To me these cinderellas look more Flemish than "Belgian", as all coats of arms are from Flemish cities, as well as the landscapes depicted. Perhaps are Flemish propaganda/nationalist cinderellas? The lion of Flanders is well known and I can't see the Wallon cock anywhere. I known this a little as I was last summer in Belgium.
In Belgium they say that "the only Belgians are the Royal Family". The others, are either Flemish (Dutch speaking), Wallons (French speaking) or Germans (from Eupen and Malmedy). Don't try to speak French in Flanders or Dutch in Wallonia! I can speak French, but in Flanders I spoke English, no problem at all... Street signs are just un one langauge, except in Brussels, where are bilingual Dutch/French. Not so, people; even in Brussels.
Actually, my aunt was Belgian. She died about 5-6 years ago as a result of a hit and run accident in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
I remember her telling me that there was a rift between the French & Flemish factions. However, I was not aware that there is an organized effort to tear the country apart.
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