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The design of the Red Cross emblem is based on reversing the flag colors of which country?
Answer
Switzerland
The Red Cross movement, founded by Swiss businessman Henry Dunant, chose a red cross on white as a tribute to Switzerland, whose flag is a white cross on a red background.
💡 Did you know?
The red cross symbol was chosen specifically because Switzerland's flag colors are inverted—a neutral country's flag reversed for aid workers.
Other options people guess
- Denmark
- Finland
- Georgia
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- symbols
- flags
- history
- switzerland
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