“Chiffre sur Lion Heraldique” (rampant)
Lila Belgium 20 cents 15 February 1951
Text:
Belgie Belgieque 20 cents
Condition: Ø = used/cancelled
Title: Digit
on heraldic lion
Face value: 20
Country/area: BelgiumIcon-information
Year: 1951
Set: 1951
Heraldic lion
Stamp number in set: 1
Basic colour: Lilac
Exact colour: Lilac carmine
Usage:
Franking
Type: Stamp
Theme: Heraldry,
Heraldic animals
Perforation: K 13½ : 14
Watermark: Without watermark
Luminescence: None
Printing: Letter-press
printing
Designer: Goffin,
William
Michel number: 889 x A
Yvert number: 851
Scott number: 409
Stanley Gibbons number: 1339
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15 February 1951 “Chiffre sur Lion
Heraldique” 20 cents, May 1951 5, 10,
20, 25, 40, 50, 60, 65, 80 and 90 cents and 1franc. 1 October 1957 2, 3,
15, 30 and 50 cents and 1 franc (Large
format 50 cents and 1 franc). 31 March 1966 25, 60 and 75 cents (Large format
60 cents). 19 January 1968 2 francs. 14 November 1969 1.50 francs. 25 August
1970 2.50 and 3 francs. 1973 Modified design 2 francs. 14 January 1974 4
francs. 30 September 1974 5 cents.16 December 4,50 francs. 17 March 1975. Some
stamps subsequently surcharged or used in
Lion (heraldry)
In heraldry , the lion and the leopard
denote the same animal, but with a different head position.
With the head in profile, it is a lion .
With the head facing, this is a leopard .
Body position does not affect the name,
but the two "twins" have preferred positions: and the lion is
"rampant" (standing), the leopard is "passing" (extended).
The lion's tail is traditionally turned inward, the outward leopard, leopard is
less bearded the lion ... but it seems that this is only vanity illustrators.
The "king of beasts", with its
reputation for strength, courage, nobility, so true to the medieval ideal,
could only attract those who wanted to choose arms. And made the lion and his alter ego leopard are very numerous,
especially in the Anglo-Norman ( Plantagenet ). The success of the lion is the
cause of its own trivialization well illustrated by the "heraldic
saying" who "does not shield bears a lion" .
In fact, the heraldic leopard finds its
origin in the "lion (leo) panther (pa)-Bastard (ard)", which was the
medieval idea of the leopard: bastard so bad. But the
"leopards" Plantagenet are not for that ignore English heraldry and
blazoned "lion passant looking." Royal home as any lion, they are
seen bastards and bad on the other side of the Channel.
Having lost his ability identity, the
lion is rated a series of features to try to recover. We are faced with an
overwhelming number of lions that differ sometimes by tiny details like the
color of the claws, or the position of the legs (if the right hind leg is raised,
it is "skipping" and not " creep "). It is far from the
rule that the furniture are clearly identifiable from afar ... but it is also
true that the more time passes, their function away the dust of mixed .
Lion and Lion passant
Lion default is rampant , which means he
is in a position where it seems to climb a hill (= ramp). (Sens primitive
crawling, from the old Frankish (h) rampon "climbing with claws"). We
often find another explanation: the lion is not crawling (= climb), but in the
process of catching something with three members raised, balancing on his hind
leg which occupies the tip of the shield. The word would then rapiens , which
has the same root as abduction . This etymology long restraint now seems
unfounded.The lion is said passant when passing , position of the leopard, the
head always in profile (which is the defining characteristic of the lion).