National Symbols
The national emblems of the French Fifth Republic are:
- The French tricolor
- The National Anthem : La Marseillaise
- The official motto: Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité (Liberty, Equality, Fraternity)
Other symbols are:
- Marianne, the allegoric figure of the French republic
- The Great Seal of France
- The National Order of the Legion of Honor and the National Order of Merit
- Bastille Day, the French national Holiday celebrated on July 14
- The capital letters “RF”, standing for “République Française” (French Republic)
- The Phrygian cap
- The Gallic rooster
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