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2310:, Obwalden and Nidwalden were separated into two independent territories, while keeping a single vote in the confederate diet. Because of the "and the upper valley" addition scratched into the seal, Nidwalden began using a new seal of its own, and the seal of Unterwalden, formerly the seal of Nidwalden, now was used by Obwalden. The seal of Nidwalden now showed St. Peter with his keys.
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territories of the confederacy, also used in the flags of the cantons of St. Gallen and
Thurgau, and a green flag was also briefly used by Aargau. The lettering in the Vaudois flag was in black or in green during 1803–1819, the gold was introduced with the military flag as Vaud organised its army in 1819. As such, it violates the heraldic
2986:; the other cantons are listed in order of accession to the Confederation. This traditional order of precedence among the cantons has no practical relevance in the modern federal state, in which the cantons are equal to one another, although it still determines formal precedence among the cantons' officials (see
2562:, who was the feudal lord of Appenzell until 1403. The flag of the abbey showed a bear on a yellow field, and the independent territory Appenzell changed the field to white for its own flag. Before its independence, Appenzell had a flag of a bear statant (on all fours) on a honeycombed field, attested from 1377.
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in 1477. The adoption of the black and white banner dates to this period, first recorded in 1478. In the 17th century, the city coat of arms is shown as quartered, with the city's black and white in the 1st and 4th quarters, and three towers in white on a blue field in the 2nd and 3rd quarters. The
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Nidwalden from the mid 13th century. This seal was used for both Obwalden and Nidwalden (i.e. the united canton of Unterwalden) during the early 14th century. The addition et vallis superioris "and the upper valley" was scratched into the seal to reflect this. At
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which ruled
Thurgau in the 13th century. The green-and-white were regarded as "revolutionary" colours in 1803, also introduced in the coats of arms of St. Gallen and Vaud, but the placement of a yellow lion on white is a violation of heraldic principles, and also creates a visibility problem. There
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Only in the mid 18th century does the single-key symbol (taken from the 13th-century seal) appear occasionally in coats of arms of
Obwalden. This design was introduced as the official coats of arms of Obwalden in 1816, and the same design came gradually into use also for the flag of Obwalden, which
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With the exception of
Lucerne, Schwyz and Ticino, the cantonal flags are simply transposed versions of the cantonal coats of arms. In case of Lucerne and Ticino, whose flags consist of fields of different colours divided per fess (horizontally), the coats of arms are of the same colours divided per
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were used to identify the (historical) cantons when the full banner was not available for display, although there is overlap; Unterwalden and
Solothurn share the same colours, as do Basel and Appenzell, and with the accession of the modern cantons, Valais and Basel-City, and St. Gallen and Thurgau.
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like the cantonal coat of arms of
Appenzell since the 14th century has shown the bear taken from the flag of the abbot of St. Gall. But the canton of St. Gallen is unrelated to the historical territory of its eponymous capital, having been patched together from eight unrelated territories of other
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Nidwalden began using the double-key as a design on its war flag from the early 15th century. The red-and-white flag of
Unterwalden was now also the flag of Obwalden if both half-cantons were to be represented separately. This was the situation as the fashion of coats of arms was introduced in the
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After this, Glarus used the image of the saint in its banners. During the 15th and 16th century, these images varied considerably. Only by the beginning 17th century a standard design was established, showing the Saint as a pilgrim in silver on a red field. The modern design shows the pilgrim in
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Vaudois insurrection against Bernese rule in the 1790s, which was green and inscribed with Liberté, Egalité in white lettering. From this, the white and green became the "revolutionary" colours of cantons newly created from former subject
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of 1999 abandoned the use of the term "half-canton" as an official designation, so that the official number of cantons became 26 - the former half-cantons being now referred to as "cantons with half a cantonal vote" officially, even though they are still commonly referred to as "half-cantons".
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The flag of Zürich was adorned by a red
Schwenkel since 1273. This was regarded as a mark of sovereignty and honour by the people of Zürich, but the Schwenkel was otherwise used as a mark of "shame", identifying replacement flags used after a real flag was captured by an enemy This led to a
2577:/u/). The oldest representation of the letters is found on a flag, presumably of the 17th century and known to have been in use in 1743. On this flag, the bear is facing away from the hoist, with the letters V and R on the hoist side, behind the bear's back. Above the V is the inscription
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are shown, but the flags of Bern and Uri omit the heraldic animal, showing only the cantonal colours. In addition, the flags of Fribourg and Solothurn appear - at the time not yet full members, these areas would join the confederacy in the aftermath of this battle. Each flag has the
2622:. The modern design combines simplified versions of the historical coats of arms. A combined coat of arms with the same division of the shield as in the modern version (but with the position of the leagues of God's House and of the Ten Jurisdiction reversed) is already found on the
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foundation of 1160. In the 13th century, its flag showed a black bear in a white field, changed to the current red-and-yellow diagonal arrangement in 1289. Bern also had a war flag with a simple red-and-black horizontal division. The cantonal colours remain red and black.
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renounced all claims to Neuchâtel, and the 1848 revolutionary banner was made the official cantonal flag. Use of the flag remained disputed, and during the 20th century there were three unsuccessful attempts to reintroduce the historical flag of 1350 by popular vote.
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The staff represented was based on an actual artefact, a gilded staff recorded for the 12th century. It is of unknown origin or significance (beyond its obvious status of bishop's crozier), but it is assumed to have represented a relic, possibly attributed to Saint
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cantonal colours in the 17th and 18th century, and into the early 19th century, are black and blue, while the coat of arms is shown as white and black. In 1830, the canton of Friburg adopts black and white for the cantonal coat of arms and as cantonal colours.
