This is a comprehensive list of flags used in Switzerland.
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1841-present |  National flag of Switzerland | A square flag with a white cross in the centre and background in red. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] |
 | 1882-present |  Civil and state ensign | Red flag with a white cross in the centre and background in red. [7] [8] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Flag of the Piedmontese Arpitans | [9] [10] | |
 | Flag of the Yenish people | [11] | |
 | Proposed flag of the Romansh people |
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| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1898 | Flag of a Swiss Armed Forces general and Chief of the Armed Forces | [12] |
 | 1898 | Flag of a Swiss Armed Forces lieutenant general | [12] |
 | Obsolete flag of a Swiss Armed Forces lieutenant general | [12] | |
 | 1898 | Flag of a Swiss Armed Forces major general | [12] |
 | Obsolete flag of a Swiss Armed Forces major general old | [12] | |
 | 1898 | Flag of a Swiss Armed Forces brigadier general | [12] |
 | Obsolete flag of a Swiss Armed Forces brigadier general | [12] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1966-1992 | Flag of the Autonomous Socialist Party (Ticino) |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 800-888 | Imperial Orilflamme of Charlemagne | A 3 pointed green field with 8 golden crosses and 6 flowers. |
 | 800–1300 | Banner of the Emperor of the Romans and of the King of Germany | An Imperial Eagle displayed with a halo sable armed and langued gules. [13] [14] |
 | 1100–1300 | War flag of the Holy Roman Empire | A non-rectangular flag depicting a white cross on a red field. [15] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1291-1422 | Old flag of Unterwalden | A horizontal bicolor of red and white. |
 | 1291-1422 | Old flag of Uri | A yellow field with a black bull, similar to the modern flag. |
 | 1291-1422 | Old flag of Lucerne | A horizontal bicolor of white and blue. |
 | 1291–1422 | Old flag of Zurich | A diagonal bicolor of white and blue with a large red horizontal stripe. |
 | 1291-1422 | Old flag of Glarus | A red field with a monk in the center. |
 | 1291-1422 | Old flag of Zug | A horizontal tricolor of white (top), blue and white. |
 | 1291-1422 | Old flag of Bern | A diagonal tricolor of red (top), yellow and red with a bear inside the yellow stripe. |
 | 1350-1836 | Old flag of Neuchâtel | A yellow field with a red stripe in the center which has 3 arrowed white stripes. [16] |
 | 1422-1475 | 1st flag of The Old Swiss Confederacy | 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. |
 | 1792–1798 | Flag of the Republic of Geneva | A square field of 2 horizontal stripes of red and gold with a thin black line in the center. |
 | 1803–1930 | Old flag of Argau | A horizontal bicolor of black with 3 rivers and blue with 3 5-pointed stars. |
 | 1814-1822 | Flag of the Restored Swiss Confederacy | A square flag with a white cross in the centre and background in red with The German words "Für Vaterland und Ehre" which means "For Fatherland and Honor" and a sword intertwined by a laurel plant in the center of the cross. [20] |
 | 1836–1848 | Old flag of Neuchâtel | A horizontal tricolor of orange, black and white |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1707–1772 | Flag of Royal Prussia | |
 | 1707–1750 | First flag of the Kingdom in Prussia | |
 | 1750–1801 | 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. |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1453-1458 | Flag of the Archduchy of Austria | Three equal horizontal bands of red (top), white, and red. [21] [22] |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Napoleonic Era | |||
 | 1482-1493 | Flag of The Kingdom of France | A Square Blue Field with 3 Fleur de Lis |
 | 1499-1512 | Flag of The Kingdom of France | A Rectangular Blue Field with 3 Fleur de Lis |
 | 1604–1790 | Flag of The Kingdom of France | a white banner with several Fleur de Lis and the royal coat of arms in the center. |
 | 1790-1794 | Flag of The Kingdom of France and The French First Republic | A vertical tricolour of red, white, and blue. |
 | 1794-1804 | Flag of The French First Republic | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red. [23] |
 | 1798–1803 | Flag of The Helvetic Republic (German) | a green-red-yellow tricolour with the name of the country in German. [24] |
 | 1798–1803 | Flag of The Helvetic Republic (French) | a green-red-yellow tricolour with the name of the country in French. |
 | 1802–1804 | Flag of The Rhodanic Republic | A square field with 2 horizontal stripes of red and white and 12 5-pointed Stars. |
| Napoleonic Era | |||
| | 1804-1814 | Flag of The First French Empire | [23] |
| | 1804–1814 | Flag of The Napoleonic Valais | |
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | 1093-1329 | Flag of The Commune of Milan | A White Field with a Red Maltese cross in the center with 3 sestiere on the fly. |
 | 1329–1395 | Flag of The Lordship of Milan | A white field with a blue snake devouring a man in the center. |
 | 1395-1512 | Flag of The Duchy of Milan | A white field with centred red cross, similar to The Flag of England. |
 | 1395-1447 1450-1499 | Flag of Milan under The Holy Roman Empire | the Imperial Eagle of the Holy Roman Empire in the first and fourth quarters and the Snake of Milan in the second and third quarters. |
 | 1447–1450 | Flag of The Golden Ambrosian Republic | A white field with centred red cross, with the republic's seal. |
 | 1499-1512 | Flag of Milan under The Kingdom of France | the French royal flag in the first and fourth quarters and the Snake of Milan in the second and third quarters. |
 | 1416-1536 | Flag of The Duchy of Savoy | A red field with centred white cross. |
| Flag | Club |
|---|---|
 | Burgee of Club Nautico Morcote |
 | Burgee of Cruising Club der Schweiz |
 | Société Nautique de Genève |
 | Cruising Club der Schweiz |
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