Diplomatic emblem of France

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Diplomatic emblem

The diplomatic emblem of France is an unofficial emblem of the French Republic. It was adopted in 1913 by the French Foreign Ministry as a symbol for use by French diplomatic missions and consular posts abroad.[1] It was based on an earlier design by the sculptor Jules-Clément Chaplain.[2] The emblem also appears on the cover of French passports.

Description

The emblem consists of:

Usage

The emblem appears on plaques and signs at French diplomatic missions, as well as on the cover of French passports and some other documents. In addition, a variation of the emblem is used as a symbol of the presidency of the French Republic.

See also

References

  1. ^ "The lictor's fasces". Présidence de la République.
  2. ^ "FranFrance". hubert-herald.nl. Archived from the original on 2018-07-05.

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