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Grisons shows three coats of arms including supporters within the shield. Aargau arranges the three stars in a vertical row. St. Gallen places a cross on the axe blade. Glarus shows Saint Fridolin as carrying a bag. The arms of Obwalden and Nidwalden are
2602:, but this was changed to the axe in 1843. There were a number of other design changes during the 20th century; from the 1930s until 1951, a black Swiss cross was placed on the axe blade to avoid association with the fasces as used as a symbol of
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The Swiss constitution does not designate a capital. Bern was designated as "seat of the federal administration" in 1848, and referred to as "federal city" (German: Bundesstadt, French: ville fédérale, Italian: città
2839:. This lingering monarchism led to a republican coup in 1848, under the flag that would later become the cantonal flag. The conflict between monarchists by 1856 threatened to devolve into full civil war, but in 1857,
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Fribourg colored in black and blue. Grisons shows three coats of arms. The lions of Thurgau are shown counterchanged. The old coat of arms of Neuchatel is shown. The three stars in the coat of arms of Aargau colored
2697:, but it never was an independent canton historically. Since 1712, the territory of the modern canton had been divided between Zürich and Bern. The canton of Aargau was created as an administrative division of the
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2736:) was historically a subject territory of the confederacy, and was created as a canton of the Helvetic Republic. The flag design is an ad hoc creation of 1803, based on the two lions in the coat of arms of the
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type of banner used by Lucerne, hung from a horizontal crossbar, which was also used as a flagstaff, so that the flag was turned by 90 degrees when carried in battle.
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which eventually led to the canton's creation emerged in the 1940s, and the flag is a design by Paul Boesch, dated to 1943. The crozier symbolizes the former
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have been suggestions to correct this, including a 1938 suggestion to use a solid green field divided by a diagonal white line, but they were not successful.
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was considered a sacred possession, usually kept in a church. Losing the banner to an enemy force was a great shame and invited mockery from other cantons.
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with only the rear left hoof on the ground, but in the 1940s this was changed to the salient position with both rear hooves on the ground.
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black, inspired by a banner shown in Glarus claimed as the original banner of 1388. The current official design dates to 1959.
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3696:
3691:
3671:
3630:
3525:
3374:
The official flags of all Swiss cantons are square armorial banners (Kantonfahnen).
3272:
3254:
3246:
3210:
3186:
3153:
3079:
2796:
2763:
2494:
2487:
2417:
2346:
2222:
1994:
1947:
1865:
1823:
1771:
1743:
1707:
1663:
1653:
1627:
1601:
1339:
1297:
1236:
1140:
1044:
865:
479:
327:
1119:
Per bend argent and vert, two lions passant bendways or langued and pizzled gules
210:
Gules, on a bend or a bear passant sable armed, langued, and pizzled of the field
5454:
4684:
3987:
3971:
3952:
3567:
3351:
3325:
3194:
3161:
3047:
2921:
2737:
2718:
2603:
2451:
2080:
1738:
1733:
1619:
954:
793:
3402:
3396:
3390:
3003:. Neuchâtel, Switzerland: Swiss Federal Statistical Office. 2011. Archived from
2357:
in 1388, because the former banner of Glarus had been captured by the people of
2329:
148:
5045:
5038:
4092:
3706:
3681:
2781:
2627:
2532:
2430:
2350:
2315:
2243:
2002:
1959:
1918:), alive throughout the early modern period and continued in the modern state.
1914:
1803:
1791:
1703:
1696:
1671:
1637:
1631:
1551:
1387:
1188:
183:
2835:
in 1815, but with the peculiar reservation that it owed nominal fealty to the
2065:
Depiction of the coats of arms (including half-cantons) as they stood in 1912.
1536:). The coats of arms of Ticino and Lucerne have the peculiarity that they are
1328:
645:
440:
6457:
5063:
4183:
3776:
3761:
3621:
3075:
2887:
of Geneva includes a crest in the form of half a sun inscribed with JHS (for
2871:
2792:
2766:
which states that gold (or yellow) may not be placed upon silver (or white).
2619:
2146:
2123:
2018:
1765:
1748:
1586:
1570:
1533:
1023:
597:
533:
388:
279:
90:
3612:
3112:
2411:
1830:
and as emblems used on seals. For war flags, a distinction was made between
1582:
1105:
244:
4300:
4264:
3957:
3896:
3811:
3505:"Appenzeller Fahnen in der Waffensammlung des Historischen Vereins Herisau"
3403:
2517:
2210:
2184:
1888:
1874:
1352:
1249:
1153:
1057:
813:
492:
340:
312:
3886:
3397:
3391:
2828:
2426:
2256:
2159:
1324:
769:
693:
6443:
4359:
3962:
3676:
3529:
2862:
2658:
2281:
2272:
2087:
1978:
1897:
in Baden was presented with stained glass representations of all cantons
1799:
1784:
1753:
1659:
1641:
1623:
1595:
1466:
1460:
1414:
Per pale: first argent, a crosier gules; second gules, three bars argent
1400:
1315:
1201:
458:
406:
352:
196:
3841:
3115:, foundation date traditionally given as either 1307, 1304 or 1291 (see
2292:, and on the other because its historical flag was identical to that of
2264:
1585:(at the time only one of three coats of arms shown side by side for the
1424:
1420:
546:
468:
292:
4384:
4188:
4128:
3921:
3846:
3826:
3235:
3231:
2876:
2594:
2551:
2358:
2229:
2196:
1893:
1783:
twenty-two from 1848 to 1978, including three cantons divided into two
1173:
1125:
974:
316:
2912:
2468:
or "Basel staff") dates to the 13th century, used in the seals of the
2456:
4244:
3947:
3911:
3721:
2701:, and its flag is an original design by Samuel Ringier-Seelmatter of
2690:
2293:
2289:
2206:
2127:
1846:
1807:
1649:
1555:
1177:
911:
859:
665:
3128:
black and white, before 1815 (and partly until 1830) black and blue.
