What does the symbol Crown of Oak Leaves during the days of European Nationalism signify?
Heroism
Answer:
The correct answer is option (b) – Heroism.
Germania wears a crown of oak leaves. Germania became the allegory of the German nation. To represent the nation, similar female allegories were invented by artists in the nineteenth century. In France, a female allegory was christened, Marianne. It underlined the idea of a people’s nation. The characteristics of Marianne were drawn from those of Liberty and the Republic – the red cap, the tricolor, the cockade. Stamps and coins were marked with the images of Marianne. To remind the public of the national symbol of unity statues of Marianne were erected in public squares.