What combination of symbols creates the Peace Sign?

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What combination of symbols creates the Peace Sign? Source: http://www.abcme.com/peacesigncollection/peacesigncoll.html Dave@ABCme.com says on his website above that: 'To me the circle stands for Eternal The line up and down stands for N (nuclear) And the line that goes from the bottom left to the center and down to the bottom right Stands for D (disarmament). Eternal Nuclear Disarmament.' Other extracts from his site: The symbol consists of the semaphore letters 'N' and 'D' (for 'nuclear disarmament') inside a circle. The original colors were, as shown in the image above, white on black. According to The CND Story by John Minnion and Philip Bolsover (1983), Holtom and other CND artists pointed out other symbolism in the flag as well: the semaphores together, without the circle, look like a stick figure with its arms outstretched -- 'the gesture of a human being in {despair';} the circle represents the womb or unborn generations, as well as the {world;} and the color black represents eternity. And: The 'peace sign' was originally the symbol of the (U.K.) Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). It was designed by Gerald Holtom in 1958. The frequently-repeated but mistaken belief that it was designed by Bertrand Russell probably stems from the fact that Russell was the president of the CND at the time. And: The peace symbol has a convoluted and confusing history. It's most notable appearance in modern times was its first use by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) at their Aldermaston march in 1956. The CND meaning of the symbol is semaphore for 'N' (the two diagonal lines) and 'D' (the two vertical lines). About ten years later, the symbol was adopted as a general peace sign within the student anti-war movement Jul 04 02, 5:27 AM

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Bill, See also some interesting peace symbols http://www.abcme.com/peacesigncollection/page2.htm Jul 04 02, 5:28 AM