[citation needed] Starting in the 1930s, the fasces began to be phased out in favour of the BUF's final symbol, the Flash and Circle.
In the summer of 1935, Eric H. Piercy, the commander of the Fascist Defence Force, designed the emblem and presented it to Oswald Mosley, the BUF's leader.
[3] The usage of any symbols by the BUF would slowly decline after the party was banned and its leadership (including Mosley) was interned on 23 May 1940 under Defence Regulation 18B.
[citation needed] After being released from internment, Mosley would continue his political activities, creating the Union Movement (UM) in February 1948.
The insignia of the People's Action Party (PAP) of Singapore is composed of a red flash struck through a smaller blue circle on a white background.
One form of warning sign for high-voltage electricity uses a lightning bolt inside a circle, and this was repurposed by Marilyn Manson as an insignia for his album Antichrist Superstar.