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'''Country''' : France [[File:france-flag.gif|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Département''' : [[Rhône]][[File:Rhône.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Additions''':
* 1852 La Croix-Rousse
* 1852 La Guillotière
* 1852 Vaise
* 1963 [[Saint-Rambert-l'Île-Barbe]]


'''LYON'''
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Département : [[Rhône]]<br>
Additions : 1852 La Croix-Rousse, La Guillotière, Vaise; 1963 [[Saint-Rambert-l'Île-Barbe]]
 
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The lion is a canting symbol for the city, and has been used on the seals of the city since the 13<sup>th</sup> century. The chief of France was granted by King Philippe V in 1320. The arms have not changed since.
The lion is a canting symbol for the city, and has been used on the seals of the city since the 13<sup>th</sup> century. The chief of France was granted by King Philippe V in 1320. The arms have not changed since.
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|align="center"|[[File:lyon1519.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms shown in 1519 ([http://www.archives-lyon.fr/static/archives/garbeau-epicerie/ source])
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The city has since 1949 the right to use the chain of the Légion d'honneur around the shield. The city also uses the motto "avant avant lion le melhor"
The city has since 1949 the right to use the chain of the Légion d'honneur around the shield. The city also uses the motto "avant avant lion le melhor"


<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
File:lyon16.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon|The arms in a [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8528582x.r=17256?rk=193134;0 16th century manuscript]  
File:lyon1519.jpg|alt=Wappen von Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms shown in 1519 ([http://www.archives-lyon.fr/static/archives/garbeau-epicerie/ source])
File:lyon16a.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]]
File:lyon16.jpg|alt=Wappen von Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms in a [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8528582x.r=17256?rk=193134;0 16th century manuscript]  
File:lyon1.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon|The arms in Hozier (1696)
File:lyon16a.jpg|alt=Wappen von Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]]
File:lyon-tr.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon|The arms in Traversier (1842)
File:lyon1.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms in Hozier (1696)
File:lyon.hagfr.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon|The arms in the  [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932  
File:lyon-tr.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms in Traversier (1842)
File:lyon.lau.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon|The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]]
File:lyon.hagfr.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms in the  [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932  
File:lyon.fp.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon|The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin
File:lyon.lau.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]]
File:lyon.bd.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon|The arms on a postcard by Barré Dayez
File:lyon.fp.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin
File:lyon.frba.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon|The arms on a postcard by [[Blasons adhésif (Villes et Provinces de France)|Kroma]]
File:lyon.bd.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms on a postcard by Barré Dayez
File:lyons.wfc.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon|The arms on a British tobacco card from around 1906
File:lyon.frba.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms on a postcard by [[Blasons adhésif (Villes et Provinces de France)|Kroma]]
File:lyon.mja.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon|The arms on a postcard by Maurice Jacquez
File:lyons.wfc.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms on a British tobacco card from around 1906
File:lyonflower.pcfr.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon|The arms on a postcard from the 1990s
File:lyon.mja.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms on a postcard by Maurice Jacquez
File:fr-1218.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon|The arms on a stamp
File:lyonflower.pcfr.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms on a postcard from the 1990s
File:lyonc1.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon|The arms on a medal
File:fr-1218.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms on a stamp
File:lyon1.sugar.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon|The arms in on a sugar package
File:lyonc1.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms on a medal
File:lyon1.sugar.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms in on a sugar package
File:fr-lyonbrestp.jpg|alt=Wappen von Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms on a philatelic card (with [[Brest (Bretagne)|Brest]])
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Tricou et al., 1963


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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Tricou et al., 1963


[[Category:French Municipalities L]]
[[Category:French Municipalities L]]
[[Category:Rhône]]
[[Category:Rhône]]
[[Category:Métropole de Lyon]]
[[Category:Métropole de Lyon]]

Revision as of 06:00, 25 December 2022

Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon
Country : France
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Département : Rhône
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Additions:

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Official blazon
French De gueules au lion d'argent; au chef cousu d'azur à trois fleurs de lis d'or.
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Origin/meaning

The lion is a canting symbol for the city, and has been used on the seals of the city since the 13th century. The chief of France was granted by King Philippe V in 1320. The arms have not changed since.

The city has since 1949 the right to use the chain of the Légion d'honneur around the shield. The city also uses the motto "avant avant lion le melhor"

Literature: Tricou et al., 1963

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