3095:
for a list of cantons by date of accession to the Swiss Confederacy.
2378:
1215:
Per fess argent and vert, in chief the words 'Liberté et Patrie' or
1129:
168:
3871:
3851:
3726:
2819:
2733:
2713:
2702:
2502:
2285:
2172:
1827:
1645:
1225:
1221:
930:
869:
617:
58:
2569:, in 1597. The letters V and R in the Ausserrhoden flag stand for
6446:(dependent) territories, disputed states and/or former countries.
4049:
3881:
3876:
3866:
3751:
3701:
3138:
2808:
2686:
2615:
2599:
2540:
2498:
1607:
921:
917:
765:
756:
522:
416:
264:
29:
3030:
Wappen und Fahnen der Schweiz, 700 Jahre Confoederatio Helvetica
2377:
Flag of St. Fridolin, on exhibit in the Glarus cantonal museum,
1081:
3931:
3901:
3891:
3861:
3856:
3766:
3756:
3656:
2853:
1714:
1681:
1677:
1517:
1481:
1372:
1273:
1033:
855:
Argent, a bear rampant sable armed, langued, and pizzled gules
518:
412:
360:
306:
Or, a bull's head cabossed sable langued and nose-ringed gules
33:
The 22 cantonal coats of arms in the stained glass dome of the
2334:
2276:
Coat of arms of Unterwalden during the 17th and 18th centuries
3916:
3821:
3806:
2574:
2565:
Appenzell split into its two half-cantons as a result of the
1077:
713:
464:
2827:
The flag is unrelated to the historical flag of the town of
2268:
Coat of arms of Unterwalden as shown during the 16th century
1790:
twenty-three from 1979 to 1999, due to the secession of the
1780:, from 1798 to 1803, without official flags or coats of arms
258:
Per pale azure and argent (flag: Per fess argent and azure)
4081:
3836:
3831:
3771:
3193:
cantons of Aargau (previously land controlled by Bern) and
2155:
1684:, the latter with additional wavy lines representing rivers
1029:
216:
1167:
Per pale gules and azure (flag: Per fess gules and azure)
3926:
2852:
The flag of Geneva is the historical flag of the city of
1263:
Per pale argent and gules, thirteen stars counterchanged
569:
402:
Per fess gules and argent, a key paleways counterchanged
2425:
The oldest seal of the city dates to 1225 and shows the
1798:
Nidwalden and Obwalden form traditional subdivisions of
1881:
The fashion of arranging cantonal insignia in shields (
3457:, Historisches Bibliographisches Lexikon der Schweiz.
3091:
Date of introduction of the flag or coat of arms; see
2784:
used a vertically divided red-and-white war flag from
1314:
Per pale vert and gules, a pale and in sinister chief
2094:(placing the white cross in a red field by default).
2935:
2246:
of Schwyz (1586), showing the solid red coat of arms
1908:
were shown side by side, below a shield bearing the
2429:coat of arms. Fribourg became independent from the
968:Vert, a fasces paleways argent banded of the field
3230:Seat of parliament half-yearly alternates between
2150:14th-century infantry shield with the Bernese arms
2497:was introduced in 1834, from the coat of arms of
6455:
3312:Coat of arms introduced in the aftermath of the
3213:; coterminous with the canton of Thurgau of the
3197:(previously a Swiss condominium), together with
3060:Der aufrichtige und wohlerfahrene Schweizer-Bote
2891:), and a scroll below the shield with the motto
2464:The peculiar heraldic shape of the crozier (the
3024:
3022:
2964:Flags and arms of municipalities of Switzerland
1849:in recognition of the support he received from
1725:Distinctively, Swiss cantons use square flags.
3356:. Hermes House (published 2002). p. 139.
4065:
3588:
2916:Coat of arms of the Prince-Bishopric of Basel
2460:Coat of arms of the Prince-Bishopric of Basel
454:Gules, a key paleways with two shafts argent
3346:
3019:
1826:are based on medieval signs, originating as
1593:
2717:Coat of arms of the House of Kyburg in the
2689:) is the ancient name of the march between
1860:and gave them two large banners, besides a
4072:
4058:
3595:
3581:
3141:, the seat of the judicial authorities is
3107:
3105:
3103:
3101:
1760:Historically, the number of cantons was:
3387:Flags and arms of cantons of Switzerland
2911:
2818:
2712:
2550:
2527:
2455:
2410:
2271:
2263:
2255:
2145:
1732:
52:Great Seal of the Confederacy, with the
47:
28:
3173:black-white-blue according to the 2007
3117:Foundation of the Old Swiss Confederacy
3098:
1856:in 1512 granted the Swiss the title of
1500:six flags are simple bicolor designs,
14:
6456:
2106:Depiction of the flag with Schwenkel (
1993:Depiction of the coats of arms of the
1737:Ten cantonal war flags carried in the
4053:
3576:
3303:green-white-red, formerly red-yellow.
3137:Seat of government and parliament is
2860:(symbolizing the status of Geneva as
1950:as shown on the "baptismal medal" or
1891:arises in the late 15th century. The
6494:Lists of subdivisions of Switzerland
3410:Historical Dictionary of Switzerland
3177:; historically also grey-white-blue.
2823:Coat of arms of Neuchâtel until 1848
2349:ultimately goes back to a banner of
1858:Ecclesiasticae libertatis defensores
347:
3604:Cantons and capitals of Switzerland
2856:, showing the Imperial Eagle and a
2753:is apparently inspired by Lucerne.
