Helvetia is the Latin name for Switzerland. They speak German, French and Italian, so it is rather confusing! Rather than try to use the three official languages of Switzerland they use the Latin.
Switzerland - official name: CH, confoederatio helvetica
Helvetia is the name of Switzerland in Latin. It is a compromise on marking stamps for a country with so many languages. It avoids multiple names in different languages.
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Philatelists collect stamps and postal history.
Helvetia
Helvetia
Helvetia is the ancient name for the region that is now modern-day Switzerland.
Switzerland has four languages, but to avoid favouring any group, the name of the country on currency and stamps is given in Latin - Helvetia. On a Swiss car the national identifier is CH for Cantones Helvetiae.
Italy
Vet Boswell's birth name is Boswell, Helvetia.
Helvetia is an ancient name for Switzerland. You can find Switzerland on a map in Europe, located between France, Italy, Germany, and Austria.
Helvetia is the Latin name for Switzerland. Switzerland is a landlocked country located in central Europe, bordered by France, Germany, Italy, Austria, and Liechtenstein.