Le Coq Sportif
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Le Coq Sportif is a French sportswear and sports equipment manufacturer based in Entzheim. Founded in 1882 by Émile Camuset, the brand first issued items branded with its now-famous rooster trademark
Le Coq Sportif shop at Mercer Street, London, pictured in 2016
Le Coq Sportif Argentina jersey worn by Diego Maradona at the 1982 FIFA World Cup.
Gallic rooster
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The Gallic rooster is a national symbol of the French people as a nation, as opposed to Marianne representing France as a state and its values: the Republic.
Le Coq Sportif
…Émile Camuset, the brand first issued items branded with its now-famous rooster trademark in 1948. The company's name and trademark are derived from the Gallic rooster, a national symbol of France. Nowadays, Le Coq Sportif is a subsidiary of Airesis S.A., a Swiss-based investment company that holds a 69% stake. The…
Gallic rooster on top of a war memorial in La Rochelle
Gallic rooster on the garden gate of the Élysée Palace in Paris, the official residence of the President of the French Republic.
Gallic rooster atop a World War I memorial, Liomer (Somme).
The jersey of the French national rugby team, with the traditional Gallic rooster symbol