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  2. French heraldry - Wikipedia

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    French heraldry has a set system of crowns and coronets. [1] Supporters are not linked with any rank or title, unlike the coronets, and are far less common than in other forms of European heraldry, such as English heraldry. [1] Even the Royal Arms' angelic supporters are not shown in most depictions. Crests are rare in modern depictions, again ...

  3. Coat of arms of France - Wikipedia

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    The full achievement includes the star and grand collar of the Legion of Honour. This composition was created in 1905 (during the Third Republic) by heraldic painter-engraver Maurice de Meyère, [4] and it has been used at the Foreign Ministry during state visits and for presidential inaugurations.

  4. Law of heraldic arms - Wikipedia

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    Illustration from a manuscript grant of arms by Philip II of Spain to Alonso de Mesa and Hernando de Mesa, signed 25 November 1566. Digitally restored. According to the usual description of the law of arms, coats of arms, armorial badges, flags and standards and other similar emblems of honour may only be borne by virtue of ancestral right, or of a grant made to the user under due authority.

  5. Base (heraldry) - Wikipedia

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    In French heraldry, the champagne is considered an "honourable ordinary" (pièce honorable), [3] but in English heraldry, it is frequently omitted from lists of the honourable ordinaries, and grouped, if at all, with the subordinaries. [4] The diminutive of the base, occupying one half the height of the ordinary, is termed plaine in French ...

  6. Fleur-de-lis - Wikipedia

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    Fleur-de-lis Arms of the Kings of France ("France Modern"), blazoned Azure, three fleurs-de-lis or. 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 lily (in French, fleur and lis mean ' flower ' and ' lily ' respectively).

  7. Armorial of France - Wikipedia

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    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.

  8. Burgher arms - Wikipedia

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    ancient French bourgeoisie arms used to be common in France, but they disappeared in the French Revolution, which was hostile to heraldry. In the end of the 17th century, an attempt was made to list all arms in Armorial général as a device to increase tax revenue. When the attempt failed, in order to force people to pay tax, arms were given ...

  9. Category:French heraldry - Wikipedia

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    Download as PDF; Printable version; ... French coats of arms (2 C, 9 P) ... Pages in category "French heraldry" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 ...