be described thus: In azure, dexter a bear rampant sinister Or armed gules and langued Or, sinister a lion rampant striped per fess nine times in gules and argent (the Lion of Hesse), langued gules and armed Or, both holding a six-spoked wheel argent (the Wheel of Mainz). The Hessian lion and the Wheel of Mainz stand for the

neg: Coat of arms of South Africa (1910–2000) shield quartered. In each quarter was a symbol of the four provinces of South Africa. An ox wagon representing Transvaal Province, a woman with an anchor representing Cape Province, two wildebeests representing Natal Province and an orange tree representing the Orange Free State Province. The crest of the arms featured a lion holding four bound sticks. The supporters were a springbok and a gemsbok. Below the arms was the Latin motto, "Ex Unitate Vires" (translated as "Union Is Strength" but from 1961, translated as "Unity Is Strength"). The blazon (formal description of the arms in heraldic terms) is: ""Quarterly per

neg: House of Commons of Canada however, Canada has been an independent country and the Canadian Coat of Arms are now understood to be the royal arms of the Queen of Canada. Escutcheons of the same original royal arms can be found on each side of the speaker's chair held by a lion and a unicorn. In response to a campaign by Bruce Hicks for the Canadianization of symbols of royal authority and to advance the identity of parliamentary institutions, a proposal that was supported by Speakers of the House of Commons John Fraser and Gilbert Parent, a Commons committee was eventually struck following a motion

neg: Bohuslän larger Västra Götaland County. Bohuslän was granted its arms at the time of the funeral for Charles X Gustav of Sweden in 1660. It was identical to the arms of the Town of Kungälv. In 1962 the higher claim of the town was established and a variation for the arms of the county was introduced. The coat of arms is surmounted by a ducal coronet. Blazon: 'Argent, a Castle embattled Gules with one embattled Tower of the same and two doors Or hinged Sable between a Sword point upwards and Lion rampant holding the Tower both Azure langued and armed

neg: Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo The coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo has a shield with a rampant red lion holding a torch. The background color of the shield is gold with a green, wavy, horizontal stripe along the middle. A golden crown sits above the shield. Two large African elephants support the shield. A banner with the national motto "Unité Travail Progrès" ("Unity, Work, Progress" translated from "La Congolaise") is draped from a bar supporting the elephants. The arms were adopted in 1960 and readopted in 1991 after having been replaced with

neg: Worcester, Western Cape demi-lion holding a cornucopia of fruit. The motto was "Mutare sperno". The black and red quartered shield was derived from the arms of the English city of Worcester. Divisional council (1) — By 1959, the divisional council (the local authority for the rural areas outside the town) had taken over the old discarded municipal arms. Divisional council (2) — The divisional council had a new coat of arms designed by Cornelis Pama in 1973. It was registered at the Bureau on 29 November 1974. The arms were : "Vert, a bend dancetty Argent in the shape of a letter W

neg: Coat of arms of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Well Smack in full sail to the sinister and a Cog Wheel all Or. Crest: On a Wreath Argent and Azure in front of a demi Sun in splendour Or a representation of the Curfew Tower of Barking proper. Supporters: On either side a Lion Or gorged with a Collar per pale Sable and Gules holding a Torched inflamed Or. Motto: 'DEI GRATIA PROBEMUR REBUS'. A Roundel per pale Sable and Gules charged with two Croziers and a Lily as in the Arms. Coat of arms of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham The coat of arms of the

neg: Kronoberg County current Governor is Kristina Alsér who took over the office from Lars-Åke Lagrell. The County Council of Kronoberg or "Landstinget Kronoberg". Note that all the municipalities have names after their seats except Uppvidinge, where the seat is located in the small town Åseda. The five most populous localities of Kronoberg County in 2010: Kronoberg was formally granted its arms in 1944. However, use of the arms was already an established practice. It is a variation of the arms of Småland. Blazon: "Or, a lion rampant Gules langued and armed Azure holding in front paws a Crossbow of the second bowed

