It was created in 1958 as a nuclear disarmament symbol by
the Direct Action Committee, and it was first shown that year at peace marches
in England. The forked symbol is actually a composite of the semaphore signals N and D, representing
nuclear disarmament. (The Book of Answers, by Barbara Berliner)Aug 18, 2013
Who invented the peace symbol?
It was created in 1958 as a nuclear disarmament symbol by
the Direct Action Committee, and it was first shown that year at peace marches
in England. The forked symbol is actually a composite of the semaphore signals N and D, representing
nuclear disarmament. (The Book of Answers, by Barbara Berliner)