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2031:recognition
1978:Switzerland
1913:Netherlands
1328:Leopold III
1314:, 1865-1921
1294:, 1831-1865
614:Ferdinand I
305:achievement
287:(Latin for
283:, known as
163:Compartment
2142:Categories
1948:San Marino
1908:Montenegro
1888:Luxembourg
1868:Kazakhstan
1771:Azerbaijan
1622:2019-07-23
1518:References
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1091:Luxembourg
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515:Charles IV
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149:Supporters
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1883:Lithuania
1553:Citations
1380:Albert II
1336:Albert II
1292:Leopold I
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1047:provinces
1008:with the
599:Charles V
542:Sigismund
458:Henry VII
394:tinctures
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2038:Abkhazia
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1963:Slovenia
1958:Slovakia
1933:Portugal
1791:Bulgaria
1647:2 August
1577:July 23,
1501:See also
1352:Philippe
1332:Baudouin
1312:Albert I
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1118:sceptres
1104:either.
1059:sinister
992:guardant
966:mantling
912:Variants
488:Louis IV
276:bears a
205:Order(s)
131:rampant
84:Philippe
45:Versions
1998:England
1988:Ukraine
1938:Romania
1898:Moldova
1856:Ireland
1851:Iceland
1846:Hungary
1836:Germany
1831:Georgia
1821:Finland
1816:Estonia
1811:Denmark
1796:Croatia
1781:Belgium
1776:Belarus
1766:Austria
1761:Armenia
1756:Andorra
1751:Albania
1269:Gallery
1263:bordure
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1219:Purpure
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1083:Hainaut
1079:Brabant
1063:Antwerp
1051:Belgium
1043:banners
998:support
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412:Sallust
351:langued
340:rampant
311:History
257:Limburg
253:Hainaut
249:Brabant
233:Antwerp
229:Belgium
94:Adopted
79:Armiger
2101:Jersey
2043:Kosovo
1983:Turkey
1973:Sweden
1953:Serbia
1943:Russia
1928:Poland
1923:Norway
1903:Monaco
1873:Latvia
1841:Greece
1826:France
1801:Cyprus
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