This 1959 stamp from Belgium pictures the Leo Belgicus, the Belgian Lion, which is depicted on the Coat of Arms of Belgium.
The arms were adopted in 1837 by the newly independent constitutional monarchy. What has become the Belgian Lion had been used as a symbol since at least 1578 during the Dutch Revolt against Spain.
Originally the lion was shown on a shield representing Saxony, a German province. During World War I the shield was removed. In 2013 Phillip, the current King of the Belgians, re-stored the shield to depictions of the arms.
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