Coat of Arms of the French Republic

   

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The olive tree symbolises peace; the oak symbolises perennity. "RF" mean République Française (French Republic). The lictor's axe is a symbol from antique Rome, often associated with justice. An allegory for the French Republic is Marianne .


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