Page 148 - (DK) Complete Flags of the World

Europe

Switzerland: Canton flags
In every case the flags are based on the arms of the canton,
some of which predate the canton’s joining the Swiss Confederation.

AARGAU APPENZELL AUSSER-RHODEN

Adopted in 1803, the white waves on Adopted in 1597 when the canton
black represent the River Aare, and the eparated from the Inner-Rhoden, the
white stars on blue, the districts of ag retained the bear, but added the
Baden, the Free Areas, and Fricktal, nitials VR (for Ussroden). The bear
which came together to form the ates back to medieval banners. It
canton. In 1963 it was decreed that the was used from 1403 in battles against
stars should be arranged 2 and 1. eudal landlords.

APPENZELL INNER-RHODEN BASEL-LAND

This is the original form of the flag Basel-Land separated from the City
before the partition from Appenzell n 1832. The arms and flag were
Ausser-Rhoden in 1597. The bear dopted in 1834 based on the form of
emblem was widely used locally in the rozier used in Liestal, with the crook
Middle Ages, and was taken by the urned to the right and decorated
Appenzellers from the arms of the abbey with small spheres. This was made
of Sankt Gallen. fficial in 1947.

T
T
BASEL-STADT BERN

The emblem of Basel-Stadt is the The coat of arms dates back to the
headpiece of a bishop’s crozier. The 2th century. Soon after which the
emblem dates back to the earliest rms, which depict a bear on a red
days of heraldry. Since the 15th eld with a yellow diagonal, became
century it has been depicted as he canton’s banner. There have,
black on white. It was kept in this owever, been many variant forms
form when the canton was divided hrough the ages. The bear represents
in 1832. he name of the canton.

144