![]() ![]() In no circumstances may the said personnel be deprived of their insignia or identity cards nor of the right to wear the armlet. Identity cards should be made out, if possible, at least in duplicate, one copy being kept by the home country. They shall inform each other, at the outbreak of hostilities, of the model they are using. The Parties to the conflict may be guided by the model which is annexed, by way of example, to the present Convention. The identity card shall be uniform throughout the same armed forces and, as far as possible, of a similar type in the armed forces of the High Contracting Parties. It shall be embossed with the stamp of the military authority. The card shall bear the photograph of the owner and also either his signature or his finger-prints or both. It shall be worded in the national language, shall mention at least the surname and first names, the date of birth, the rank and the service number of the bearer, and shall state in what capacity he is entitled to the protection of the present Convention. This card shall be water-resistant and of such size that it can be carried in the pocket. ![]() Such personnel, in addition to wearing the identity disc mentioned in Article 16, shall also carry a special identity card bearing the distinctive emblem. " The personnel designated in Article 24 and in Articles 26 and 27 shall wear, affixed to the left arm, a water-resistant armlet bearing the distinctive emblem, issued and stamped by the military authority. " Under the direction of the competent military authority, the emblem shall be displayed on the flags, armlets and on all equipment employed in the Medical Service. Nevertheless, in the case of countries which already use as emblem, in place of the red cross, the red crescent or the red lion and sun on a white ground, those emblems are also recognized by the terms of the present Convention. " As a compliment to Switzerland, the heraldic emblem of the red cross on a white ground, formed by reversing the Federal colours, is retained as the emblem and distinctive sign of the Medical Service of armed forces.
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