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Confœderatio Helvetica is the Latin name for Switzerland. Therefore, CH is used. You also see it in CHF, the Swiss Franc
See Swissworl.org
http://www.swissworld.org/en/politics/general_information/ |
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The Main Man at Yahoo
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When all the letters for the nations were being given out , the anyone that could have been good for Switzerland, were taken ,so they ended up using the Ch which is helvation for Switzerland: But after living in Switzerland for 17 years I convinced the Swiss people the Ch derived from CHeese. |
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Servette
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For historical reasons, Switzerland's official name is still the "Swiss Confederation". In Latin this is Confoederatio Helvetica, from which the country's international abbreviation, CH, is derived. However, this is in fact a misnomer: a confederation is an alliance of autonomous entities. Since 1848 Switzerland has been a federation: a grouping of entities with a central authority.
The word Helvetica refers to the Helvetians, one of the many Celtic tribes living in what is now Switzerland at the time of the Roman conquest. |
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andreanna k
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In Latin it was called the Swiss Confederation, Confœderatio Helvetica. |
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Happy Feet
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CH= "COVENTION HELVETIQUE" |
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joe
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it means "confederatio helvetica" which means helevtic confederation. we swiss call ourselves helvetics. |
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Alex
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The code allocated to Switzerland originates from the Latin name "Confederatione Helvetica"--Helvetian Confederation. |
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Choices
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wow..interesting question and answers for a visitor like me..Thanksss. |
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luvly_muffin
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Its Confederatio Helvetia. Its on all their coins and the swiss franc is shown as CHF. |
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ocean.denis
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Its not the "Latin" name though, its in Romanche, which is one of the oficial Swiss languanges, spoken by very few...
Sounds latin mixed with german, its very weird. |
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.brynbach
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"HIBEE"given you the "spot on" answer. |
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Barking mad
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To many S's, so CH, but know not why. |
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Hibee
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Because Sweden already took "S".
"CH" is next after "S" in Schweitz, German for Switzerland. |
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