Category:Lions

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Heraldic lions

This category includes coats of arms with lions, grouped in sub-categories as shown below. Images are included when there is a single or more lions in the shield of any colour combination.

Normal heraldic lions

This group includes:

Rampant

Tongue different colour

Claws different colour

Crowned

The categories below refer to the main colour of the lion, not whether the lion has tongue and nails of a different colour. The lion can be in the whole shield, half shield, quarter or any other part of the shield.

• Golden lion
• Silver lion
• Bue lion
• Red lion
• Green lion
• Black lion
• Purple lion
• Bicoloured lion
• Barred or striped lion
• Ermine lion

Other normal lions

Any coloured lion facing the viewer	Any coloured double tailed lion	Any coloured lion without tail	Any coloured lion with tail between legs
Any coloured lion without head	Any coloured lion with two heads	Any coloured lion looking backwards	Any coloured single lion reversed
Two lions facing each other in a single field	Two lions not facing each other in a single field	Any lion with manes in a different colour	Any lion without tongue
Half normal lion	Half normal lion facing the viewer	Half double tailed lion	Half normal lion reversed

Walking and standing lions

Any coloured walking lion	Any coloured walking lion facing the viewer	Any coloured walking lion facing backwards	Any coloured walking lion reversed
Two lions in a single field	Any coloured single standing lion	Any coloured single standing lion facing the viewer	Any coloured single standing lion reversed

Other lions

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  Any coloured resting lion

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  Any coloured jumping lion

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  Any coloured sleeping lion

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  Sitting lions

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  Lions with a helmet

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  Winged lions

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  Winged lion of St. Mark (with Bible)

Parts of lions

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  Any coloured lion head with or without crown

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  Any coloured lion facing head with or without crown

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  Lion claws

Lions as supporter

• One or more lion supporters

Lions in crest

• One or more lions, or parts of lions, in the crest

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