2122:Heraldic depiction of Zürich as an
1614:three with the bishop's crozier or
1547:eight flags with heraldic animals:
1491:
24:
4079:
3249:; combining the former cantons of
3201:(before 1802 not Swiss territory).
2195:Schwyz used a solid red war flag (
1699:(inscription 'Liberté et Patrie').
25:
6505:
3561:
2874:in the red field of the imperial
2558:The flag is based on that of the
1904:. In these designs, two cantonal
707:Argent, a crosier paleways sable
6175:Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
4748:Democratic Republic of the Congo
3790:
2938:
2665:
2650:
2635:
2593:The coat of arms of the city of
2516:
2386:
2370:
2333:
2328:
2236:
2221:
2115:
2099:
2058:
2038:
2026:
2010:
1986:
1967:
1954:presented by the Confederacy to
1939:
1923:
1770:thirteen from 1513 to 1798, see
1480:
1444:
1437:
1423:
1399:
1392:
1375:
1351:
1344:
1327:
1296:
1289:
1272:
1248:
1241:
1224:
1200:
1193:
1176:
1152:
1145:
1128:
1104:
1097:
1080:
1056:
1049:
1032:
1001:
994:
977:
953:
946:
929:
920:
892:
885:
868:
840:
833:
816:
792:
785:
768:
740:
733:
716:
692:
685:
668:
644:
637:
620:
596:
589:
572:
545:
538:
521:
491:
484:
467:
439:
432:
415:
387:
380:
363:
339:
332:
315:
291:
284:
267:
243:
236:
219:
195:
188:
171:
147:
140:
4034:By gross regional product (GRP)
3539:
3514:
3497:
3471:
3460:
3447:
3436:
3426:
3416:
3379:
3340:
3330:
3319:
3306:
3297:
3282:
3266:
3240:
3224:
3204:
3180:
3167:
2841:Frederick William IV of Prussia
2674:League of the Ten Jurisdictions
2523:
2509:, in local dialect also dubbed
2415:The Fribourg coat of arms on a
2049:of the 22 coats of arms of the
1741:(1477) in the depiction of the
6282:Federated States of Micronesia
5018:Australian Antarctic Territory
3147:
3131:
3122:
3085:
3068:
2993:
2976:
2807:in 1815, with the creation of
2393:Coat of arms of Glarus in 1605
2251:
1932:Albert VI, Archduke of Austria
1776:twenty during the time of the
357:13th c.; 17th c. (modern coa)
13:
1:
6484:Flags of country subdivisions
4250:Border and Coast Guard Forces
3160:and the northern half of the
3001:"Regional Portraits: Cantons"
2969:
2785:
2722:
2588:
2493:The flag and coat of arms of
2314:late 15th century. The early
2304:
1898:
1764:eight from 1352 to 1481, see
755:Argent, a crosier with seven
67:
38:
35:Federal Palace of Switzerland
6469:Lists and galleries of flags
4375:Olympics and the Paralympics
4306:Pilot boat flags and ensigns
3040:, Reglement 51.340 d (2007).
2814:
2546:
2437:
2021:by Johann Siebmacher (1605).
7:
5032:Chilean Antarctic Territory
5025:British Antarctic Territory
4365:International Organizations
3963:Unterwalden (-15th century)
3662:Appenzell Ausserrhoden (AR)
3291:République des Sept-Dizains
2931:
2406:
2260:Flag of Obwalden until 1816
2079:misunderstanding after the
759:paleways to sinister gules
614:1470s (banner); 1830 (coa)
56:to be worn by the cantonal
10:
6510:
6010:cities, towns and villages
3667:Appenzell Innerrhoden (AI)
2902:restored Swiss Confederacy
2833:restored Swiss Confederacy
2811:as the thirteenth Dixain.
2805:restored Swiss Confederacy
2773:
2708:
2609:
2581:, corresponding to a lost
2449:
2166:
2139:
2051:restored Swiss Confederacy
1812:Swiss Federal Constitution
1747:of 1513. All flags of the
1728:
1540:even though the flags are
659:Per fess gules and argent
611:Per fess sable and argent
162:Per bend argent and azure
6436:
6359:
6237:
6040:
5453:
5062:
4993:
4683:
4676:
4651:
4422:
4403:
4323:
4283:
4217:
4106:
4088:
4016:
3940:
3799:
3788:
3649:
3492:589ff. (especially 595f.)
3487:Schweizerisches Idiotikon
3385: Pierre Surchat:
3032:, Lengnau, 3rd ed. 1991.
2988:Swiss order of precedence
2926:Prince-Bishopric of Basel
2847:
2769:
2744:
2680:
2340:
2190:
2070:
1999:La Republique des Suisses
1956:Princess Claude of Valois
1946:The coats of arms of the
1822:The coats of arms of the
1672:"revolutionary" tricolour
1433:
1386:
1338:
1283:
1235:
1187:
1139:
1091:
1043:
988:
940:
879:
827:
779:
727:
679:
631:
583:
532:
478:
426:
374:
351:Gules, in sinister chief
326:
278:
230:
182:
134:
126:
123:
120:
117:
114:
111:
108:
105:
4733:Central African Republic
2445:
2403:First recorded in 1319.
