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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Pellinore, post: 3181645, member: 74834&quot;]I&#039;m from Europe where heraldic lions are rife as the badge of one&#039;s country. Often since medieval times, when the Fables of Aesop were standard spiritual nourishment, and real lions were encountered by crusaders. </p><p><br /></p><p>In the 19th century, this symbolism was felt very deeply and attractively used in coinage. These coins, a Belgian cent and a Dutch 2 1/2 cent, are small copper change.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]819993[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Earlier, we had the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Belgicus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Belgicus" rel="nofollow">Leo Belgicus</a>, the 16th century map that symbolized the Dutch Protestant resistance against the tyrant, the Spanish Catholic king Philip II. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]819992[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>This fantastic Baroque map was published by Claes Jansz. Visscher in 1609. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a 14th century gold lion, issued by Louis de Male. Not mine, alas.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]819995[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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