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☮ U+262E, ☮
PEACE SYMBOL
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Translingual

Etymology

Originally designed for the British nuclear disarmament movement by Gerald Holtom in 1958.[1] Holtom drew himself when he was in a state of despair: with his palms stretched both outwards and downwards.[2][3] The symbol is usually interpreted as a combination of the semaphore signals for the letters "N" and "D," standing for "nuclear disarmament".[1]

Symbol

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  1. peace
  2. Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
  3. opposition to nuclear proliferation

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Breyer, Melissa (21 September 2010) “Where did the peace sign come from?”, in Shine‎[1], Yahoo!, archived from the original on 7 November 2012
  2. ^ “Archived copy”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[2], 2 August 2015 (last accessed), archived from the original on 25 March 2008
  3. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7292252.stm
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