what was Marianne and Germania? What was the importance of the way in whichthey were portrayed?

what was Marianne and Germania? What was the importance of the way in

1.	what was Marianne and Germania? What was the importance of the way in whichthey were portrayed?
Answer» Germania became the allegory of the German nation . In visual representation, Germania wears a crown of oak leaves , as the German oak stands for heroism In France she was christened Marianne , a popular Christian name , which underlined the idea of people\'s nation . Her characteristics were drawn from those liberty and the republic - the red cap,the tricolor , the cockade . Statues of Marianne were erected in public squares to remind the public of the national symbol of unity and to persuade them to identify with it . Her images were also marked on coins and stamps