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The 13th cent. flag is gold with a black eagle charged with a
red 5-pointed lambel.
António Martins, 4 January 1998
The 14th cent. Vaud flag. The narrow bend is barred or and azur
(in French: de gules a la croix blanche, brise d'une cotice barree
d'or et d'azur).
Mario Fabretto, 6 January 1998
1530 flag
by António Martins, 4 January 1998
Flag of 1530.
António Martins, 4 January 1998
A Vaudois insurrection against Bern in the 1790s, inspired by the French
revolution, was largely responsible for inviting the French invasion in
1798 which destroyed the old Swiss Confederation and replaced it with the
unitary Helvetic Republic. The flag of the Vaudois revolution was green
inscribed in white with the motto "Liberté, Egalité" (freedom,
equality).
Todd Mills, 3 November 1997
Within the Helvetic Republic, the Vaudois territory became
independent of Bern as the new canton of Léman.
Todd Mills, 3 November 1997
This image was rendered from a photograph
of a surviving example. (Note the font, the accents, etc.) There may have
been variations in proportions and fonts for the lettering. In this
example, the pike sleeve is across the top of the image. I believe the
intent was for the pike to be carried almost horizontally over the shoulder,
so this positioning would make the text the most readily legible.
Todd Mills, 5 November 1997