ABYSSINIA.
ABYSSINIA. Azure, on a mount in base vert, a lion statantguardant and crowned or,' holding erect in his dexter paw a crucifi.x of thejast.
Berry, in his "Encyclopaedia of Heraldry," however, blazons the arms of Abyssinia as follows : —
An a lion rampant gu. holding erect, in his dexter paw, a crucifix or ; in chief, a scroll with this motto, " Vivit Leo de Tribu Juda."
Original Source bookofpublicarms00foxd_djvu.txt near line 1142.
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