Editing States Lion

{{Artwork
| name        = States Lion
| description = The lion featured in the coat of arms of the constituent nations of the Benelux.
| location    = (-1337, -519)
| id          = 5533
| creator     = [[Belgium]], [[PlaceNL]], and [[Luxembourg]]
| image       = States_Lion.png
}}
The States Lion was a collaborative pixel art during {{pl3}} of the communities of [[Belgium]], [[PlaceNL|The Netherlands]], and [[Luxembourg]] during {{pl3}}. Together these countries form the Benelux, a politico-economic union. The countries have languages and history in common. In particular they formed one faction together in the Eighty Years' War.

The lion historically represents the Low Countries area as a whole, since each constituent nation possesses a coat of arms featuring the ''Leo Belgicus''; a lion rampant facing left. During the 17th century the lion already symbolized the Low Lands.

=={{pl3}}==
The States Lion pixel art was completed around 9:00 GMT on July 24th on partly the [[Netherlands Flag|flag of The Netherlands]], and partly on the [[Orange Pennant]] where it would remain until the end.

==Coat of arms==
[[File:State Coat of Arms of Belgium.png|thumb|The state coat of arms of Belgium.]]
[[File:State coat of arms of the Netherlands.png|thumb|The state coat of arms of The Netherlands.]]
[[File:Coat of arms of Luxembourg.png|thumb|The coat of arms of Luxembourg.]]
The ''Leo Belgicus'' is featured on the coat of arms of each member nation of the Benelux union. The symbol originates from the Eighty Years' War (1566 –  1648), and it symbolized the Dutch Republic that fought for its independence. The Dutch Republic consisted of what is present-day Belgium, The Netherlands, and Luxembourg.

The symbol is also featured in the coat of arms of the house of Orange-Nassau, which [[William the Silent]] founded, and of which descendants belong to the royal family of The Netherlands, among whom are the current king and queen of The Netherlands: [[Willem-Alexander and Máxima]].