Roerich Pact and Banner of Peace
The Roerich Pact and Banner of Peace was created and promulgated by Nicholas Roerich, for the protection of the treasures of human genius. It provides that educational, artistic, religious and scientific institutions, as well as all sites of cultural significance, shall be deemed inviolable, and respected by all nations in times of war and peace.
On April 15, 1935 this Pact was signed in the White House, in the presence of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, by the representatives of twenty-one Governments of North, Central and South America.
(Preface to Memorial Booklet)
The Banner of Peace is the symbol of the Roerich Pact. This great humanitarian ideal provides in the field of mankind’s cultural achievements the same guardianship as the Red Cross provides in alleviating the physical sufferings of man.
The design of the Banner of Peace shows three spheres surrounded by a circle in magenta colour on a white background. Of the many national and individual interpretations of this symbol, the most usual are perhaps those of Religion, Art and Science as aspects of Culture which is the surrounding circle; or that of Past, Present and Future achievements of humanity guarded within the circle of Eternity. These two interpretations are equally good, for they represent a synthesis of life that is a true and just ruling precept.
(Roerich Pact and The Banner of Peace, p 5)
see also Back Cover of this Treasury
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