Swiss flag

E162349

flag national flag

The Swiss flag is the national flag of Switzerland, featuring a bold white cross on a red square background and symbolizing the country's neutrality, heritage, and identity.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Flag of Switzerland	3
Swiss coat of arms	2
Swiss flag canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1405554 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Swiss flag
Context triple: [Swiss Psalm, associatedWithSymbol, Swiss flag]

A. Flag of Neuchâtel
The Flag of Neuchâtel is the cantonal flag of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel, featuring a distinctive tricolor design that reflects its historical ties to both Switzerland and the former Prussian monarchy.
B. French tricolour
The French tricolour is the national flag of France, featuring three vertical bands of blue, white, and red that have become a global symbol of republicanism and liberty.
C. Flag of Europe
The Flag of Europe is a blue banner emblazoned with a circle of twelve golden stars, symbolizing unity, solidarity, and harmony among the peoples of Europe.
D. Flag of Haute-Savoie
The Flag of Haute-Savoie is a simple red banner charged with a bold white cross, symbolizing the historical Savoyard identity of the French department of Haute-Savoie.
E. Vatican City flag
The Vatican City flag is a vertically divided yellow and white banner featuring the papal tiara and crossed keys of Saint Peter, symbolizing the authority and sovereignty of the Holy See.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Swiss flag
Target entity description: The Swiss flag is the national flag of Switzerland, featuring a bold white cross on a red square background and symbolizing the country's neutrality, heritage, and identity.

A. Flag of Neuchâtel
The Flag of Neuchâtel is the cantonal flag of the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel, featuring a distinctive tricolor design that reflects its historical ties to both Switzerland and the former Prussian monarchy.
B. French tricolour
The French tricolour is the national flag of France, featuring three vertical bands of blue, white, and red that have become a global symbol of republicanism and liberty.
C. Flag of Europe
The Flag of Europe is a blue banner emblazoned with a circle of twelve golden stars, symbolizing unity, solidarity, and harmony among the peoples of Europe.
D. Flag of Haute-Savoie
The Flag of Haute-Savoie is a simple red banner charged with a bold white cross, symbolizing the historical Savoyard identity of the French department of Haute-Savoie.
E. Vatican City flag
The Vatican City flag is a vertically divided yellow and white banner featuring the papal tiara and crossed keys of Saint Peter, symbolizing the authority and sovereignty of the Holy See.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	flag ⓘ national flag ⓘ
adopted	19th century ⓘ
adoptedAsNationalFlag	1841 ⓘ
aspectRatio	1:1 ⓘ
backgroundColor	red ⓘ
charge	Greek cross ⓘ
codifiedInLaw	Federal Act on the Protection of the Swiss Coat of Arms and Other Public Insignia ⓘ Swiss Federal Constitution ⓘ linked to: Federal Constitution of the Swiss Confederation
colorMeaningRed	bravery ⓘ freedom ⓘ
colorMeaningWhite	honesty ⓘ peace ⓘ
country	Switzerland ⓘ
crossType	equilateral cross ⓘ
culturalRole	symbol of Swiss quality and reliability ⓘ
design	white cross on red field ⓘ
displayRules	may be flown by private individuals ⓘ used on public buildings ⓘ
distinctiveFeature	one of few square national flags ⓘ simple geometric design ⓘ
ensignAspectRatio	2:3 ⓘ
ensignDesign	white cross on red rectangular field ⓘ
historicalOrigin	banner of the Old Swiss Confederacy ⓘ military flags of Swiss cantons ⓘ
inspired	flag of the International Committee of the Red Cross ⓘ
ISOcountryCode	CH ⓘ
maritimeVariant	civil ensign of Switzerland ⓘ
name	Flag of Switzerland ⓘ linked to: Swiss flag
officialStatus	civil flag ⓘ national emblem of Switzerland ⓘ state flag ⓘ war flag ⓘ
proportionOnShips	2:3 ⓘ
relatedSymbol	Swiss coat of arms ⓘ
shape	square ⓘ
symbolColor	white ⓘ
symbolizes	Christian heritage ⓘ Swiss identity ⓘ federalism ⓘ freedom ⓘ neutrality ⓘ
usedBy	Swiss Armed Forces ⓘ Swiss Confederation ⓘ linked to: Confoederatio Helvetica (Swiss Confederation) Swiss citizens ⓘ Swiss federal authorities ⓘ
usedIn	Swiss currency design ⓘ Swiss national sports teams ⓘ Swiss tourism branding ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Swiss Psalm → associatedWithSymbol → Swiss flag ⓘ

Greek cross → appearsOn → Swiss flag ⓘ

Flags of Europe → includesFlagOf → Flag of Switzerland ⓘ

linked to: Swiss flag

Swiss flag → name → Flag of Switzerland ⓘ

linked to: Swiss flag

Swiss 5-franc coin (historical issues) → reverseDesign → Swiss coat of arms ⓘ

linked to: Swiss flag

Swiss 5-franc coin (historical issues) → featuresNationalSymbol → Swiss coat of arms ⓘ

linked to: Swiss flag

President of the Swiss Confederation → flag → Flag of Switzerland ⓘ

linked to: Swiss flag

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Referenced by (7)

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