Red Crescent Flag

Facts about the Flag of Red Crescent Flag

1. The Red Crescent was adopted as an alternative to the Red Cross in the nineteenth century and carries identical protected status under the Geneva Conventions.
2. A third emblem, the Red Crystal, was recognised in 2005 for national societies that use neither of the older symbols.
3. A protected emblem of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
4. The flag belongs to the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement. It is used in principally Muslim-majority countries.
5. It was founded in 1876, when the Ottoman Empire first used the crescent in place of the cross.
6. It is based in Geneva.
7. It carries exactly the same protected status as the red cross under the Geneva Conventions.
8. The flag was adopted in 1929.
9. The design is 97 years old as of 2026.
10. Construction: White field with a red crescent.
11. It is normally drawn to a ratio of 2:3, which makes it rectangular.
12. The flag uses 2 colours: white and red.
13. The white stands for neutrality and protection.
14. The red stands for the crescent.
15. Red crescent: An alternative to the red cross, formally recognised in 1929 for use in Muslim-majority countries.
16. The crescent was formally recognised in 1929, and a third neutral emblem, the red crystal, was added in 2005.
17. It is filed here under International Organisation Flags, one of the categories of flag that belong to no country.