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Old Aug 28th, 1998 | 11:38 AM
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Richard
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Why is Switzerland CH ?
Car ID stickers show D for Deutschland, F for France, NL for Holland etc., how did Suisse get the CH designation ? <BR>
 
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Old Aug 28th, 1998 | 12:05 PM
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Cantons Helvetica. Switzerland is a confederation of cantons or states. The <BR>latin name for switzerland is Helvetica from some germanic tribe which <BR>got its rear kicked by Julius Caesar, Marius or one of those guys.
 
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Old Aug 28th, 1998 | 12:31 PM
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I think it is actually Confoederatio Helvitica. This name is used still to refer to the Swiss federal government. Like Joe said it refers to the confederation of Swiss cantons that make up the country and is based on a historical league that was formed. <BR>
 
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Old Aug 28th, 1998 | 01:23 PM
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Confoederatio Helvetica or just Helvetia also makes things easier in Switzerland languagewise - that way they don't have to put all four languages they have on e.g. stamps or coins.
 
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Old Oct 5th, 1998 | 08:19 AM
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the only correct answer given here is CONFOEDERATIO HELVETICA, the Latin name of the country. Chris' answer is correct, therefore. (I live near Basel)
 
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