print email comment close The CND Logo URL: http://www.cnduk.org/index.php/information/info-sheets/the-cnd-logo.html Description: History of the round peace sign, which was created in 1958 by professional designer Gerald Holtom as the symbol for the British Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND). "Gerald Holtom, a conscientious objector who had worked on a farm in Norfolk during the Second World War, explained that the symbol incorporated the semaphore letters N(uclear) and D(isarmament)." Also describes misrepresentations and misuse of the symbol. From CND. Publisher: Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) Extra Keywords 50 LII Database Information: Record 25869 created by Maria Brandt on 04/08/2008 Last modification on 07/30/2008 Published: 04/17/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25869