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Adoption of the red crescent by the Islamic Republic of Iran

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 January 2010

H. Beer  and
J. Moreillon
H. Beer
Affiliation:
Secretary General, League of Red Cross Societies
J. Moreillon
Affiliation:
Director, Department of Principles and Law, International Committee of the Red Cross
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Extract

On 4 July 1980 the Islamic Republic of Iran informed the International Committee of the Red Cross and the League of Red Cross Societies of its decision to adopt the red crescent instead of the red lion and sun as the distinctive sign of its armed forces' medical service. As a result, the Iranian National Society has changed its name and emblem. It is henceforth the “Iranian Red Crescent Society”.

Type
International Committee of the Red Cross
Information
International Review of the Red Cross (1961 - 1997) , Volume 20 , Issue 219 , December 1980 , pp. 316 - 317
Copyright
Copyright © International Committee of the Red Cross 1980

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