 |
 |
France Flag - French Republic
SKU: FRA35P
The "tricolore" flag is a symbol of France's Fifth Republic. It had its origins in the union, at the time of the French Revolution, of the colours of the King (white) and the City of Paris (blue and red). In July 1789, just prior to the taking of the Bastille, Paris was in a state of high agitation. A militia was formed bearing a distinctive two-color cockade including the ancient colors of Paris, blue and red. When Louis XVI; arrived in Paris on July 17 to recognize his new National Guard, he was wearing the blue and red cockade, to which the Commander of the Guard, Lafayette, had added royal white. The law of 27 pluviôse, in (February 15, 1794), established the "tricolore" as the national flag. At the recommendation of the painter David, the law stipulated that the blue should be flown nearest the flagstaff. Throughout the 19th century, the blue of the legitimist royalists contended with the three colours inherited from the Revolution. The white flag was re-introduced under the Restoration, but Louis-Philippe reinstated the "tricolore" surmounting it with the Gallic rooster. During the Revolution of 1848, the provisionalGovernment adopted the "tricolore" but the people on the barricades brandished a red flag to signal their revolt. It wasn't until the Third Republic when a consensus emerged to use the three colours. For Royalists, it would take the start of the First World War to rally to the national flag. The constitutions of 1946 and 1958 mandated the ";blue, white and red" flag as the Republic's national emblem. Today, the tricolor is flown on all public buildings, on the occasion of national commemorations, and is honored with precisely-defined ceremonies officiated by the republic's President. Flags Measures 36 in x 60 in and are 100% polyester with grommets for easy flying.
Try these related products:
Germany Flag - Federal Republic of
Italy Flag - Italian Republic
Acadian Flag (Maritimes)
Send Page To a Friend
Gift Reminder
Return to Catalog
|
Canada Flag Mart 
