The main symbols of France are its blue-white-red flag, Marianne, or "Freedom leading the people", the Lorraine Cross, the Eiffel Tower and the Gaal Rooster.
Official symbols of France
The main symbol of any country is, without a doubt, its national flag. French consists of three equal bands - blue (at the pole), white and red. The blue flag was still with the king of the Franks of Clovis, the white color came from the vestments of the patron saint of France, Martin Tours. Red color from a banner revered in the Middle Ages of San Denis Abbey.
Another famous symbol of the French Republic is Marianne - an allegorical image of the republic itself in the form of a young woman in a Phrygian cap. She personifies the world-famous national motto of France: Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood. The image of Marianne must be present in all administrative and state institutions of the country, as well as on the large state press and, before the introduction of the euro, on banknotes and coins of the French Republic. The Marianne logo on the background of the tricolor is used instead of the national emblem of the country.
Another symbol of the country has always been the Lorraine Cross. However, after the advent of the post-religious era, this ancient symbol is found less and less.
The well-known symbol of France is also the Order of the Legion of Honor, which is accepted only for special military or civil merits to the Fatherland. The ceremony of accepting a new member into the Order is carried out personally by the President of the French Republic. The Order is the elite of France.
