Talk:Coat of arms of Switzerland

18 USC 708 (What is this about?)
Does anyone know why there is a special provision in U.S. law to prevent companies and people from using the Swiss coat of arms? It seems odd it is singled out.
 * Whoever, whether a corporation, partnership, unincorporated company, association, or person within the United States, willfully uses as a trade mark, commercial label, or portion thereof, or as an advertisement or insignia for any business or organization or for any trade or commercial purpose, the coat of arms of the Swiss Confederation, consisting of an upright white cross with equal arms and lines on a red ground, or any simulation thereof, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six months, or both.
 * This section shall not make unlawful the use of any such design or insignia which was lawful on August 31, 1948.

There may be some article-worthy content in this somewhere. &mdash; Eoghanacht  talk 18:42, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
 * I saw your question ten years later. ;-) I'll try to explain.
 * First you have to know that the Flag of Switzerland is the inverse of the Red Cross which is used for people how help.
 * Many other countries has a spacial law for the Red Cross for Example Germany: § 125 and Austria de:Rotkreuzgesetz. In this law normally the Swiss Flag is also protected.
 * The US law was established 1948. 1949 USA signed the Geneva Conventions. I'm not 100% sure but I had in my mind that every state how signed the Geneva Conventions need a special law for the Red Cross.
 * Here an article about "Explainer: why protecting the Red Cross emblem matters".
 * A list of some countries with a specific law.


 * I hope I was able to explain why there is a special law. If you have further questions please ask. --Malo95 (talk) 15:53, 11 October 2019 (UTC)

example plate
I am not sure whether it is accurate to show an example plate which actually exists and which may easily be connected to a person via the internet. (why not use 000 000 instead?) Marcel.kummer (talk) 13:12, 6 September 2012 (UTC)

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