PEACE ON EARTH

On 17 February 1958, this iconic ‘peace’ symbol was officially chosen by the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament as its logo. Designed by artist Gerald Holtom, and inspired by the signals for ‘N’ and ‘D’ in semaphore, it was first used in a march from the Atomic Research Centre at RAF Aldermaston in Berkshire to London. However, it was deliberately never copyrighted so the simple yet attractive design soon became the symbol for world peace.

1958