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  2. Lion (heraldry) - Wikipedia

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    A "Lion of England" denotes a lion passant guardant Or, used as an augmentation. [16] Note: A lion thus depicted may be called a "leopard" (see discussion below). Statant: A "lion statant" is standing, all four feet on the ground, usually with the forepaws together. [17] This posture is more frequent in crests than in charges on shields. [18 ...

  3. Cultural depictions of lions - Wikipedia

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    The Detroit Lions of the National Football League have featured a lion in their logo since 1934. IPL teams Chennai Super Kings, Punjab Kings, Rajasthan Royals, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and the Gujarat Lions all used lions in their logos. MMA fighter Amanda Nunes uses the ring name "The Lioness" [100] [101] [102]

  4. State Emblem of India - Wikipedia

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    The emblem features four Asiatic lions standing back to back, symbolizing power, courage, confidence and faith. The lions are mounted on a circular abacus and the abacus is mounted on a lotus. The wheel of the law, Dharmachakra, is in the center of the abacus. The wheel has 24 spokes, which symbolize the progress and evolution of human ...

  5. Heraldry of León - Wikipedia

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    The purple lion and the field argent were retained after the union with the Kingdom of Castile (1230) [17] when the arms of the two kingdoms were combined in one shield displayed in a quartering, during the reign of King Ferdinand III, called the Saint. There was no space for two visible lions passant at quarterings, so they were rampant to ...

  6. Leo the Lion (MGM) - Wikipedia

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    Bill, a lost lion, appeared in the logo in only two films, due to being very rare, though a small number of frames existed, and is one of the three lions used for Technicolor test logos on early MGM color productions from 1927 to 1928. Footage of the first lion is very rare, although a few frames of the logo with this lion exist in the public ...

  7. File:LION logo.svg - Wikipedia

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    Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents. Items portrayed in this file depicts. inception. 16 September 2007. ... logo_lion: Width: 999.99994: Height ...

  8. State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005

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    The emblem of India is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath.The emblem consists of three lions, the fourth being hidden from view. The Ashoka Chakra (wheel) appears in relief in the center of the abacus, with a bull on the right and a galloping horse on the left, and outlines of Dharma Chakras on the extreme right and left.

  9. Coat of arms of Lyon - Wikipedia

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    Ancient arms of Lyons. The birth of heraldry and the formation of the first coats of arms as a distinctive mark of individuals (noble or not) and the organizations of cities or corporations only dates from the 12th century, but one can find, however, traces of a symbol of the city's arms called De geules au chef de Bourgogne, that is, a red shield surmounted by a haorizontal band with the ...