Coat of arms of Lyon

Coat of arms of Lyon
Versions
Details
Armiger City of Lyon
Adopted 1320 (documented)
1859 (current version)
Crest a mural crown of four towers, three in sight, of gold
Escutcheon In gules field, a rampant lion of silver, increased of a head of azure laden with three flowers of gold lilies
Supporters two branches of mulberry, fruity in silver and full of worms, butterflies and silk buds
Orders the cross of the Legion of Honour, the cross of War 1914-1918 and the Resistance Medal

The Coat of arms ​​of Lyon was created in 1320, although the current version dates from 1859.

Its heraldic description is the following one:

In gules field, a rampant lion of silver, increased of a head of azure laden with three flowers of gold lilies. The whole surrounded by two branches of mulberry, fruity silver and full of worms, butterflies and silk buds. To the crest, a mural crown of four towers, three in sight, of gold. Protruding from the point, the cross of the Legion of Honor, the one of War 1914-1918 and the Medal of Resistance, all in their color.

The blazon proper of Lyon consists of a field of gules (red color), in which a lion appears rampant (of profile and erect) and silver (white color). The shield itself is augmented by a heraldic chief, the division occupying the upper third. This is the "Head of France", which shows the heraldry of his former monarchs: of azure laden with three golden fleurs-de-lys (a blue background adorned with three yellow lily flowers).[1]

In the crest, a French mural crown of gold is shown. The mural crown, of Roman origin, is often used by municipal corporations as an emblem of their power and authority. Surrounding the arms is a crown formed by two branches of mulberry or oak. A decree, dated November 26, 1946, established that it would adorn the coat of arms with the decorations granted to Lyon: the Cross of the Legion of Honour, the French Cross of War 1914-1918 and the Resistance Medal.[2]

The shield of the city was granted in 1320, when Lyon was included the list of «Bonnes Villes» of the king of France. The armories with the silver lion in a field of gules, which used the ancient counts of Lyon, were augmented with the old "Head of France" (strewn with gold fleurs-de-lis).[3] In 1376, King Charles V of France simplified its shield by reducing the number of fleurs de lis to three. This change was introduced in the heraldic chiefs of all the "Bonnes Villes". The current design was adopted in 1859.

References

  1. ↑ "Les armoiries de Lyon" (in French). Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  2. ↑ "69 300 - Lyon". L'armorial des villes et des villages de France (in French). Retrieved October 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Lion et Lyon". Le Guichet du Savoir (in French). Lyon: Public Library of Lyon. Retrieved October 12, 2018.


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