The symbol designed for the British nuclear disarmament movement in 1958 is now widely known as the "peace sign". A number of peace symbols have been used many ways in various cultures and contexts. The dove and olive branch was used symbolically by early Christians and then eventually became a secular peace symbol, popularized by a Dove ...

The modern peace sign was designed by Gerald Holtom for the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in 1958. The vertical line in the center represents the flag semaphore signal for the letter D, and the downward lines on either side represent the semaphore signal for the letter N. “N” and “D”, for nuclear disarmament , enclosed in a ...

2024年4月30日 · What did the peace sign originally mean? Holtom designed the symbol around flag semaphores. Flag semaphores are the long distance communications of messages using visual signals made with...

2024年6月30日 · 1950年代 格拉德·霍尔顿 （ 英语 ： Gerald Holtom ） 为英国核裁军运动设计的标志，以其英语别名“ peace sign （和平符号）”而广为人知 [3] ，该符号由一竖、反转V字和圆形组成，其中一竖与反转V字分别代表旗语中的字母“N”与“D”，即 Nuclear （核）与 Disarmament ...

2019年2月10日 · There are many symbols of peace: the olive branch, the dove, a broken rifle, a white poppy or rose, the "V" sign. But the peace symbol is one of the most recognized symbols around the world and the one most used during marches and in protests.

2019年2月8日 · From its origins in the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the peace symbol has become one of the most widely recognized designs in history.

What are the origins of the peace symbol? The symbol started its life as a symbol of the British anti-nuclear movement. Since then, it has become an international sign for peace and possibly the most widely used protest symbol in the world. During the Cold War, in the 1950s, nuclear weapons were being placed in many countries in Europe.

By 1969, the symbol had evolved into a more general icon of peaceful protest and living in harmony. The peace sign featured prominently at Woodstock, and became an emblem of the hippie counterculture. Today, the Woodstock Museum and New York’s Bethel Woods Center for the Arts etch a peace symbol into the former festival grounds each year.

2025年1月18日 · Today, the peace sign stands as a timeless symbol of hope, unity, and a collective desire for a better world. The peace sign carries profound cultural significance as a universal emblem of harmony and social activism. Its roots echo through various movements aiming for justice, equality, and collective peace.

This peace sign in one of the most recognized symbols in the modern world. In its relatively short history, it has become ubiquitous — it's on pajamas, jewelry, Frisbees and the floormats of cars — but it has also been used as an emblem of a variety of uniquely 20th century cultural and political movements, from the hippies to women's ...