Coat of arms, flag and logo
The Brabant Lion
The Brabant dukes used the image of the lion in their coat of arms as a symbol of courage and strength. Animals played an important role in the symbolism surrounding the power of rulers.
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The coat of arms of the province of Flemish Brabant consists of an escutcheon, a crown and two shield-bearers and answers to the following heraldic description: "Sable a lion Or, armed and langued Gules; inescutcheon: Gules a fess Argent. The shield surmounted by a Ducal coronet and supported by two lions Or, armed and langued Gules. The whole mounted on a wrought iron Or."
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The flag of the province of Flemish Brabant answers to the following heraldic description: black with a yellow lion, armed and langued red; inescutcheon: red with a white fess.
TopThe logo
Besides the official coat of arms, established in accordance with the Decree of 21 December 1994, the province of Flemish Brabant also has a young and contemporary logo that appears on all correspondence, publications and displays of the provincial government. The logo has been designed by Nele Slabbinck. "A stylised 'V-B' - Flemish Brabant of course, but also a heart. A province in the heart of Belgium/Flanders which holds its inhabitants close to its heart. A dynamic 'VB' because that is what suits a young, ambitious province. An open 'VB' as well because a province lies 'embedded within' a country and does not want to be an administrative island. The vertical line refers to the language border and the special place occupied by Brussels in our federal country. On one side of the border, the 'B' is yellow: the part that since 1995 can proudly call itself Flemish Brabant."
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