where does the red cross symbol come from
Emblems of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement According to the ICRC, the emblem adopted was formed by reversing the colours of the Swiss flag of Switzerland.[3] This was officially recorded in the 1906 revision of the Convention.[4] However, according to jurist and Red Cross historian Pierre Boissier, no clear evidence of this origin has been found; the concept that the design was chosen to compliment the country in which the convention at which it was adopted was held, was also promoted later to counter the objections of Turkey that the flag was a Christian symbol.[5] Conversely, there is no evidence that the emblem of the Red Cross was not formed by reversing the colours of the Swiss flag.