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  2. Flag of France - Wikipedia

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    Design. An interchangeable variant of the national flag with lighter shades. The national flag of France (drapeau national de la France) is a tricolour featuring three vertical bands coloured blue (hoist side), white, and red. The design was adopted after the French Revolution, whose revolutionaries were influenced by the horizontally striped ...

  3. National symbols of France - Wikipedia

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    The national symbols of the French Fifth Republicare:[1] The French flag. The national anthem: "La Marseillaise". The national personification: Marianne. The national motto: Liberté, égalité, fraternité(Liberty, equality, fraternity) The national day: Bastille Day(celebrated on 14 July) The Gallic rooster.

  4. List of French flags - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. Cockade of France - Wikipedia

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    Cockade of France. Cockade of France. The cockade of France (French: Cocarde tricolore, lit. 'Tricolor cockade') is the national ornament of France, obtained by circularly pleating a blue, white and red ribbon. It is composed of the three colors of the French flag, with blue in the center, white immediately outside and red on the edge.

  6. Coat of arms of France - Wikipedia

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    Coat of arms of France. The coat of arms of France is an unofficial emblem of the French Republic. It depicts a lictor 's fasces upon branches of laurel and oak, as well as a ribbon bearing the national motto of Liberté, égalité, fraternité. The full achievement includes the star and grand collar of the Legion of Honour.

  7. Shades of pink - Wikipedia

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    Pink colors are usually light or desaturated shades of reds, roses, and magentas which are created on computer and television screens using the RGB color model and in printing with the CMYK color model. As such, it is an arbitrary classification of color. Below is a list of some of the common pink colors.

  8. Flag of Paris - Wikipedia

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    1:1. Adopted. 18th century. The flag of Paris is vertically divided between the traditional colours of Paris, blue and red, both of which also feature in the city's coat of arms. Red is identified with Saint Denis (a martyr who shed blood), blue with Saint Martin (a bishop). The colours of Paris are the origin of the blue and red stripes in the ...

  9. Fleur-de-lis - Wikipedia

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    France moderne remained the French royal standard, and with a white background was the French national flag until the French Revolution, when it was replaced by the tricolor of modern-day France. The fleur-de-lis was restored to the French flag in 1814, but replaced once again after the revolution against Charles X of France in 1830.