1702:the image of a pilgrim (
1266:1571; 1815 (modern coa)
914:); 17th c. (modern coa)
461:); 17th c. (modern coa)
409:); 17th c. (modern coa)
6267:Cocos (Keeling) Islands
4311:Yacht flags and ensigns
4296:Civil and Merchant Navy
4194:State flags and ensigns
4155:Former sovereign states
3639:Flags and coats of arms
3260:Ennetbirgische Vogteien
2907:
2756:
2135:
84:
6464:Cantons of Switzerland
6191:states and territories
5907:autonomous communities
5523:Bosnia and Herzegovina
4245:Air Forces Fin Flashes
4230:Army and Ground Forces
3093:cantons of Switzerland
2959:Cantons of Switzerland
2917:
2889:Jesus Hominum Salvator
2824:
2776:Coat of arms of Valais
2732:Like Aargau, Thurgau (
2729:
2555:
2536:
2481:Germanus of Granfelden
2461:
2422:
2398:
2277:
2269:
2261:
2178:
2151:
1757:
1689:Appenzell Ausserrhoden
1666:on solid red, and for
1594:
881:Appenzell Ausserrhoden
79:cantons of Switzerland
77:Each of the 26 modern
74:
66:), print published in
45:
6165:Saint Kitts and Nevis
6025:Vatican City/Holy See
4911:São Tomé and Príncipe
4753:Republic of the Congo
4355:Dependent territories
4204:Special and fictional
3672:Basel-Landschaft (BL)
3078:, nr. 1–13 the
2984:Old Swiss Confederacy
2915:
2822:
2801:Department of Simplon
2716:
2644:League of God's House
2573:"outer districts" (V
2554:
2531:
2459:
2450:Further information:
2414:
2275:
2267:
2259:
2149:
1862:blessed sword and hat
1736:
1687:two with letters for
1670:in the corner of the
1658:two cantons show the
1528:) or with a central
1026:); 1933 (modern coa)
829:Appenzell Innerrhoden
563:Argent, a fess azure
353:a cross couped argent
51:
32:
6479:Flags of Switzerland
6076:lieutenant governors
5430:United Arab Emirates
5011:Argentine Antarctica
4331:Country subdivisions
4162:Formerly independent
3958:Outer Schwyz (-1833)
3530:10.5169/seals-396671
3509:Appenzeller Kalender
3348:Znamierowski, Alfred
3288:Coat of arms of the
3156:; formed out of the
2885:heraldic achievement
2361:in a previous raid.
2142:Coat of arms of Bern
2086:Zürich attached the
1810:, respectively. The
1434:Swiss Confederation
457:13th c. (as part of
405:13th c. (as part of
6474:Swiss coats of arms
6180:Trinidad and Tobago
6050:Antigua and Barbuda
4260:Ministry of Defense
4240:Air Forces Roundels
3650:Present-day cantons
3467:staatskanzlei.bs.ch
3316:of 1856–1857.
3217:(1798), formerly a
3189:; created from the
2954:Flag of Switzerland
2922:separatist movement
2868:bishopric of Geneva
2560:Abbot of St. Gallen
2092:flag of Switzerland
1461:Cross couped Argent
6099:Dominican Republic
5810:personal standards
5789:naval and maritime
4114:African derivative
3941:Historical cantons
3568:Flags of the World
3326:seceded from Berne
3046:2020-11-11 at the
3034:Swiss Armed Forces
3028:Louis, Mühlemann,
2946:Switzerland portal
2918:
2870:showed two golden
2825:
2730:
2556:
2537:
2462:
2423:
2278:
2270:
2262:
2152:
2005:, printed in 1577)
1758:
1636:three with a key (
1455:
1452:
1410:
1407:
1362:
1359:
1259:
1256:
1211:
1208:
1163:
1160:
1115:
1112:
1067:
1064:
964:
961:
903:
900:
851:
848:
803:
800:
751:
748:
703:
700:
655:
652:
607:
604:
450:
447:
398:
395:
302:
299:
254:
251:
206:
203:
158:
155:
75:
46:
6451:
6450:
6432:
6431:
4777:Equatorial Guinea
4672:
4671:
4659:Non-quadrilateral
4319:
4318:
4047:
4046:
3968:Helvetic Republic
3948:Appenzell (-1597)
3897:Schaffhausen (SH)
3732:Schaffhausen (SH)
3294:with seven stars.
3215:Helvetic Republic
2894:Post Tenebras Lux
2699:Helvetic Republic
2567:Swiss Reformation
2108:Humbert Mareschet
1962:of Zürich (1547).
