File:Flag of the Red Crystal.svg

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English: On December 7, 2005, at an international conference, a new symbol was endorsed for use by the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement societies of the world. It will appear as a flag and as a logo on arm bands, buildings, vehicles, ships, etc. The Geneva Convention of 1949 which gives international legal standing to the existing symbols – the Red Cross and the Red Crescent – will be modified accordingly.

The new symbol, known as the Red Crystal, is not intended to replace any existing symbol but rather to offer an alternative that will have international recognition. For example, it will allow an option for a country that does not wish to choose between the cross and the crescent. Israel can utilize the Red Crystal internationally and still continue within Israel to employ its own Red Shield of David symbol.

The three symbols and the flags bearing them are subject to detailed restrictions regarding display in order to avoid abuses by combattants during wartime. For example, no exact shade red is established nor is the size of the symbol on a flag specified, lest challenges arise about whether or not a given symbol was proper.

Source

Flag Research Center / FLAGINFORM No. 147, December 8, 2005

Author

Adapted from File:Red Diamond.png by User:Denelson83 and Zscout370.

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The use of the symbol shown in this image is regulated by certain international treaties, particularly the Hague Conventions of 1899 and 1907, the Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their additional protocols of 1977 and 2005, as well as other rules of International Humanitarian Law either in written agreements or by long-standing customs. Misuse of this symbol is prohibited by these treaties as well as by national law in all countries which have ratified them. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status of the depiction shown here.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	17:25, 2 January 2014	900 × 600 (245 bytes)	Sarang	simpler
	22:44, 14 March 2013	900 × 600 (320 bytes)	Χ	simplify
	05:16, 22 September 2009	1,500 × 1,000 (737 bytes)	Zscout370	http://www.ifrc.org/publicat/Styleguide/RC-RC-RC-emblems-EN.pdf mentions the colors already, so #cc0000
	05:04, 29 November 2008	1,500 × 1,000 (737 bytes)	Denelson83	Let's try this again - validate SVG, change colour to that used by other Geneva convention flags
	18:31, 1 March 2008	1,500 × 1,000 (653 bytes)	Zscout370	Changes based on http://www.ifrc.org/publicat/Styleguide/RC-RC-RC-emblems-EN.pdf
	19:47, 17 February 2006	3,840 × 2,560 (361 bytes)	Zscout370	Compression, again
	01:55, 12 February 2006	3,840 × 2,560 (1 KB)	Denelson83	Reverted to earlier revision after saving as plain SVG
	23:09, 11 February 2006	450 × 300 (965 bytes)	Zscout370	Cleaned up SVG code
	11:34, 29 January 2006	3,840 × 2,560 (2 KB)	Denelson83	On December 7, 2005, at an international conference, a new symbol was endorsed for use by the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement societies of the world. It will appear as a flag and as a logo on arm bands, buildings, vehicles, ships, etc. The