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'''Country''' : France [[File:France.jpg|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]] | |||
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|+Official blazon | |||
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|'''French''' | |||
| De gueules au lion d'argent; au chef cousu d'azur à trois fleurs de lis d'or. | |||
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De gueules au lion d'argent; au chef cousu d'azur à trois fleurs de lis d'or. | |'''English''' | ||
| blazon wanted | |||
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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. | ||
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" | ||
===Image gallery=== | |||
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| | 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: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:Lyon1543.jpg|alt=Arms of Lyon/Blason de Lyon|The arms in the 16th century | |||
File:lyon16a.jpg|alt=Wappen von Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms in a [[:Category:Windhag city arms|16th century manuscript]] | |||
File:lyon1.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms in Hozier (1696) | |||
File:lyon-tr.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms in Traversier (1842) | |||
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.lau.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]] | |||
File:lyon.fp.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin | |||
File:lyon.bd.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms on a postcard by Barré Dayez | |||
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:lyons.wfc.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms on a British tobacco card from around 1906 | |||
File:lyon.mja.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms on a postcard by Maurice Jacquez | |||
File:lyonflower.pcfr.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms on a postcard from the 1990s | |||
File:fr-1218.jpg|alt=Blason de Lyon/Arms (crest) of Lyon|The arms on a stamp | |||
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]]) | ||
</gallery> | |||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Tricou et al., 1963 | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Category:French Municipalities L]] | [[Category:French Municipalities L]] | ||
[[Category:Rhône]] | [[Category:Rhône]] | ||
[[Category:Métropole de Lyon]] | [[Category:Métropole de Lyon]] | ||