Bob Hanson writes<< "The first lion is designed for marking saw blades and steel products. It symbolizes the three qualities of Peugeot saw blades: the toughness of the teeth, the flexibility of the blade, and the speed >> I am not sure that the Peugeot lion symbolises any of these things. I believe it is more properly the Lion of Belfort the symbol of the company's home region. There is a famous statue of the lion at Belfort that is about 60 feet long. It was erected to commemorate the City's heroic resistance in the Franco-Prussian war (about 1870). Ray Green (owner of Peugeot automobiles since 1977) Harrow, Middlesex.