Coats-of-arms of the cantons of Switzerland

This postcard shows the coats-of-arms of the cantons of Switzerland.

The 26 cantons of Switzerland are the member states of the federal state of Switzerland. Each canton was a fully sovereign state with its own border controls, army and currency from the Treaty of Westphalia (1648) until the establishment of the Swiss federal state in 1848. The most recently created canton is the Canton of Jura, which separated from the Canton of Bern in 1979. 

Six of the 26 cantons are traditionally, but no longer officially, called "half-cantons" reflecting a history of mutual association or partition. 

The cantons (with their capitals and their official language(s)) are listed in the order given in the federal constitution:

[01]  ZH Zürich                     Zürich       (German)

[02]  BE Bern                       Bern          (German, French)

[03]  LU Lucerne                  Lucerne    (German)

[04]  UR Uri                          Altdorf       (German)

[05]  SZ Schwyz                   Schwyz     (German)

[06]  OW Obwalden              Sarnen     (German)

[07]  NW Nidwalden              Stans        (German)

[08]  GL Glarus                     Glarus       (German)

[09]  ZG Zug                          Zug          (German)

[10]  FR Fribourg                   Fribourg   (French, German)

[11]  SO Solothurn                Solothurn  (German)

[12]  BS Basel-Stadt              Basel        (German)

[13]  BL Basel-Landschaft     Liestal       (German)

[14]  SH Schaffhausen          Schaffhausen
                                                               (German) 

[15]  AR Appenzell Ausserrhoden 
                                              Herisau     (German)

[16]  AI Appenzell Innerrhoden
                                              Appenzell  (German)

[17]  SG St. Gallen                St. Gallen  (German)

[18]  GR Graubünden           Chur           (German,
                                                                 Romansh, Italian)

[19]  AG Aargau                              Aarau                 (German)

[20]  TG Thurgau                            Frauenfeld          (German

[21]  TI Ticino                                  Bellinzona           (Italian)

[22]  VD Vaud                                 Lausanne            (French)

[23]  VS Valais                                Sion                    (French, German)

[24]  NE Neuchâtel                          Neuchâtel           (French)

[25]  GE Geneva                             Geneva               (French)

[26]  JU Jura                                    Delémont            (French)

I received this very nice postcard from Sabrina (April 2014) Postcrossing.