8 ▁between ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire ▁and ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire . ▁The ▁symbol ▁was ▁officially ▁adopted ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁and ▁so ▁far ▁ 3 3 ▁states ▁in ▁the ▁Muslim ▁world ▁have ▁recognized ▁it . ▁In ▁common ▁with ▁the ▁official ▁promotion ▁of ▁the ▁red ▁cross ▁symbol ▁as ▁a ▁colour - re vers al ▁of ▁the ▁Swiss ▁flag ▁( r ather ▁than ▁a ▁religious ▁symbol ), ▁the ▁red ▁cres cent ▁is ▁similarly ▁presented ▁as ▁being ▁derived ▁from ▁a ▁colour - re vers al ▁of ▁the ▁flag ▁of ▁the ▁Ott oman ▁Empire . ▁ ▁The ▁Red ▁Cry stal ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁growing ▁pressure ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁Mag en ▁David ▁Ad om ▁( MD A ), ▁Israel ' s ▁national ▁emer gency ▁medical , ▁dis aster , ▁amb ul ance ▁and ▁blood ▁bank ▁service , ▁as ▁a ▁full ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁and ▁Red ▁C res cent ▁movement , ▁a ▁new ▁em blem ▁( o fficial ly ▁the ▁Third ▁Pro tocol ▁Em blem , ▁but ▁more ▁commonly ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Red ▁Cry stal ) ▁was ▁adopted ▁by ▁an ▁am end ment ▁of ▁the ▁Gene va ▁Con vent ions ▁known ▁as ▁Pro tocol ▁III . ▁ ▁Rec ogn ized ▁em blem s ▁in ▁dis use ▁ ▁The ▁Red ▁Lion ▁and ▁Sun ▁ ▁The ▁Red ▁Lion ▁and ▁Sun ▁Society ▁of ▁Iran ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁and ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Red ▁Cross ▁and ▁Red ▁C res cent ▁movement ▁in ▁