1851:Swiss mercenaries
1778:Helvetic Republic
1754:confederate cross
1489:
1488:
16:(Redirected from
6501:
6326:Papua New Guinea
6297:Marshall Islands
6260:Christmas Island
5989:Northern Ireland
5836:federal subjects
5611:Pays de la Loire
5338:federal subjects
5319:coastwise emblem
4681:
4680:
4420:
4419:
4215:
4214:
4149:Historical flags
4139:Date of Adoption
4074:
4067:
4060:
4051:
4050:
3794:
3677:Basel-Stadt (BS)
3641:
3634:
3631:Thirteen Cantons
3625:
3616:
3597:
3590:
3583:
3574:
3573:
3533:
3518:
3512:
3501:
3495:
3475:
3469:
3464:
3458:
3451:
3445:
3440:
3434:
3430:
3424:
3420:
3414:
3405:
3399:
3393:
3383:
3377:
3376:
3371:
3370:
3344:
3338:
3334:
3328:
3323:
3317:
3314:Neuchâtel Crisis
3310:
3304:
3301:
3295:
3286:
3280:
3273:Act of Mediation
3270:
3264:
3247:Act of Mediation
3244:
3238:
3228:
3222:
3211:Act of Mediation
3208:
3202:
3187:Act of Mediation
3184:
3178:
3171:
3165:
3158:Canton of Säntis
3154:Act of Mediation
3151:
3145:
3135:
3129:
3126:
3120:
3109:
3096:
3089:
3083:
3080:Thirteen Cantons
3072:
3066:
3026:
3017:
3016:
3014:
3012:
3007:on 30 April 2009
2997:
2991:
2980:
2948:
2943:
2942:
2941:
2858:Key of St. Peter
2797:Act of Mediation
2790:
2787:
2764:rule of tincture
2727:
2724:
2669:
2654:
2639:
2520:
2495:Basel-Landschaft
2488:bishops of Basel
2470:bishops of Basel
2418:Konkordatsbatzen
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6310:
6308:
6305:
6303:
6300:
6298:
6295:
6293:
6290:
6288:
6285:
6283:
6280:
6276:
6275:
6271:
6269:
6268:
6264:
6262:
6261:
6257:
6255:
6254:
6250:
6249:
6248:
6245:
6244:
6242:
6240:
6236:
6228:
6227:
6223:
6221:
6220:
6216:
6214:
6213:
6209:
6207:
6206:
6202:
6200:
6199:
6195:
6193:
6192:
6188:
6187:
6186:
6185:United States
6183:
6181:
6178:
6176:
6173:
6171:
6168:
6166:
6163:
6161:
6158:
6156:
6153:
6149:
6148:
6144:
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6141:
6137:
6136:
6135:
6132:
6130:
6127:
6125:
6122:
6120:
6117:
6115:
6112:
6110:
6107:
6105:
6102:
6100:
6097:
6095:
6092:
6090:
6087:
6085:
6082:
6078:
6077:
6073:
6072:
6071:
6068:
6066:
6063:
6061:
6058:
6056:
6053:
6051:
6048:
6047:
6045:
6043:
6042:North America
6039:
6033:
6032:
6028:
6026:
6023:
6019:
6018:
6014:
6012:
6011:
6007:
6005:
6004:
6000:
5998:
5997:
5993:
5991:
5990:
5986:
5982:
5981:
5977:
5976:
5975:
5974:
5970:
5969:
5968:
5965:
5961:
5960:
5956:
5955:
5954:
5951:
5949:
5946:
5942:
5941:
5937:
5935:
5934:
5930:
5929:
5928:
5925:
5923:
5920:
5916:
5915:
5911:
5909:
5908:
5904:
5903:
5902:
5899:
5895:
5894:
5890:
5888:
5887:
5883:
5882:
5881:
5880:
5876:
5874:
5871:
5869:
5866:
5864:
5861:
5859:
5856:
5852:
5851:
5847:
5845:
5844:
5840:
5838:
5837:
5833:
5832:
5831:
5828:
5826:
5823:
5819:
5818:
5814:
5812:
5811:
5807:
5806:
5805:
5802:
5798:
5797:
5793:
5791:
5790:
5786:
5785:
5784:
5781:
5779:
5776:
5774:
5771:
5767:
5766:
5762:
5760:
5759:
5755:
5753:
5752:
5748:
5747:
5746:
5743:
5741:
5738:
5736:
5733:
5731:
5728:
5726:
5723:
5721:
5718:
5716:
5713:
5711:
5710:Liechtenstein
5708:
5706:
5703:
5701:
5700:
5696:
5694:
5691:
5687:
5686:
5682:
5681:
5680:
5677:
5675:
5672:
5670:
5667:
5665:
5662:
5660:
5657:
5653:
5652:
5648:
5646:
5645:
5641:
5639:
5638:
5634:
5633:
5632:
5629:
5627:
5624:
5620:
5619:
5618:French Empire
5615:
5613:
5612:
5608:
5606:
5605:
5601:
5599:
5598:
5597:Île-de-France
5594:
5592:
5591:
5587:
5585:
5584:
5580:
5578:
5577:
5573:
5571:
5570:
5566:
5565:
5564:
5561:
5559:
5556:
5554:
5551:
5549:
5546:
5544:
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5539:
5536:
5534:
5531:
5529:
5526:
5524:
5521:
5517:
5516:
5512:
5511:
5510:
5507:
5505:
5502:
5500:
5497:
5495:
5494:
5490:
5486:
5485:
5481:
5480:
5479:
5476:
5474:
5471:
5469:
5466:
5464:
5461:
5460:
5458:
5456:
5452:
5446:
5443:
5441:
5438:
5436:
5433:
5431:
5428:
5426:
5423:
5421:
5418:
5416:
5413:
5411:
5408:
5406:
5405:
5401:
5399:
5396:
5394:
5391:
5387:
5386:
5382:
5380:
5379:
5375:
5374:
5373:
5372:
5368:
5366:
5363:
5361:
5358:
5354:
5353:
5349:
5347:
5346:
5342:
