File: Emblem of the Ku Klux Klan.svg

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Emblem of the Ku Klux Klan – A cross in a circle with the 'blood drop' in the center; sometimes turned by 45°. The emblem is known as the 'Mystic Insignia of a Klansman' or the 'Blood Drop Cross'.

In use since at least the 1960s. (1966 reference, 1979 reference)

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26 August 2007

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KKK-symbol.jpg vectorized using Inkscape

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KAMiKAZOW

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Estoves

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This image shows (or resembles) a symbol that was used by the National Socialist (NSDAP/Nazi) government of Germany or an organization closely associated to it, or another party which has been banned by the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany.

The use of insignia of organizations that have been banned in Germany (like the Nazi swastika or the arrow cross) may also be illegal in Austria, Brazil, the Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Israel, Poland, Russia, Ukraine and other countries, depending on context. In Germany, the applicable law is paragraph 86a of the criminal code (StGB), in Poland – Art. 256 of the criminal code (Dz.U. 1997 nr 88 poz. 553).