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a green-red-yellow tricolour with the name of the country in German. [24] 1798–1803: Flag of The Helvetic Republic (French) a green-red-yellow tricolour with the name of the country in French. 1802–1804: Flag of The Rhodanic Republic: A square field with 2 horizontal stripes of red and white and 12 5-pointed Stars. Napoleonic Era 1804-1814
The current flag law of the Swiss Confederacy is the Wappenschutzgesetz (WSchG, SR 232.21) of 2013 (in force since 2017). [20] This law replaced the flag law of 1931 (last revised in 2008). [21] The 2013 law for the first time defines both the Swiss flag and the Swiss coat of arms based on an image, declared as authoritative in the text. [22]
The flag of Glarus ultimately goes back to a banner of Saint Fridolin used in the Battle of Näfels in 1388, because the former banner of Glarus had been captured by the people of Rapperswil in a previous raid. After this, Glarus used the image of the saint in its banners. During the 15th and 16th century, these images varied considerably.
National symbols of Switzerland are the symbols used to represent Switzerland. As of 2020 the Swiss legislature has made three Swiss national symbols official, a flag , coat of arms , and anthem , but various other symbols are used as well to represent the Swiss people .
Flags of the Marshal Foch victory-harmony banner June 8, 1919. This is a collection of lists of flags, including the flags of states or territories, groups or movements and individual people. There are also lists of historical flags and military flag galleries. Many of the flag images are on Wikimedia Commons.
Pages in category "Flags of Switzerland" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
I received another copy of the Swiss Government design manual; they stated for online use, the arms and flag must be #ff0000. 22:19, 30 November 2009: 320 × 320 (280 bytes) Zscout370: At a conference I went to, I was handed Swiss Army Regulation 51.340 D, about Swiss military flags.