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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.
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.
Armes de France. Il porte d'azur à trois Fleurs-de-lis d'or, l'écu timbré d'un casque d'or, ouvert, posé defront, accompagné de ses lambrequins d'or & d'azur, couronné de la Couronne Imperiale Françoise, entouré des Ordres du Saint Esprit, & de Saint Michel, soûtenu par deux Anges vêtus en Levites, la dalmatique aux émaux de l'écu, tenant chacun une banniere de France; le tout ...
A fleur-de-lis, the most famous symbol in French heraldry. French heraldry is the use of heraldic symbols in France.Although it had a considerable history, existing from the 12th century, such formality has largely died out in France, as far as regulated personal heraldry is concerned.
Unlike the tricolor flag, the coat of arms of the French Republic is not enshrined in Article 2 of the Constitution of France.However, diplomatic emblems are used. The first version was created in 1905 and later used to represent France at the United Nations, but it still needs to update.
The reverse bears the words AU NOM DU PEUPLE FRANÇAIS (In the name of the French people) surrounded by a crown of oak (a symbol of perennity) and laurel (a symbol of glory) leaves tied together with weed and grapes (for agriculture and wealth), and the circular national motto LIBERTÉ, ÉGALITÉ, FRATERNITÉ.
Coat of arms of the Dauphin of France. Arms of the Dauphin of France, depicting the fleur-de-lis and the dolphin.. Dauphin of France (/ ˈ d ɔː f ɪ n /, also UK: / d ɔː ˈ f ɪ n, ˈ d oʊ f æ̃ / US: / ˈ d oʊ f ɪ n, d oʊ ˈ f æ̃ /; French: Dauphin de France [dofɛ̃ də fʁɑ̃s] ⓘ), originally Dauphin of Viennois (Dauphin de Viennois), was the title given to the heir apparent ...
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