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The fleur-de-lis; it has symbolized the crown of France for nearly 1,000 years. The image shows marks of cadency including a label, crescent, mullet, martlet, annulet, fleur-de-lis, and rose.
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The fleur-de-lis; it has symbolized the crown of France for nearly 1,000 years.
The fleur-de-lis; it has symbolized the crown of France for nearly 1,000 years.

fleur-de-lis

emblem
Also known as: fleur-de-luce, fleur-de-lys
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fleur-de-lis, stylized emblem or device much used in ornamentation and, particularly, in heraldry, long associated with the French crown. One legend identifies it as the lily given at his baptism to Clovis, king of the Franks (466–511), by the Virgin Mary. The lily was said to have sprung from the tears shed by Eve as she left Eden. From antiquity it has been the symbol of purity and was readily adopted by the Roman Catholic...

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