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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]
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.
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 ...
2009-11-30T22:19:48Z Zscout370 320x320 (280 Bytes) At a conference I went to, I was handed Swiss Army Regulation 51.340 D, about Swiss military flags. A construction sheet was provided and, while we had the cross sizes correct, it was loo large in accordance with the flag siz; 2009-08-10T21:11:59Z Zscout370 300x300 (280 Bytes) Reduce code
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[[File:Flag of the Red Crescent.svg|border|96x176px]] The use of the symbol shown in this image is regulated by certain international treaties, particularly the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their additional protocols of 1977 and 2005, as well as other rules of International Humanitarian Law either in ...
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Split by yellow with a half, red-armored and -tongued black eagle at the split and by red with two white diagonal bars to the left. The coat of arms and the flag can be traced back to 1684. The left half of the shield with the three red tinctures is intended to commemorate the three village fires of 1400, 1693 and 1799, while the black eagle in ...