French Tricolor Lapel Cockade

Shortly after the Bastille fell, the Marquis de Lafayette designed the tri-color cockade. It became the symbol of the French Revolution and later of the Republic. It combined red and blue, the colors of Paris, with the royal color of white. The fleur de lis has been the historic symbol of France. This striking cockade is approximately 2.5" across.

For more history of the tri-color cockade, see my blog entry here:
http://creativecockades.blogspot.com/2013/03/the-t...