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  1. Design

    Article 2 of the French constitution of 1958 states that "the national emblem is the tricolour flag, blue, white, red". No law has specified the shades of these official colours. In English blazon, the flag is described a… See more

    Symbolism

    Blue and red are the traditional colours of Paris, used on the city's coat of arms. Blue is identified with Saint Martin, red with Saint Denis. At the storming of the Bastille in 1789, the Paris militia wore blue and red cockades o… See more

    History

    During the early Middle Ages, the oriflamme, the flag of Saint Denis, was used—red, with two, three, or five spikes. Originally, it was the royal banner under the Capetians. It was stored in Saint-Denis abbey, where it was taken … See more

    Colonial flags

    Most French colonies either used the regular tricolour or a regional flag without the French flag. There were some exceptions:
    • Flag of Tonkin (French protectorate) and AnnamSee more

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