Series Pro Patria - The Swiss flag - The Red - Switzerland 2019 - 85 Rappen

"The coat of arms of the Swiss Confederation in the red field is an upright, free-standing white cross whose equal arms are each one-sixth longer than wide." Thus, the Federal Assembly on 12 December 1889, the size ratios of the Swiss coat of arms. The arms of the Swiss cross are therefore by no means square. But it is the flag itself - unlike most other national flags. This was done earlier, but since January 1, 2017, the new coat of arms protection law dictates the square shape. The special proportions and the color of our flag have made the Swiss Foundation Pro Patria for the year 2019 the subject of their stamps. Under the motto "Use heritage - donate future", it collects funds for the care of Switzerland's cultural heritage through stamps with tax surcharges. The Bernese designer Max Henschel has staged the proportions of the cross and the flag in the hand-drawn 100 + 50 mark symbolizing the heritage. On the other hand, in the computer-generated 85 + 40 mark, which stands for the future, he focuses on red and forms the background for the most diverse definitions of color: «CMYK 0/100/100/0», it is called «Pantone 485 C / 485 U »or« RAL 3020 traffic red ».