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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]
See also
- ✌
References
- Breyer, Melissa (2010-09-21), “Where did the peace sign come from?”, in Shine, Yahoo!, retrieved 2010-09-30
- http://www.cnduk.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=435&Itemid=131
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7292252.stm
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