neg: Police and Border Guard Board main figure on the flag is a white standing lion holding a national small coat of arms with its first pawns. The lions tongue and claws are red. The flag design is based on the Estonian police coat of arms. The length and width ratio of the festive parade flag is 7:9 and the diameter of the flag is 105x135 cm. Walther PPQ semi-automatic pistol Police and Border Guard Board The Police and Border Guard Board () is a unified governmental agency within the Estonian Ministry of Interior and is responsible for law enforcement and homeland security in the Republic

neg: American College of Heraldry and Arms They can be blazoned as "Quarterly of eight (1) Or a Lion Rampant within a Double Tressure fleury-counter-fleury Gules [Scotland] (2) Azure three Fleur-de-lis Or [France] (3) Gules three Lions passant guardant Or [England] (4) Azure billety a Lion rampant crowned holding a Sword in the dexter paw and a bundle of arrows in the sinister Or [Netherlands] (5) Azure three Crowns Or [Sweden] (6) Or a double headed Eagle Sable [Germany] (7) Azure a Harp Or [Ireland] and (8) Per pale Gules a castle Or and Argent a Lion rampant Purpure [Spain] (9) on an Escutcheon over all Argent

neg: Salvatore Cordileone "uses the force of the law to coerce everyone to accept a deeply problematic understanding of human sexuality and sexual behavior and to condone such behavior". The coat of arms chosen by Cordileone has two sections. The upper part is a representation of his Italian surname "Cor di leone", which means "heart of lion", and shows the top part of a lion rampant holding a red heart in its paws. The lower part shows a red crab, a reference to the crab-fishing occupation of the Cordileone family on its arrival in California and as a reference to a bishop's duty

neg: Somerset West 1994. The arms were: "Azure, a portcullis chained Or; on a chief of the last a setting sun Gules" (i.e. a blue shield displaying a red setting sun on a golden stripe across the top, and a golden portcullis with chains below it). The crest was a golden demi-lion holding a vine, issuing from a red mural crown charged with three golden rings. The motto was "Prorsum sursum". The design is canting: the portcullis comes from the Somerset family arms, and the setting sun denotes the west. Somerset West Somerset West () is a town in the Western Cape, South

neg: Coat of arms of Finland Coat of arms of Finland The coat of arms of Finland is a crowned lion on a red field, the right foreleg replaced with an armoured hand brandishing a sword, trampling on a sabre with the hindpaws. The coat of arms was originally created around the year 1580. The heraldic lion originated from the Lion of Judea is quite common in Western Europe, and several European countries incorporate it into their national coats of arms. In Nordic heraldry, the lion is first found in the coat of arms of Denmark it was later part of the 12th century. Starting in

neg: Coat of arms of London County Council of the shield. The suggested crest was a lion issuing from a mural crown and holding a banner of Saint George. The supporters were to be a Roman officer-of-arms and a Saxon warrior. The Latin motto "loci dulcedo nos attinet" or "the pleasantness of the place holds us" was suggested. This was adapted from the "Annals" of Tacitus, and was stated to be the earliest mention of London in history. The towers were to represent strength and the galleys the shipping interests of the Metropolis. The cross, imperial crown and the lion in the crest were to show that London

neg: Skaraborg Regiment (armoured) and Skaraborg Regiment (P 4) since 2000. Blazon: "The provincial badge of Västergötland, per bend sinister sable and or charged with a double-tailed lion rampant counterchanged, armed and langued gules between two estoiles argent in the first field. The shield surmounted two arms in fess, embowed and vambraced, the hands holding swords in saltire, or". The coat of arms of the Skaraborg Regiment (P 4/Fo 35) 1994–2000 and the Skaraborg Group ("Skaraborgsgruppen") since 2000. Blazon: "The provincial badge of Västergötland, per bend sinister sable and or charged with a double-tailed lion rampant counter-changed, armed and langued gules between two estoiles

neg: James VI and I arms of Scotland: Or, a lion rampant Gules armed and langued Azure within a double tressure flory counter-flory Gules. The arms were supported by two unicorns Argent armed, crined and unguled Proper, gorged with a coronet Or composed of crosses patée and fleurs de lys a chain affixed thereto passing between the forelegs and reflexed over the back also Or. The crest was a lion sejant affrontée Gules, imperially crowned Or, holding in the dexter paw a sword and in the sinister paw a sceptre both erect and Proper. The Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland under James

