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I think this is a question that is best answered by the original book. Not having read it, however, I can't imagine that Javert didn't check for the number. I wouldn't be surprised if the faux Valjean had some numbers, maybe close numbers, and maybe a number that was hard to distinguish.
A better explanation might be that there was a scar where the number ...
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A deeper explanation as to why the Red Flag became a symbol of revolution, from http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/fr_revol.html#red which got its information from M. Pastoureau in his book Les emblèmes de la France:
In July 1791, King Louis XVI and the Royal family attempted to flee France, dressed as ordinary people. They were arrested in Varennes, on ...
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I don't think it has anything to do with the red part of the French flag.
In general a red flag is viewed as a symbol for left wing politics and revolution
Taken from the red flag wikipedia page:
In politics, a red flag is a symbol of Socialism, or Communism, or sometimes left-wing politics in general. It has been associated with left-wing politics ...
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