Where and when did the coast guard symbol originate?

by RamblinRambo

Hi,

Sorry if wrong subreddit.

I live on the coast and see the coast guard go by now and then and I've been wondering that where the stripes came from and what the history is with them. It's seems to be same all over the world.

Examples: US, Finland, Sweden, Russia.

HIV_Salad

The stripe was designed by a design firm and adopted by the USCG in 1967. A principle reason behind the stripe is to differentiate Coast Guard ships from Navy ships.

61 nations have followed the American lead and adopted a variation of the racing stripe.