neg: António Manoel de Vilhena of the Langue of Castile, Leon and Portugal within the Conventual Church of St. John (now known as St. John's Co-Cathedral). His funerary monument was designed by the Florentine sculptor Massimiliano Soldani Benzi. Fort Manoel is supposedly haunted by a ghost known as the Black Knight, who resembles de Vilhena. Vilhena's coat of arms consists of a lion and a winged arm holding a sword representing the , quartered with a white cross on a red background representing the Order of St. John. The blazon is "per fess Argent a lion Gules the head Or and Gules a winged arm

neg: Isaac de Forcade de Biaix family motto of the Prussian branch is ""In Virtute Pertinax"". Coat of Arms: An escutcheon with the field divided into four parts. Left half: argent tincture, a gules lion holding a sinople eradicated oak tree between its paws; azure tincture charged with three or mullets; Right half: a gules castle with three towers on an argent tincture; sinople tincture charged with three argent roses below it. A "Grafenkrone" (Count's coronet) as helmut on top of the escutcheon, crested with a or fleur-de-lis. Two or lions supporting the escutcheon. Motto: ""In Virtute Pertinax"". Heraldic Symbolism: The lion symbolizes courage; the eradicated

neg: Frankenberg, Hesse might heraldically be described thus: In azure a three-knolled hill Or above which a lion rampant gules with four bars argent armed and crowned Or and langued gules. The town's current coat of arms dates back to a small town seal on a document from the St. Georgenberg Monastery dated 2 July 1325 (first occurrence). The seal shows roughly the same as what the current coat of arms shows, except that the lion of Hesse had a double tail. Already in the 14th century, this seal design was being used as a coat of arms and a banner. The local

neg: Hofen, Switzerland Hofen, Switzerland Hofen was a municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen in Switzerland. On 1 January 2009 Hofen merged with Altdorf, Bibern, Opfertshofen and Thayngen to form the municipality of Thayngen. Hofen is first mentioned in 1258 as "Hofen". The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is "Gules a Lion rampant Or langued of the first and armed Argent holding in dexter a Fleur-de-lis of the last." The coat of arms comes from the mayor of Schaffhausen and resident of Hofen, Tobias Holländer (24 February 1636 - 1711). His family came from Holland (the origin of the last name)

neg: Strohn gules, sinister vert a millstone argent surmounted by three ears of wheat laid per pall reversed of the second, in base argent balances of the third. The lion’s head refers to Strohn’s former status as a Springiersbach Abbey holding. The lion was a common charge in arms borne by abbots. Lions may still be seen in the sandstone coat of arms on a house in the outlying centre of Sprink, which was also a monasterial landholding, and on the hearth heating plate in the same house. The millstone and ears of wheat refer to Strohn’s mills, of which one is

neg: Great Seal of the United States shield had six sections, each representing "the Countries from which these States have been peopled" ([[Tudor rose|England]], [[Thistle#Scottish thistle|Scotland]], [[Coat of arms of Ireland|Ireland]], [[Fleur-de-lis|France]], [[Coat of arms of Germany#Holy Roman Empire|Germany]], and [[Dutch Republic Lion|Holland]]), surrounded by the initials of all thirteen states. The [[supporters]] were a female figure representing [[Liberty (goddess)|Liberty]] holding an anchor of hope and a spear with a [[Phrygian cap|cap]], and on the other side an American soldier holding a rifle and tomahawk. The [[crest (heraldry)|crest]] was the "[[Eye of Providence]] in a radiant Triangle whose [[Halo (religious iconography)|Glory]] extends over the Shield and beyond