5340:
5339:
5335:
5334:
5333:
5330:
5328:
5325:
5321:
5320:
5316:
5314:
5313:
5309:
5308:
5307:
5304:
5302:
5301:
5297:
5295:
5292:
5290:
5287:
5285:
5282:
5280:
5277:
5275:
5272:
5270:
5267:
5265:
5262:
5260:
5257:
5255:
5252:
5250:
5247:
5245:
5242:
5238:
5235:
5233:
5230:
5229:
5228:
5227:
5223:
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5218:
5216:
5213:
5209:
5208:
5204:
5202:
5201:
5197:
5196:
5195:
5192:
5190:
5187:
5185:
5182:
5180:
5177:
5175:
5172:
5168:
5167:
5163:
5161:
5160:
5156:
5155:
5154:
5151:
5149:
5146:
5144:
5141:
5139:
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5131:
5127:
5126:
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5120:
5119:
5115:
5114:
5113:
5110:
5108:
5105:
5103:
5100:
5098:
5095:
5093:
5090:
5088:
5085:
5083:
5080:
5078:
5075:
5073:
5070:
5069:
5067:
5065:
5061:
5055:
5054:
5050:
5048:
5047:
5043:
5041:
5040:
5036:
5034:
5033:
5029:
5027:
5026:
5022:
5020:
5019:
5015:
5013:
5012:
5008:
5006:
5005:
5001:
5000:
4998:
4996:
4992:
4984:
4983:
4979:
4978:
4977:
4974:
4972:
4969:
4967:
4964:
4962:
4959:
4957:
4954:
4952:
4949:
4947:
4944:
4942:
4939:
4937:
4934:
4932:
4929:
4927:
4924:
4922:
4919:
4917:
4914:
4912:
4909:
4907:
4904:
4902:
4899:
4897:
4894:
4892:
4889:
4887:
4884:
4882:
4879:
4877:
4874:
4872:
4869:
4867:
4864:
4862:
4859:
4857:
4854:
4852:
4849:
4847:
4844:
4842:
4839:
4835:
4834:
4830:
4829:
4828:
4825:
4823:
4820:
4818:
4817:Guinea-Bissau
4815:
4813:
4810:
4808:
4805:
4803:
4800:
4798:
4795:
4793:
4790:
4788:
4785:
4783:
4780:
4778:
4775:
4771:
4770:
4766:
4765:
4764:
4761:
4759:
4756:
4754:
4751:
4749:
4746:
4744:
4741:
4739:
4736:
4734:
4731:
4729:
4726:
4724:
4721:
4719:
4716:
4714:
4711:
4709:
4706:
4704:
4701:
4699:
4696:
4694:
4691:
4690:
4688:
4686:
4682:
4679:
4675:
4665:
4662:
4660:
4657:
4656:
4654:
4650:
4644:
4641:
4639:
4636:
4634:
4631:
4629:
4626:
4624:
4621:
4619:
4616:
4614:
4611:
4609:
4606:
4604:
4601:
4599:
4596:
4594:
4591:
4589:
4586:
4584:
4581:
4579:
4576:
4572:
4569:
4567:
4564:
4562:
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4557:
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4549:
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4534:
4532:
4529:
4527:
4524:
4522:
4519:
4515:
4512:
4510:
4507:
4505:
4502:
4500:
4497:
4496:
4495:
4492:
4490:
4487:
4483:
4480:
4478:
4475:
4474:
4473:
4470:
4468:
4465:
4463:
4460:
4458:
4455:
4453:
4450:
4448:
4445:
4443:
4440:
4438:
4435:
4433:
4430:
4429:
4427:
4425:
4421:
4418:
4415:
4411:
4406:
4402:
4396:
4393:
4391:
4388:
4386:
4383:
4381:
4378:
4376:
4373:
4371:
4368:
4366:
4363:
4361:
4358:
4356:
4353:
4351:
4348:
4344:
4343:
4339:
4338:
4337:
4334:
4332:
4329:
4328:
4326:
4322:
4312:
4309:
4307:
4304:
4302:
4299:
4297:
4294:
4292:
4289:
4288:
4286:
4282:
4276:
4273:
4271:
4268:
4266:
4265:Naval ensigns
4263:
4261:
4258:
4256:
4253:
4251:
4248:
4246:
4243:
4241:
4238:
4236:
4233:
4231:
4228:
4226:
4223:
4222:
4220:
4216:
4210:
4207:
4205:
4202:
4200:
4197:
4195:
4192:
4190:
4187:
4185:
4182:
4178:
4177:
4173:
4171:
4170:
4166:
4164:
4163:
4159:
4157:
4156:
4152:
4151:
4150:
4147:
4145:
4142:
4140:
4137:
4135:
4132:
4130:
4127:
4125:
4122:
4120:
4117:
4115:
4112:
4111:
4109:
4107:State-related
4105:
4099:
4096:
4094:
4091:
4090:
4087:
4083:
4075:
4070:
4068:
4063:
4061:
4056:
4055:
4052:
4040:
4037:
4035:
4032:
4030:
4027:
4025:
4022:
4021:
4019:
4015:
4009:
4005:
4001:
3997:
3993:
3989:
3985:
3981:
3977:
3973:
3969:
3966:
3964:
3961:
3959:
3956:
3954:
3953:Basel (-1833)
3951:
3949:
3946:
3945:
3943:
3939:
3933:
3930:
3928:
3925:
3923:
3920:
3918:
3915:
3913:
3910:
3908:
3905:
3903:
3900:
3898:
3895:
3893:
3890:
3888:
3885:
3883:
3880:
3878:
3875:
3873:
3872:Lausanne (VD)
3870:
3868:
3865:
3863:
3860:
3858:
3855:
3853:
3852:Fribourg (FR)
3850:
3848:
3845:
3843:
3842:Delémont (JU)
3840:
3838:
3835:
3833:
3830:
3828:
3825:
3823:
3820:
3818:
3815:
3813:
3810:
3808:
3805:
3804:
3802:
3798:
3793:
3783:
3780:
3778:
3775:
3773:
3770:
3768:
3765:
3763:
