Ab 1891 erschien auf dem Titelblatt der Zeitschrift Watch Tower ein Emblem aus Kreuz und Krone, und Mitglieder trugen Anstecknadeln mit Kreuz und Krone als Erkennungszeichen.

“For many years, the Bible Students viewed the cross as an acceptable symbol of Christianity. … they proudly wore a cross-and-crown pin as an identifying badge. To them it signified that if they proved faithful to death, they would receive the crown of life. Beginning in 1891, a cross-and-crown symbol appeared on the cover of the Watch Tower.”

“For many years the Bible Students made the cross prominent as a symbol of Christianity. They even had a “cross-and-crown” pin. … The book Riches, published by the Society in 1936, made clear that Jesus Christ was executed, not on a cross, but on an upright pole, or stake.”