{"id":5113,"date":"2023-12-04T17:43:34","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T16:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web-dev.sondermuenze.ch\/?post_type=magazin&#038;p=5113"},"modified":"2023-12-10T12:17:05","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T11:17:05","slug":"linguistic-diversity-special-coin","status":"publish","type":"magazin","link":"https:\/\/web-dev.sondermuenze.ch\/en\/magazine\/linguistic-diversity-special-coin\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cLinguistic diversity\u201d special coin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"section__text section__text--lead section__text--center intro-animation intro-animation--bottom\"><h1>\u201cLinguistic diversity\u201d<br \/>\nspecial coin<\/h1>\n<p>4 languages, 4 regions, one Switzerland<\/p>\n<\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"section__text section__text--center intro-animation intro-animation--bottom\"><p>175 years ago, the Swiss Federal Constitution initially established three national languages \u2013 German, French and Italian \u2013 and in 1938 this trio was supplemented by Romansh as the fourth. In addition to the national languages, the Federal Constitution also ensures linguistic freedom for all language groups.<\/p>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"section__text section__text--center intro-animation intro-animation--bottom\"><p>The Swiss linguistic diversity special coin celebrates this defining characteristic of Switzerland at a time when English, Portuguese and Albanian are becoming more widespread in Switzerland, and when artificial intelligence offers quick and accurate translations. This coin features many remarkable details:<\/p>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<div class=\"section__teaser_special\"><div class=\"teaser_special row_simple middle-xs \"><div class=\"teaser_special__media col-l-6 col-xs-12 intro-animation-mobile\"><div class=\"picture_container\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/web-dev.sondermuenze.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sprachenvielfalt-vs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web-dev.sondermuenze.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sprachenvielfalt-vs.jpg\" alt=\"Sprachenvielfaltm\u00fcnze\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\"\/><\/picture><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser_special__content col-l-6 col-xs-12 intro-animation intro-animation--left\"><div class=\"teaser_special__content__inside\"><p><strong>Gold<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is made of gold. This is because, according to Nicoletta Mariolini, Federal Delegate for Plurilingualism, Switzerland\u2019s linguistic diversity is worth its weight in gold.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4 language regions<\/strong><br \/>\nThe obverse depicts the four language regions. From left to right, French-speaking Switzerland, German-speaking Switzerland, Italian-speaking Switzerland and then Romansh-speaking Switzerland These four language regions are skilfully combined to form one overall view.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00abVarietad Linguistica\u00bb<\/strong><br \/>\nThe coin\u2019s name \u201cVarietad Linguistica\u201d comes from the Romansh (Rumantsch Grischun, \u201cstandard\u201d Romansh) and is a tribute to paragraph 5 of Article 70 of the Federal Constitution: \u201cThe Confederation shall support measures by the Cantons of Graub\u00fcnden and Ticino to preserve and promote the Romansh and the Italian languages.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"section__teaser_special\"><div class=\"teaser_special row_simple reverse middle-xs \"><div class=\"teaser_special__media col-l-6 col-xs-12 intro-animation-mobile\"><div class=\"picture_container\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/web-dev.sondermuenze.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sprachenvielfalt-rs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web-dev.sondermuenze.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sprachenvielfalt-rs.jpg\" alt=\"Sprachenvielfaltm\u00fcnze\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\"\/><\/picture><\/div><\/div><div class=\"teaser_special__content col-l-6 col-xs-12 intro-animation intro-animation--right\"><div class=\"teaser_special__content__inside\"><p><strong>Swiss cross<\/strong><br \/>\nThe reverse has four speech bubbles, one for each language region. They form a Swiss cross, a symbol of unity in the Swiss Confederation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Plurilingualism<\/strong><br \/>\nThe four speech bubbles contain three paragraphs of Article 70 of the Federal Constitution. In German, it is paragraph 3, which lays the foundation for the promotion of plurilingualism; in French, paragraph 4, which guarantees federal support to plurilingual cantons; and in Italian and Romansh, paragraph 5, which guarantees federal support to the cantons of Graub\u00fcnden and Ticino for the preservation and promotion of the Romansh and Italian languages.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/div>","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-5113","magazin","type-magazin","status-publish","hentry","thema-special-coins"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-dev.sondermuenze.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin\/5113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-dev.sondermuenze.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-dev.sondermuenze.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/magazin"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/web-dev.sondermuenze.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin\/5113\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5117,"href":"https:\/\/web-dev.sondermuenze.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin\/5113\/revisions\/5117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web-dev.sondermuenze.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}