SOCIÉTÉ SUISSE DE VEXILLOLOGIE
SOCIETÀ SVIZZERA DI VESSILLOLOGIA
SWISS SOCIETY OF VEXILLOLOGY
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SCHWEIZERISCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR FAHNEN- UND FLAGGENKUNDE SOCIÉTÉ SUISSE DE VEXILLOLOGIE SOCIETÀ SVIZZERA DI VESSILLOLOGIA SWISS SOCIETY OF VEXILLOLOGY |
| The square flag of the SSV is red with a white cross throughout; from each angle of the cross extends a yellow sceptre terminating in a fleur-de-lys. The sceptres, which are flanked by a yellow flame to either side, bear a red flame at their base. The flag proposed by Louis Mühlemann and designed by Paul Krog was adopted by the SSV in 1967. |
| The white cross on red recalls the traditional federal pennant of honour used in the Middle Ages. The flames extending from the centre of the flag are based on the well-known model of the regimental colours carried by Swiss troops in the service of France. These colours appeared at the end of the l7th century and had a decisive influence on both the colours of Swiss troops in foreign service and on the flags used in Switzerland itself first by town and then by cantonal troops. The society flag embodies the best traditions of former Swiss military flags. |
| The sceptre ending in a fleur-de-lys has been borrowed from the arms of the of the Zurich Heraldry Guild (argent, a sceptre fleurdelisé from the base azure) to symbolise the important role of its members in the foundation of the Swiss Society of Vexillology. The sceptre also emphasises the close ties linking heraldry and vexillology. |
| Project L. Mühlemann; drawing P. Krog. |
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