Flag and coat of arms of the canton of St. Gallen

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The flag and the coat of arms of the canton of St. Gallen represent a white ( heraldic : silver) bundle of rods with an ax on a green background.

The motif of the St. Gallen coat of arms comes from ancient Rome. When high-level individuals, such as judges, appeared in public, they were preceded by at least two lictors who served as bodyguards . As a symbol of the judiciary, they carried a bundle of rods with an ax.

The eight bars in the bundle, only five of which are visible, symbolize the eight constituencies of the canton of St. Gallen today , the former districts . The ribbons symbolize cohesion and the ax symbolizes strength.

The stand colors are green and white. Although the canton takes its name from the city of the same name , the canton's coat of arms was a new creation. The coat of arms of the city of St. Gallen shows a bear.

The various versions and designs of the St. Gallen cantonal coat of arms have had a uniform appearance since March 1, 2011. The battle ax was redefined as the hatchet without a thorn and the green.

  • Coat of arms of the canton of St. Gallen (form used since 2011)

  • Flag of the canton of St. Gallen

  • The form of the coat of arms used until 2011

  • Flag of the Voluntary Legion of the Canton of St. Gallen, 1804

Blazon

The official blazon of the St. Gallen coat of arms is until 2011:

« In green a bundle of silver rods (fasces) with five visible rods and a right-turning silver ax with a thorn on the back, crossed by a green ribbon. »

See also

literature

  • Louis Mühlemann: coat of arms and flags of Switzerland. 3. Edition. Bühler-Verlag, Lengnau 1991, ISBN 3-9520071-1-0 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ sst: canton's coat of arms with hatchet instead of battle ax. In: 20 minutes online. 20 Minuten AG, December 15, 2010, p. 1 , accessed on March 13, 2014 : "The coat of arms is now bright green and shows a hatchet instead of a battle ax."
  2. ↑ Hildegard Jutz: coat of arms. Color definitions for the green. State Chancellery of the Canton of St. Gallen, March 1, 2011, p. 1 , accessed on August 10, 2011 : "Green - Pantone color: 355C or CMYK: 95/0/100/0 or RGB: 0/153/51"
  3. ↑ Canton St. Gallen on GenWiki, going back to Mühlemann, s. Bibliography