In the most common one, the lion's head was located in the northeast of the country and the tail in the southeast. The most famous version is that of Claes Janszoon Visscher, which was published in 1609 on the occasion of the Twelve Years' Truce.
This refers to the traditional representation of a lion with its head in the northeast and its tail in the southeast, which is most famously illustrated by Claes Janszoon Visscher's work published in 1609 as part of the Twelve Years' Truce celebrations.