Marianne

1- Description.

Marianne is the icon of the French Republic. She embodies the motto of France : « Liberty, Equality, Fraternity ».She is present in all of the townhall of each cities and in the officials buildings of France .

2- Origins.

Marianne comes from the first names Marie and Anne which were very popular in the 18th century and a revolutionary song of the region of « Albi ».

3- Symbols.

Representation	Symbols
1-Phrygian cap	Slave liberated in antiquity
2-Crown	Invincibility
3-Bare chest	The nurse and the emancipation
4-The brest plate	Power
5-The lion	The courage and the force of the people
6-The star	intelligence
7-The triangle	equality
8-The broken chains	liberty
9-The hands crossed	fraternity
10-The beams	authority of the state
11-The scales	justice
12-The hive	work

4- Coins and stamps

Since 1789 (The French Revolution) Marianne has appeared on the French coins and stamps.

« The Liberty leading the people »

On this painting by Eugène Delacroix, we can see Marianne : the allegory of the Liberty.