Today, the “peace sign” is an international recognized symbol for peace. Originally designed in 1958 by Gerald Holtom, the peace sign was used for demonstration purposes by the organization, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), of the United Kingdom. The symbol is based on the semaphore symbols of N and D. The letter "N" is formed by a person holding two flags in an upside-down "V," and the letter "D" is formed by holding one flag pointed straight up and the other pointed straight down. These two signals imposed over each other form the shape of the peace symbol. The "N" and "D" stand for "Nuclear Disarmament." Imported to the United States by a University of Chicago student in 1960, buttons sporting the peace sign logo were mass produced and sold on college campuses. By the late 1960’s, the peace sign was the symbol for peace among the anti-war movement and the Hippie generation.
Contributed by Deborah Cotie
http://sites.google.com/site/hippiesfall08per4/nonmaterial-culture
http://www.docspopuli.org/articles/PeaceSymbolArticle.html
http://www.teachpeace.com/peacesymbolhistory.htm
Graphic images obtained from http://peacebemine.com/?paged=3 and http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photos/peace-symbol-gallery.html#washington-protest_13386_600x450.jpg
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