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Second flag of the Kingdom in Prussia and first flag of the Kingdom of Prussia: A black eagle holding a sword and rod on a white field, a crown on top. 1801–1803: Second flag of the Kingdom of Prussia: 1803-1805 1815-1848: Third flag of the Kingdom of Prussia: The same as the previous flag, but the crown in the top of the flag is smaller.
The flag is unrelated to the historical flag of the town of Neuchâtel, which had been in use from 1350, and as cantonal flag from 1815 until 1848, and which remains part of the town's coat of arms. The canton of Neuchâtel was admitted to the restored Swiss Confederacy in 1815, but with the peculiar reservation that it owed nominal fealty to ...
The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state [1] with its own borders, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia (1648) until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848. Each canton has its own constitution, legislature, government and courts. [2]
The coat of arms and the flag, which has been held in Grub since the early 19th century, shows the green forest in blue. A black bear emerges from a cave in front of it. In order to bring the coat of arms and the flag closer into connection with coat of arms and flag laws as well as with its deeper meaning, the black circular symbol for pit was ...
It combines the flags of the historical provinces of Berry, Orléanais and Touraine. 1755– Flag of Corsica: The Flag of Corsica was adopted by General of the Nation Pasquale di Paoli in 1755 and was based on a traditional flag used previously. It portrays a Moor's Head in black wearing a white bandana above his eyes on a white background ...
The status of these flags varies from one country or sovereign state to the next: most of them are official flags, whereas others are only used de facto, sometimes to indicate a desire for more autonomy or independence. Some flags, such as the flags of Leicestershire and Warwickshire, were created by the College of Arms in the United Kingdom.
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 .
Flag of the Basque Country: 1984– Flag of Cantabria: 1982– Flag of the Canary Islands: The flag of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands is a vertical tricolour of three equal bands of white, blue, and yellow. The state flag includes the Coat of arms of the Canary Islands in the central band; the civil flag omits this. The designs ...