Law on the Colours and Seal of the Canton

[1] 1 The colours of the Canton Ticino are red and azure.

2 The red colour corresponds to hue no. 032, the azure colour to hue no. 293 of the Pantone scale, as shown in figure 1.

3 In the military flag and in the standard (oblong flag) the colours are arranged horizontally (band orientation), with red at the top: in the shield and in the standard the colours are arranged vertically and red is to the viewer's left (heraldic right).

[1] Art. modified by Law of 19.2.2001; in force since 5.2.2002 - BU 2002, 27; previous modification: BU 1922, 252.

The seal of the Canton of Ticino shall have for its impression an oval field cut vertically into two parts. To the right shall be placed the colour red and to the left blue. Within the circumference of the oval, on one side shall be read "Federazione Elvetica" [2] and on the other "Canton Ticino".

The front shall display two intertwined olive branches, and the pedestal an inscription indicating to which of the two councils it belongs.

[2] The inscription "Federazione Elvetica" has, over time, been replaced by "Confederazione Svizzera" - General Collection of Laws and Decrees of the Canton of Ticino 1803 - 86 vol. I, 48.

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[3] Warning. A 3rd article of the L concerned the attire of the members of the Grand Council, but it has fallen into disuse – General Collection of the Laws and Decrees of the Canton of Ticino 1803-86 Vol. I, 48.