The "triangular" shield shape was frequently used by the federal administration throughout the 20th century, and adopted officially (as emblem of the federal administration, not necessarily as emblem of Switzerland as sovereign entity) in 2017. Precedents for this shield shape go back to designs dated to as early as 1815.
The official coat of arms of the Swiss Confederation is a white couped cross in a red heraldic shield, without explicit specification of the shape of the shield, and a variety of shield shapes are in use.
This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status.
WARNING: The Swiss coat of arms has special legal protection in the United States (US Code Title 18, Part I, Chapter 33, § 708) and other countries. This is unlikely to affect its use in Wikimedia projects; this special protection is required by the Geneva Conventions to avoid confusion with the Red Cross emblem (a color reversal of the Swiss emblem).
Original upload log
This image is a derivative work of the following images:
2010-02-15T20:32:17Z Zscout370 604x669 (291 Bytes) I received another copy of the Swiss Government design manual; they stated for online use, the arms and flag must be #ff0000.
2006-02-05T22:21:01Z Zscout370 220x250 (1041 Bytes) There was a white line that kept on showing up at the base of the image: I got rid of that line.
2006-02-01T19:39:45Z Reisio 220x250 (761 Bytes) update to match again (should be last time :p) see Flag talk
2006-01-30T22:25:47Z Reisio 220x250 (761 Bytes) update red to match flag
2005-12-18T14:13:11Z Reisio 220x250 (757 Bytes) simplify & cleanup markup, still some room for improvement
2005-12-02T12:29:28Z Reisio 220x250 (4259 Bytes) wrong file last time :p
2005-12-02T12:28:14Z Reisio 435x467 (4221 Bytes) update to proper shape according to http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/111/a2.html _and_ proper cross dimensions (which the image does not go against)
2005-12-02T12:13:00Z E Pluribus Anthony 535x600 (2878 Bytes) Flag of Switzerland; current drawing based on [http://www.admin.ch/ch/f/rs/111/a2.html official drawing of arms]
2005-12-02T11:53:25Z E Pluribus Anthony 535x600 (2878 Bytes) Reverted to earlier revision
2005-12-02T11:50:42Z Reisio 435x467 (4221 Bytes) rv again - proof first
2005-12-02T11:43:19Z E Pluribus Anthony 535x600 (2878 Bytes) Reverted to earlier revision
2005-12-02T11:28:33Z Reisio 435x467 (4221 Bytes) reverting to previous version that has proper cross dimensions
2005-12-02T11:00:11Z E Pluribus Anthony 535x600 (2878 Bytes) Coat of Arms of Switzerland
2005-12-01T23:58:37Z Reisio 435x467 (4221 Bytes) [[:en:Confoederatio Helvetica|Confoederatio Helvetica]] [[:en:coat of arms|coat of arms]]. Created by [[:en:User:Reisio|User:Reisio]] with [[:en:Inkscape|Inkscape]].{{pd}}{{insignia}}