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The flag of St. Louis, Missouri, consists of a solid red background and three thick, wavy lines colored blue and white extending from the top left corner, bottom left corner, and center right edge. At the intersection of these lines there is a yellow disk containing a blue fleur-de-lis. (In heraldic terms this might be described as "Gules, a ...
The fleur-de-lis, also spelled fleur-de-lys (plural fleurs-de-lis or fleurs-de-lys), [pron 1] is a common heraldic charge in the shape of a Iris pseudacorus (in French, fleur and lis mean 'flower' and 'iris' respectively). Most notably, the fleur-de-lis is depicted on the traditional coat of arms of France that was used from the High Middle ...
The fleur-de-lys (or fleur-de-lis, plural: fleurs-de-lis; / ˌ f l ɜːr d ə ˈ l iː /, [ˌflœː(ʀ)dəˈlɪs] in Quebec French), translated from French as "lily flower") is a stylized design of either an iris or a lily that is now used purely decoratively as well as symbolically, or it may be "at one and the same time political, dynastic ...
The fleur-de-lis was also the symbol of Île-de-France, the core of the French kingdom, and the arms of many French communes (see Category:Coats of arms of communes of France by department). The only national symbol specified in the present constitution is the tricolour flag in Article 2.
The fleurs-de-lis, as a symbol has often been associated with France, specifically the Kingdom of France. The flag is blazoned Azure, a cross between four fleurs-de-lis argent . [ 7 ] Its horizontal symmetry allows both sides of the flag to show the same image.
World Scout Emblem. The world scout emblem, used worldwide by Scouts and many Scout organizations within the Scout Movement is the fleur-de-lis, commonly with a five-point star in each outer lobe. This emblem was adopted by Scouts from the inception of the Scout Movement and is used, in various forms, by many Scout organizations.
The coat of arms of the city of Paris (French: Blason de Paris) shows a silver sailing ship on waves of the sea in a red field, with a chief showing the Royal emblem of gold-on-blue fleur-de-lis. Originally introduced in the 14th century, its current form dates to 1853. The city motto is Fluctuat nec mergitur (" [She] is tossed [by the waves ...
a Fleur-de-lis Or Queen Elizabeth I (1558–1603) a Falcon Argent, crowned and holding a sceptre Or (for her mother; Anne Boleyn) a Tudor rose, crowned with the motto "Rose sine Spina" a Sieve; a Phoenix; a Harp Or, stringed silver, crowned; a Portcullis Or, crowned; a Fleur-de-lis Or House of Stuart (1603–1649) King James I (1603–1625)