• National symbols of Switzerland are the symbols used to represent Switzerland. As of 2020 the Swiss legislature has made three Swiss national symbols...
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    The national flag of Switzerland displays a white cross in the center of a square red field. The white cross is known as the Swiss cross or the federal...
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    ˈzvittsero]; Romansh: Psalm Svizzer [ˈ(p)salm ˈʒviːtser]) is the national anthem of Switzerland. It was composed in 1841, by Alberich Zwyssig (1808–1854). Since...
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    Romande National symbols of Switzerland Coat of arms of Switzerland Flag of Switzerland National anthem of Switzerland People of Switzerland Homelessness...
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    The coat of arms of the Swiss Confederation shows the same white-on-red cross as the flag of Switzerland, but on a heraldic shield instead of the square...
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    Alphorn (redirect from Swiss alphorn)
    in the Alps, particularly in Switzerland. Similar wooden horns were used for communication in most mountainous regions of Europe, from the Alps to the...
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    Helvetia (category National symbols of Switzerland)
    Helvetia (/hɛlˈviːʃə/) is a national personification of Switzerland, officially Confoederatio Helvetica, the Swiss Confederation. The allegory is typically...
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    Peregrine falcon (category National symbols of Switzerland)
    religious, royal, or national symbol across multiple eras and areas of human civilization. The peregrine falcon has a body length of 34 to 58 cm (13–23 in)...
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    Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno (category National symbols of Switzerland)
    all, all for one. It is the unofficial motto of Switzerland. This attitude is epitomized in the character of Arnold von Winkelried. A French version, Un...
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    The four national languages of Switzerland are German, French, Italian, and Romansh. German, French, and Italian maintain equal status as official languages...
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  • Copán". "Symbols". Latvia.eu. 2016. Archived from the original on 7 October 2017. Retrieved 12 April 2016. "National Animal -National Symbols - Know India:...
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    The Switzerland national football team (German: Schweizer Fussballnationalmannschaft, Italian: Nazionale di calcio della Svizzera, French: Équipe nationale...
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    National symbols of Italy are the symbols that uniquely identify Italy reflecting its history and culture. They are used to represent the Nation through...
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    to the east. Switzerland is geographically divided among the Swiss Plateau, the Alps and the Jura; the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory...
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  • national symbols can often be found in national anthems or flags. This has led to controversy in some secular states in regard to the separation of church...
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    currency symbols. Without proper rendering support, you may see question marks, boxes, or other symbols instead of currency symbols. A currency symbol or currency...
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    Gilberte Montavon (category National symbols of Switzerland)
    1957) was a Swiss waitress who became a national symbol of spiritual national defense during World War I and World War II. She entertained Swiss Army troops...
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    Rufst du, mein Vaterland (category National symbols of Switzerland)
    Vaterland" (Swiss Standard German: [ˈruːfst duː maɪn ˈfaːtərˌland]; "Call'st Thou, My Fatherland?") is the former national anthem of Switzerland. It had the...
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    There are a number of national symbols of Luxembourg, representing Luxembourg or its people in either official or unofficial capacities. Under Luxembourgish...
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    legal tender in the Italian exclave of Campione d'Italia which is surrounded by Swiss territory. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) issues banknotes and the...
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    affiliation with Switzerland. The symbols described below have two distinctively different meanings. On one hand, the visual symbols of the Red Cross, the...
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    Stauffacherin (category National symbols of Switzerland)
    image of the Stauffacherin, often viewed as the feminine counterpart to Wilhelm Tell, has become a symbol for Swiss national pride, spiritual national defence...
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  • introduction of the temperature scales with degrees in the 18th century was at first without such symbols, but with the word "gradus" spelled out. Use of the degree...
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    compassion. Numerals are symbols for numbers; letters of an alphabet may be symbols for certain phonemes; and personal names are symbols representing individuals...
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    national flag is typically designed with specific meanings for its colours and symbols, which may also be used separately from the flag as a symbol of...
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    of State and National Symbols Across Europe: An Overview of Constitutional Law and Criminal Law Regulations", Constitutional and Legal Protection of State...
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    French and Italian, are national languages of Switzerland, along with Romansh, spoken by a small minority. Therefore, Swiss culture is characterized...
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  • interlocking male symbols (⚣) a gay male or the gay male community. These symbols first appeared in the 1970s. The combined male-female symbol (⚦) is used to...
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    contemporary times, as a national symbol by some countries, and as a symbol of Islam. It was developed in the Greek colony of Byzantium ca. 300 BC, though...
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    A solar symbol is a symbol representing the Sun. Common solar symbols include circles (with or without rays), crosses, and spirals. In religious iconography...
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