Coat of Arms of the French Republic

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Coat of Arms of the French Republic

The Coat of Arms of the French Republic is the symbol of the French Republic since 1953. Technically speaking, it is an emblem rather than a coat of arms, since it doesn't respect heraldical rules -- heraldry being seen as an aristocratic art, and therefore associated with the Ancien Régime.

The olive tree symbolises peace; the oak symbolises perennity. "RF" mean République Française (French Republic). The fasces is a symbol associated with justice (from ancient Rome lictor's axes, in this case not fascism).

See also


Symbols of the French Republic
Marianne | Flag of France
Coat of Arms of the French Republic | Great Seal of France
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