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The national flag of Switzerland [a] displays a white cross in the center of a square red field. The white cross is known as the Swiss cross or the federal cross. [1] Its arms are equilateral, and their ratio of length to width is 7:6. The size of the cross in relation to the field was set in 2017 as 5:8. [2]
A red triangular field with a white cross off-centered towards the hoist. [17] 1475-1798: 2nd flag of The Old Swiss Confederacy: A square flag with a white cross in the centre and background in red. [18] [19] 1628–1798: Flag of The Republic of the Seven Tithings: A square field with 2 horizontal stripes of red and white and 7 6-pointed stars ...
The Red Cross symbol. The Red Cross on white background was the original protection symbol declared at the 1864 Geneva Convention. The ideas to introduce a uniform and neutral protection symbol as well as its specific design originally came from Dr. Louis Appia, a Swiss surgeon, and Swiss General Henri Dufour, founding members of the International Committee.
The coat of arms remained solid red throughout the 16th to 18th centuries, but from the 17th century in depictions in print (in black and white), the cross was sometimes shown. The modern design of flag and coat of arms with the cross in one corner dates to 1815. The precise definition of the proportions of the cross dates to 1963.
Green with a centered cross of three equal bands - the vertical part is yellow (hoist side), black, and white and the horizontal part is yellow (top), black, and white; superimposed in the center of the cross is a red disk bearing a Sisserou parrot, unique to Dominica, encircled by 10 green, five-pointed stars edged in yellow.
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This recently adopted flag is a simple white rectangle, with a central red cross connecting all four sides of the flag; in each of the four corners is a small red cross. The flag is based on a historic five-cross design that dates back to the 14th century. 1991–1992 1990–2004 Georgia See also: List of Georgian flags [note 3] 2004– 1918–1920
A horizontal tricolor of yellow, red and white. 1954– Flag of Lower Austria: A horizontal bicolor of blue and yellow. 1921– Flag of Salzburg: A bicolor of red over white. 1960– Flag of Styria: A bicolor of white over green. 1945– Flag of Tyrol: The flag of Tyrol is a white over red bicolor. 1949– Flag of Upper Austria