It was a gold brooch in the shape of a fleur-de-lis.
Some pieces marked with the fleur-de-lis, and probably remnants of this set, are to be found in French museums.
The use of the fleur-de-lis is not of French origin.
They open by a hinge, and are enamelled with the rose, fleur-de-lis, and harp.
Why was the fleur-de-lis placed on the shield supplied to the statue?
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A navy bluefleur-de-lisis centered above the wordmark, with a stylized depiction of home plate centered below.
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Decorative ornaments that resemble thefleur-de-lishave appeared in artwork from the earliest human civilizations.
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It consisted of nine segments, each crowned with heraldicfleur-de-lis, and decorated with rubies, sapphires and pearls.
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The original coat of arms featured only the red and silver stripes and threefleur-de-lison a blue background.
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That logo was removed in 1996 and replaced with afleur-de-lison both the sleeves and sides of the pants.
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The stamps depict a crowned lion resting a paw on a shield with thefleur-de-lis.
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Under the staircase the plaster ceiling has a moulded frieze decorated withfleur-de-lisand lions.
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Four stylized, partialfleur-de-lisfaced outward at each corner.
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The outermost disc, decorated with afleur-de-lis, represents the sun, orbiting the dial once every 24 hours.
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The reverse was now plainer, without thefleur-de-lispattern.
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The old wooden pews have also had theirfleur-de-lisdecorations removed.
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The door knocker on the central muntin is a ring knocker and has afleur-de-lismotif.
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The horsehead chess piece was designed to relate the squadrons power to that of a medieval knight and thefleur-de-lisrepresented integrity.
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The team's primary colors are old gold and black; their logo is a simplifiedfleur-de-lis.
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The rose is one of the most common plant symbols in heraldry, together with the lily, which also has a stylistic representation in thefleur-de-lis.
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