neg: Victoria Cross (Canada) is derived from that of the British original, which was the creation of Albert, Prince Consort, royal consort to Queen Victoria. Canada's Victoria Cross is thus a cross "pattée" with straight arms, across in each direction, and made out of bronze coloured alloy, the obverse bearing a lion crowned and statant guardant, similar to that which forms the crest of the Royal Arms of Canada, standing upon a representation of St. Edward's Crown, which itself rests above a semi-circular scroll. On the reverse is a raised circle for engraving the date of the act of gallantry along with the name,

neg: Coat of arms of Poole Councillor and MP for Poole. The supporters refer to Poole's main charters, to the left is a gold lion holding a long sword. This represents William Longespee, Lord of the Manor who in 1248 granted the town's first charter. The other supporter on the right is a dragon which is derived from the Royal Arms of Elizabeth I in who granted Poole county corporate status in a 1568 charter. The royal dragon is coloured red, but that granted to Poole was altered to gold for heraldic difference. The dragon holds a silver oar. This is part of the civic regalia

neg: Dutch Republic Lion arms of the county live on as arms of the Flemish Community. The Arms of Brabant were first used probably by Count Lambert I of Louvain, the lion is also documented in a 1306 town's seal of Kerpen, together with the red lion of Limburg. Today these arms are used by the Kings of the Belgians. These lions are repeated in many arms in the Netherlands, of various noble houses (see ) and in the arms of other provinces: When the county of Flanders was inherited by the Dukes of Burgundy in 1405, the Flemish lion was placed on an

neg: Coat of arms of Chile by two small branches of laurel with their buds tied with a tricolor ribbon. Around this ribbon, the whole armory of the country was depicted in strict order: cavalry, infantry, dragoons, artillery and bombardiers. To complete the coat of arms, an indigenous man held it with his hands over his head, while sitting on an American cayman with one foot resting on the Horn of Plenty. The cayman had, in its jaws, the Lion of Castile, whose crown laid fallen on one side and was holding the ripped Spanish flag with its front paws. Coat of arms of Chile The

neg: Coat of arms of New Zealand depicted on the national flag, but with the stars in different proportions); in the second quarter, a golden fleece; in the third, a wheat sheaf; and in the fourth, two hammers. (See symbolism below.) Overall this is a pale—a broad vertical strip—with three ships representing the importance of maritime trade and "recalling the 19th-century settlement of the country by European migrants". In 1956, some of the features surrounding the shield were changed. In the original design, the crest was a demi-lion (the upper half of a rampant lion) holding the Union Flag, and the scroll at the shield's base featured

neg: M. J. K. Smith white linen jacket which appeared to have been slept in for a week and a carry-cot containing a slumbering junior member of the Smith dynasty. Apparently Mrs Smith had gone shopping and M.J.K. was left holding the baby. Despite an Oxford education his accent was utterly classless and between questions to which he appeared to be paying no attention whatever, he applied himself to solving the crossword in the latest Times to arrive from Britain. "Good heavens", growled one of Australia's senior cricket correspondents, "what have we here?" What we all had on that tour was the affable companionship of

neg: Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo a simpler, unheraldic symbol during the People's Republic of the Congo era from 1970–1991. Coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo The coat of arms of the Republic of the Congo has a shield with a rampant red lion holding a torch. The background color of the shield is gold with a green, wavy, horizontal stripe along the middle. A golden crown sits above the shield. Two large African elephants support the shield. A banner with the national motto "Unité Travail Progrès" ("Unity, Work, Progress" translated from "La Congolaise") is draped from a bar supporting the elephants. The

neg: Flag of Italy Article 12 of the Italian Constitution, approved by the Constituent Assembly on the 22 December 1947, states: The universally adopted ratio is 2:3, while the war flag is squared (1:1). Each comune also has a gonfalone bearing its coat of arms. The Italian naval ensign comprises the national flag defaced with the arms of the Marina Militare; the "Marina Mercantile" (and private citizens at sea) use the civil ensign, differenced by the absence of the mural crown and the lion holding open the gospel, bearing the inscription , instead of a sword. The shield is quartered, symbolic of the four

