Allegory

An allegory is a physical representation of an abstract concept. This is usually in the form of a classically dressed female figure used to represent things like a nation, charity or liberty.

Useless trivia: France has used actual famous women as the models for images of "France" aka "Marianne" on their postage stamps, like Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve and Laeticia Casta.  File:Macao 1p allegory.jpg|"Portugal" File:Macao 50a assist.jpg|"Charity" File:Port 1913 Lisboa potax.jpg|"Lisbon" 

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