3760:
3758:
3755:
3753:
3750:
3748:
3745:
3743:
3740:
3738:
3735:
3733:
3730:
3728:
3727:Obwalden (OW)
3725:
3723:
3720:
3718:
3715:
3713:
3710:
3708:
3705:
3703:
3700:
3698:
3695:
3693:
3690:
3688:
3687:Fribourg (FR)
3685:
3683:
3680:
3678:
3675:
3673:
3670:
3668:
3665:
3663:
3660:
3658:
3655:
3654:
3652:
3648:
3640:
3636:
3633:
3632:
3627:
3624:
3623:
3622:Eight Cantons
3618:
3615:
3614:
3613:Three Cantons
3609:
3608:
3605:
3598:
3593:
3591:
3586:
3584:
3579:
3578:
3575:
3569:
3566:
3565:
3556:
3555:9789993300472
3552:
3548:
3544:
3543:
3531:
3527:
3523:
3517:
3510:
3506:
3500:
3493:
3489:
3488:
3483:
3479:
3474:
3468:
3463:
3456:
3450:
3444:
3439:
3429:
3419:
3412:
3411:
3406:
3400:
3394:
3388:
3382:
3375:
3365:
3363:9781843090427
3359:
3355:
3354:
3349:
3343:
3333:
3327:
3322:
3315:
3309:
3300:
3293:
3292:
3285:
3278:
3274:
3269:
3262:
3261:
3256:
3252:
3248:
3243:
3237:
3233:
3227:
3220:
3216:
3212:
3207:
3200:
3196:
3192:
3191:1798-invented
3188:
3183:
3176:
3170:
3163:
3159:
3155:
3150:
3144:
3140:
3134:
3125:
3118:
3114:
3113:forest-canton
3108:
3106:
3104:
3102:
3094:
3088:
3081:
3077:
3076:Eight Cantons
3071:
3065:
3061:
3057:
3053:
3052:Standesfarben
3049:
3045:
3042:
3039:
3035:
3031:
3025:
3023:
3006:
3002:
2996:
2989:
2985:
2979:
2975:
2965:
2962:
2960:
2957:
2955:
2952:
2951:
2947:
2936:
2929:
2927:
2923:
2914:
2905:
2903:
2898:
2896:
2895:
2890:
2886:
2881:
2879:
2878:
2873:
2872:Keys of Peter
2869:
2865:
2864:
2859:
2855:
2845:
2842:
2838:
2834:
2830:
2821:
2812:
2810:
2806:
2802:
2798:
2794:
2793:seven in 1628
2783:
2777:
2767:
2765:
2754:
2752:
2742:
2739:
2735:
2720:
2715:
2706:
2704:
2700:
2696:
2692:
2688:
2675:
2668:
2663:
2660:
2653:
2648:
2645:
2638:
2633:
2632:
2631:
2629:
2625:
2624:Patenpfenning
2621:
2620:Three Leagues
2617:
2607:
2605:
2601:
2596:
2586:
2584:
2580:
2576:
2572:
2571:Ussere Rhoden
2568:
2563:
2561:
2553:
2544:
2542:
2534:
2530:
2521:
2519:
2514:
2512:
2508:
2504:
2500:
2496:
2491:
2489:
2484:
2482:
2476:
2473:
2471:
2467:
2458:
2453:
2443:
2442:1443 (1394?)
2435:
2432:
2428:
2420:
2419:
2413:
2404:
2389:
2384:
2380:
2373:
2368:
2367:
2366:
2362:
2360:
2356:
2352:
2348:
2338:
2336:
2331:
2326:
2322:
2319:
2317:
2311:
2300:
2297:
2295:
2291:
2287:
2283:
2274:
2266:
2258:
2245:
2239:
2234:
2231:
2224:
2219:
2218:
2217:
2214:
2212:
2208:
2203:
2200:
2199:) from 1240.
2198:
2188:
2186:
2176:
2174:
2164:
2161:
2157:
2148:
2143:
2129:
2125:
2124:imperial city
2118:
2113:
2109:
2102:
2097:
2096:
2095:
2093:
2089:
2084:
2082:
2076:
2061:
2056:
2052:
2048:
2047:Wappenscheibe
2041:
2036:
2029:
2024:
2020:
2013:
2008:
2004:
2000:
1996:
1989:
1984:
1980:
1976:
1970:
1965:
1961:
1957:
1953:
1949:
1942:
1937:
1933:
1926:
1921:
1920:
1919:
1917:
1916:
1911:
1907:
1896:
1895:
1890:
1889:coats of arms
1886:
1885:
1879:
1877:
1876:
1871:
1870:augmentations
1867:
1863:
1859:
1855:
1852:
1848:
1843:
1841:
1837:
1833:
1829:
1825:
1820:
1816:
1813:
1809:
1805:
1801:
1793:
1789:
1786:
1782:
1779:
1775:
1773:
1769:
1767:
1766:Eight Cantons
1763:
1762:
1761:
1755:
1750:
1749:Eight Cantons
1746:
1745:
1740:
1735:
1726:
1721:
1717:
1716:
1711:
1709:
1705:
1701:
1698:
1694:
1693:Ussere Rhoden
1690:
1686:
1683:
1679:
1675:
1673:
1669:
1665:
1661:
1657:
1655:
1651:
1647:
1643:
1639:
1635:
1633:
1629:
1628:Basel-Country
1625:
1621:
1617:
1613:
1609:
1605:
1603:
1598:
1597:
1591:
1588:
1587:Three Leagues
1584:
1581:the ibex for
1580:
1578:
1574:
1572:
1569:the bull for
1568:
1565:
1561:
1557:
1553:
1550:the bear for
1549:
1548:
1546:
1543:
1539:
1535:
1531:
1527:
1523:
1519:
1515:
1511:
1507:
1503:
1499:
1498:
1497:
1483:
1479:
1475:
1473:(modern coa)
1472:
1468:
1464:
1462:
1458:
1450:
1447:
1443:
1440:
1436:
1431:
1430:
1426:
1422:
1419:
1416:
1413:
1405:
1402:
1398:
1395:
1391:
1389:
1383:
1382:
1378:
1374:
1371:
1368:
1365:
1357:
1354:
1350:
1347:
1343:
1341:
1335:
1334:
1330:
1326:
1323:
1320:
1317:
1313:
1302:
1299:
1295:
1292:
1288:
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