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U 262E, ☮
PEACE SYMBOL

[U 262D]
Miscellaneous Symbols
[U 262F]

Translingual

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Etymology

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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

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Breyer, Melissa (2010 September 21) “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], 2015 August 2 (last accessed), archived from the original on 25 March 2008
  3. ^ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7292252.stm