neg: Keglevich Palace wing of the Keglevich palace is an avant-corps which originally was a part of different building. The floor plan of the palace is U-shaped. A wide staircase leads to the first floor. The courtyard wings are linked by a courtyard gallery. Crossbars are split up by pilasters with stylized chaplets. A portal with pilasters and a segmental cornice is lined with lion statues and decorated with the coat of arms of Count Joseph Keglevich. Above the portal, on red base of the coat of arms are two silver stripes. In the upper blue part there are two golden lions holding

neg: Budha Roshen Dalal, is as a benevolent but a minor male deity with light yellow colored body (or green), draped into yellow clothes, with a chariot made of air and fire, drawn by eight wind horses. He is also represented holding a scimitar, a club and a shield, riding a winged lion in Bhudhan Temple. In other illustrations, he rides a lion and has four arms. "Budha" is not etymologically, mythologically or otherwise related to "Buddha", the founder of Buddhism, though some careless textual claims to this link have occasionally appeared, according to Patrick Gray. Budha Budha graha () is a

neg: Proposed coat of arms of Macedonia from the Bulgarian coat of arms. Proposed coat of arms of Macedonia The Macedonian lion is an unofficial symbol of the Republic of Macedonia. After the independence of Macedonia from Yugoslavia the lion was proposed as a coat of arms of the new independent state several times. Between the 14th and the 19th centuries, Macedonia was commonly represented in foreign armorials with a coat of arms depicting a golden lion on red field, or red lion on golden field. The earliest known example of this is the Fojnica Armorial from 1340, and later examples include the Korenić-Neorić armorial of 1595,

neg: Municipal Borough of Richmond (Surrey) local government institutions, at which time the ceremonial county also changed. The coat of arms of the borough was granted on 19 June 1891. The arms is per fess gules and azure on a fess ermine between in chief a lion passant guardant between two portcullises or and in base a swan argent upon water proper; a representation of the ancient Palace of Richmond proper between two roses gules barbed and seeded proper. The crest was a stag regardant proper, holding in its mouth two roses on one stem, one argent, the other gules, and supporting with the dexter fore

neg: Yama (Hinduism) the divine, in RV 1.164.46, which says that "learned priests call one by many names." In art, some Sanskrit sources say that he should be of dark color, resembling the rain-cloud, with two arms, fire-colored eyes and sharp side-tusks. He is depicted with red clothes or black cloths, and seated either on a lion throne or a he-buffalo. A different iconographic form described in the "Viṣṇudharmottara" depicts him with four arms and wearing golden yellow garments. He holds a noose (pāśa) of rope in one hand. He is also depicted holding a danda which is a Sanskrit word for "stick".

neg: Coat of arms of Calderdale for the crest: On a Wreath Argent and Vert out of a Mural Crown a Rose Tree of nine branches proper each terminating in a Rose Argent barbed and seeded proper; and for the supporters: On either side a Lion Or gorged with a collar wavy Azure and holding aloft in the interior forepaw a Crescent Sable; Motto: . Coat of arms of Calderdale The Coat of arms of Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council was granted to the new council of Calderdale just a few months after the district was created as part of the new metropolitan county of West Yorkshire

neg: Coat of arms of Thuringia "azure, a crowned lion rampant barry of eight argent and gules, crown and claws or". Coat of arms of Thuringia The coat of arms German state Thuringia was introduced in 1990. Like the 1949 coat of arms of Hesse it is based on the Ludovingian "lion barry", also known as the "lion of Hesse", with the addition of eight mullets. The coat of arms can be blazoned "Azure, a lion rampant barry of eight Gules and Argent, crowned and armed Or, surrounded by eight mullets Argent". This can be interpreted as a blue field with a lion of eight horizontal

neg: Portuguese heraldry markedly different from those of the Navy and the Air Force. The present regulation of Army heraldry was established in 1987, replacing the regulation of 1969. The new regulation marked a deep change in the Army heraldic vexillology, that incidentally became substantially different from the vexillology of the other branches of the Armed Forces that continued to be based on the Army's 1969 standards. However, it did not cause substantial changes in the standards of the coat of arms. The coat of arms of the Army is "gules", a lion rampant "or" holding an ancient sword "argent" with a handle