The flag of Switzerland. Flag ratio: 1:1

The flag of Switzerland at sea. Flag ratio: 2:3

The flag of the Canton of Schwyz

The Flag of Switzerland (Vexillological symbol: ) consists of a red square with a bold, equilateral white greek cross in the center of the flag. The length of each arm is 1/6 longer than its width and, though formally unestablished, the span of the cross is typically sized 2:3 or 7:10 to the span of the flag. Swiss ships at sea fly an ensign with the traditional proportions of 2:3, leaving the cross unchanged. Flag of Switzerland Template:Unverfied File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Aargau European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Switzerland Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics Ski jumping... Flag of Switzerland Template:Unverfied File links The following pages link to this file: Arsenal F.C. Aargau European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Switzerland Alpine skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics Cross-country skiing at the 2002 Winter Olympics Ski jumping... FIAV usage code 56 See Vexillological symbols for its meaning File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of France Flag of Luxembourg Flag of Nepal Flag of Burkina Faso Flag of Poland Flag of the Vatican City Flag of Australia Solomon Islands Flag of Chad Flag of... flag of the Canton of Schwyz, converted from Ch-sz. ... flag of the Canton of Schwyz, converted from Ch-sz. ... Jump to: navigation, search The tricolor flag of France A flag is a piece of coloured cloth flown from a pole or mast, usually for purposes of signalling or identification. ... A vexillological symbol is used by vexillologists to indicate certain characteristics of national flags, such as where they are used, who uses them, and what they look like. ... FIAV usage code 56 See Vexillological symbols for its meaning File links The following pages link to this file: Flag of France Flag of Luxembourg Flag of Nepal Flag of Burkina Faso Flag of Poland Flag of the Vatican City Flag of Australia Solomon Islands Flag of Chad Flag of... The design and description of flags typically uses specialised flag terminology with precise and technical meanings (a form of jargon). ... An ensign is a distinguishing token, emblem, badge, or flag such as a symbol of office. ...

The flag is based on that of the Canton of Schwyz. The ultimate origin of the white cross is attributed by three competing legends: To the Theban legion, to the Reichssturmfahne attested from the 12th century, and to the Arma Christi that were especially venerated in the three forest cantons, and which they were allegedly allowed to display on the formerly uniformly red battle flag from 1289 by king Rudolph I of Habsburg at the occasion of a campaign to Besançon. The oldest surviving specimen of a flag of Schwyz dates to the Burgundy wars (1474–77). The illustrated chronicles show an asymmetrical white cross, drawn in greater detail, including the body of Christ, and the equilateral cross became predominant only in the later 17th century. Schwyz (German Schwyz) is a canton in central Switzerland between Lake Lucerne in the south and Lake Zurich in the north. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Theban legion figures in Christian mythology as an entire Roman legion — of six thousand six hundred and sixty-six men — who had converted en masse to Christianity and were martyred together, in 286 A.D., according to the hagiographies of Saint Maurice, the chief among... (11th century - 12th century - 13th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 12th century was that century which lasted from 1101 to 1200. ... The three forest cantons (drei Waldstätten) is the collective term for the original founding cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy in 1291, Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden, all of them situated at Lake Lucerne, in German called Vierwaldstättersee lake of the four forest cantons, referring to the three cantons... Jump to: navigation, search For broader historical context, see 1280s and 13th century. ... The brass of the tomb of Rudolph I in Speyer Rudolph I (Rudolph of Habsburg) (May 1, 1218 – July 15, 1291) was a German king, who played a vital role in raising the Habsburg family to a leading position among the royal dynasties of Germany. ... Location within France Besançon is a French city in the département of Doubs, of which it is the préfecture. ... Centuries: 14th century - 15th century - 16th century Decades: 1420s 1430s 1440s 1450s 1460s - 1470s - 1480s 1490s 1500s 1510s 1520s Years: 1470 1471 1472 1473 1474 1475 1476 1477 1478 1479 Events and Trends battle of Avenches 1476 Prominent Persons Nicolaus Copernicus, Polish astronomer Categories: 1470s ... Several illustrated chronicles were created in the Old Swiss Confederacy in the 15th and 16th centuries. ... Jump to: navigation, search Christ is the English representation of the Greek word Χριστός (transliterated as Khristós), which means anointed and in Latin Iesus. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...

Use of a white cross as a mark of identification of the combined troops of the Old Swiss Confederacy is first attested in the Battle of Laupen (1339), were it was sown on combatants' clothing as two stripes of textile, contrasting with the red St. George's cross of Habsburg Austria, and with the St. Andreas' cross used by Burgundy and Maximilian I. Civilian use of the white cross as a symbol of the confederacy is attested from the 16th century. From the 17th century, the white cross was carried on the banners of all cantonal troops, on the background of the cantonal colours. General Niklaus Franz von Bachmann used the white cross in a red field in 1800 and 1815, and following this use, the symbol was adopted as national symbol in the federal contract of 1815 (see also Switzerland in the Napoleonic era). General Guillaume-Henri Dufour proposed use of the flag for the federal forces in 1840, and in 1889 the federal council defined the 1/6th proportion of the cross's members, while the ratio of the cross to the square field, or the shield in the case of the coat of arms, remained unspecified. 1550 illustration for the Sempacherbrief of 1393, one of the major alliance contracts of the Old Swiss Confederacy The Old Swiss Confederacy was the precursor of modern-day Switzerland. ... Illustration of the Battle of Laupen (by Diebold Schilling the Elder, 1480s). ... Events Emperor Go-Murakami ascends to the throne of Japan Births July 23 - King Louis I of Naples (d. ... The St Georges cross, a red cross on a white background, is the national flag of England and has been since about 1277. ... 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... During the French Revolutionary Wars, the revolutionary armies boiled eastward, enveloping Switzerland in their battles against Austria. ... Categories: People stubs | 1787 births | 1875 deaths | Swiss generals | Swiss cartographers ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1889 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

The flag of the International Committee of the Red Cross is based on the Swiss flag, with the colours reversed. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a committee of Swiss nationals and probably will be so as long as the ICRC exists. ...

See also: List of cantonal flags of Switzerland Jump to: navigation, search A national flag is a flag which symbolises a country and which can usually be flown by citizens of that country. ... This gallery of soverign state flags shows the flags of sovereign states in the list of sovereign states. ... Jump to: navigation, search This gallery of sovereign state coats of arms shows the coat of arms of sovereign states in the list of sovereign states. ... These are the flags of the cantons of Switzerland. ...