The Coq Gaulois (the Gallic Rooster) is one of the national emblems of France. It adorned the French flag during the revolution.
According to France in the United States, the Gallic Rooster is the symbol of the French people because of the play on words of the Latin gallus meaning Gaul and gallus meaning coq, or rooster. It played an important role as the revolutionary symbol, but it would become an official emblem under the July Monarchy and the Second Republic when it was seen on the pole of regiments’ flags.
In 1830, the "Gallic Rooster" replaced the fleur-de-lis as the national emblem, and it was again discarded by Napoleon III.
Since 1848, the rooster has been seen on the seal of the Republic (Liberty is seated on a rudder decorated by a rooster); it was used from 1899 as a motif on gold 20 franc coins and it occasionally appears on stamps.
In latest news, Sydney's four-day carnival of French food and culture ground to a heartbroken stop tonight as hundreds of people held a candlelight vigil for victims of the Nice terror attack.
The show of solidarity at the Bleu Blanc Rouge Festival at Circular Quay was another way Sydneysiders and tourists have shown their support for the people of France, after the French flag was raised over the Sydney Harbour Bridge this afternoon. Read more of the news at The Daily Telegraph.