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[[File:Militärfahne der Stadt und Republik Bern.svg|thumb|Reconstructed Flammé.]]
[[File:Fahne Stadt St Gallen 18 Jh.jpg|thumb|18th century flag of the city of [[St. Gallen]].]]
'''Flammé''' (German ''geflammt'') is a term in [[vexillology]] for a [[flag]] design that places a [[coat of arms]] in the center of the flag, filling the remaining space on the flag with flame-like designs.
The design was used specifically in the [[Old Swiss Confederacy]] during the 17th and 18th centuries, where there was no difference between coat of arms and flags, and the same design was used for both.
Regiments of [[Swiss mercenaries]] during the 18th century, especially those [[Swiss Guard in France|in French service]], often used ''flammé'' designs with the [[Swiss Cross]] superimposed rather than a coat of arms.
==References==
*Peter M. Mäder, {{HLS|12810<!--Section 1-2-->|Fahnen; 2 - Frühe Neuzeit}}
*Michel Rochat, ''Drapeaux flammés des Régiments suisses au Service de France'',  Delachaux & Niestlé SA, Lausanne, 1994, {{ISBN|2-603-00939-7}}.
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