Chiasso commune (Ticino canton, Switzerland)

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Chiasso

Argent lion passant holding a letter C gules standing on a carriage entrance azure.
Željko Heimer, 23 October 2003

The flag of Chiasso features a carriage-entrance (in Italian "portone" or in french "porte cochère") alluding to the geographical position of the town on the antique road "regina" coming from Como and giving access to several places starting from Chiasso.
Pascal Gross, 22 October 2003