It should have been an occasion of national pride when President Macron was presented with an image of Marianne, the symbol of France, for a new postage stamp.I
A green version of national symbol Marianne will adorn French envelopes from this month, after President Emmanuel Macron unveiled a new standard postage stamp highlighting environmental themes."It's a Marianne of the green transition, with her long neck along the diagonal symbolising momentum towards the future," he told AFP.
Macron was present at the French postal service's printing works in the Dordogne region of southwest France to unveil the new stamp.
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