History of the peace symbol

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The internationally recognized peace symbol, designed by British artist Gerald Holtom in 1958, is an ordinary thing done extraordinarily well. It is meant to represent the letters "N" and "D" -- standing for "nuclear disarmament" -- as they appear in the semaphore alphabet, which is used by sailors to communicate from a distance with flags.



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