Santa's gift for this year was a book "History of the World" from Barnes & Nobles. A section of the book covers the Islam world from 1500 to 1914 briefly. 1500 was about the peak time of Islam, with three major powers, Ottomans in the Balkans and eastern Mediterranean, Safavids in Iran, and Moghuls in India.
The Lion crest was the emblem of Safavid Dynasty. The dynasty finished in 1736, but this ancient time crest left.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safavid_dynasty
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{Edit} Here is the book.