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Basel Stadt.svg| Canton of Basel-Stadt<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1501-1833</span> | Basel Stadt.svg| Canton of Basel-Stadt<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1501-1833</span><!-- Arms of Canton of Basel until 1833 when the Canton was split in half following disputes and armed conflict. The arms of the Canton became arms of Half-Canton of Basel-Stadt i.e. Basel-City while Basel-Landschaft i.e. Basel-Countryside assumed a modified one --> | ||
Basel Canton.svg|Canton of Basel<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Arms from 1833</span> | Basel Canton.svg|Canton of Basel<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">Arms from 1833</span><!-- The Canton despite being divided from 1833 continued to be treated as if unified by the Swiss constitution until 1999 and as such from 1833-1999 the cantonal arms were split in half representing both half-cantons --> | ||
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