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National symbols of France are emblems of the French Republic and French people, and they are the cornerstone of the nation's republican tradition. The national symbols of the French Fifth Republic are: [1] The French flag; The national anthem: "La Marseillaise" The national personification: Marianne
Liberté, égalité, fraternité (French pronunciation: [libɛʁte eɡalite fʁatɛʁnite]; French for ' liberty, equality, fraternity ', Latin: Libertas, aequalitas, fraternitas), [1] is the national motto of France and the Republic of Haiti, and is an example of a tripartite motto.
1935: The annual edition of Le Petit Larousse reproduced a monochrome reproduction of the arms as a symbol of the French Republic. 1953: The United Nations Secretariat requested that France submit a national coat of arms that were to adorn the wall behind the podium in the General Assembly hall in New York, alongside the other member states' arms.
Fleur-de-lis is the stylized depiction of the lily flower. The name itself derives from ancient Greek λείριον > Latin lilium > French lis.. The lily has always been the symbol of fertility and purity, and in Christianity it symbolizes the Immaculate Conception.
This list includes flags that either have been in use or are currently used by France, French Overseas Collectivites, the Sui Generis Collectivity and the French Overseas Territory. The French Society of Vexillology is the authority on the flying of flags in France and maintains the only official register of flags for the country. [1]
The flag was already used on city seals in the Middle Ages and was given to the city as a symbol by Philip V in 1320 after its liberation. [1] Montluçon, Allier: The flag has a vertical bicolour of yellow at the left and blue at the right. Montmélian, Savoie: Pérouges, Ain: Banner of arms. Polignac, Haute-Loire
The Gallic rooster (French: coq gaulois, pronounced [kɔk ɡolwa] ⓘ) is a national symbol of France as a nation, as opposed to Marianne representing France as a state and its values: the Republic. [citation needed] The rooster is also the symbol of the Wallonia region and the French Community of Belgium.
Former French Empire The galleries below show flags attributed to the eighteen (formerly, twenty-seven) regions , five overseas collectivities , one sui generis collectivity , and one overseas territory of France .