Swiss (from Switzerland) Flag

The Switzerland national flag represents freedom, honor, and fidelity

Switzerland's national flag is a red square (not a rectangle!) with a white cross on it, whose arms do not reach the borders

History

In 1359, two crossed white stripes were worn as a distinguishing mark on Bernese soldiers´clothing. The white  cross on a red background, a Christian symbol, originated also from the battle flag of the Holy Roman Empire. In 1815, the Federal Pact established the symmetrical white cross on a red background as the official coat of arms. The Swiss flag was defined in its present form in 1889, when the Federal Council decreed that the four branches of the cross were to be one sixth longer than their width. *

*GRÉGOIRE NAPPEY, 2010, "Swiss History in a nutshell" (Bergli books)