Allegory

An allegory is a human-like representation of an abstract concept. This is often in the form of a classically dressed female figure used to represent a nation, charity, liberty, etc.

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" File:Cuba del la torre 40c.jpg|"Spain" File:Cuba P Rico 50c 1871.jpg|"Spain" File:CGH 1d A.jpg|"Hope", as in Cape of Good Hope File:Fr off Cavalle A.webp| 

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