Red Lion Society

Last modified: 2002-07-27 by rob raeside
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by Alvin Heims, 2 December 1999

The Iranian Red Lion & Sun.

See also:

• International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent
• Flags of protection

In 1980 the Islamic Republic of Iran decided to give up the red lion and sun and use the red crescent in its place. This flag is therefore obsolete.