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The symbol of the golden lion on red ground first appeared as a symbol of "Macedonia" in armorial rolls of the late middle ages. The earliest known attestation is in the Fojnica Armory from 1340, where it contains a 7-pointed crown and appears side by side with entries for Illyria, Bosnia, Dalmatia, Croatia, Slavonia, Serbia and Bulgaria. The Korenić-Neorić armory roll of 1595 included a 5- pointed crown. The Belgrade Museum of Contemporary Art displays a 1620 version of the symbol with 3-pointed crown, while the Berlin Library displays a 17th century version with the 5-pointed crown. The use of the lion to represent Macedonia was continued in foreign heraldic collections throughout the 14th to 19th centuries
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The lion symbol in the Korenić-Neorić armory roll, 1595
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The lion symbol in the Altanoviot Armory, 1614
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The lion symbol in Grbovnikot, Belgrade Museum of Contemporary Art, 1620
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The lion symbol in the Fojnica Armorial, 17th century
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Coat of arms from the Berlin Library, 17th century
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The 1694 coat of arms, by Pavao Ritter Vitezović
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The lion symbol in "Stemmatographia" by Hristofor Zhefarovich, 1741
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Collection of historical coat of arms
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Emblem of the People's Republic of Macedonia, 1944-1946
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Emblem of the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, 1946-1991
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Emblem the Republic of Macedonia, 1991-2009
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