Without uniforms or regular arms, the peasants of Vendée sewed a simple emblem onto their humble garb. Generally this was the Sacred Heart mounted with a cross or a crown. Sometimes two hearts were used, and with both a cross and a crown. This is the origin of the hearts of Vendée widely recognized today:
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