Seal of the French Republic

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The Seal of the French Republic is the official emblem used to authenticate the most solemn acts of the French state, symbolizing national authority and republican legitimacy.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf national seal
state emblem
adoptedBy French First Republic
alsoKnownAs Grand Seal of France
appliesToJurisdiction French Republic
associatedConcept French republicanism
sovereignty of the people
authorityResponsible Keeper of the Seals
President of France
category Government of France
National symbols of France
country France
depicts Liberty holding a fasces
Liberty resting her hand on a tiller
Liberty wearing a crown of seven rays
bundle of fasces
rooster on a column
seated female allegory of Liberty
ship’s prow
symbols of agriculture
symbols of industry
designDate 1792
designer Jean-Jacques Barre
function authentication of constitutional revisions
authentication of major international agreements
authentication of presidential acts
historicalPrecursor royal great seal of the Kingdom of France
inscription RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE DÉMOCRATIQUE UNE ET INDIVISIBLE
inscriptionLanguage French
legalStatus official emblem of the French state
material metal matrix
mottoDepicted RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE
officeLinked Minister of Justice of France
officialLanguage French
precededBy Great Seal of France
reusedBy French Fifth Republic
French Fourth Republic
French Second Republic
French Third Republic
symbolizes French Republic
national authority
republican legitimacy
use authentication of the most solemn acts of the French state
usedForDocumentType acts concerning the institutions of the Republic
constitutional acts
laws of exceptional importance
treaties
usedWith wax impressions

Referenced by (7)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Seal of the French Republic ("Grand Seal of France")
alsoKnownAs
Minister of Justice of France ("Great Seal of France")
custodianOf
Keeper of the Seals ("Great Seal of France")
hasSymbol
President of the French Republic
insignia
Seal of the French Republic ("Great Seal of France")
precededBy
flag of the President of the French Republic (historical variants) ("coat of arms of the French Republic")
relatedTo
Keeper of the Seals ("Great Seal of France")
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