Peace Sign

The Nuclear Disarmament Symbol more commonly known as the Peace Sign was derived from the navy semafore letters N and D, for Nuclear Disarmament. Created by Gerald Holtom in 1958, the symbol was adopted by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), and spread quickly to the USA and around the world during the vietnam war protest period. Various groups have their own interpretations of the symbol, ranging from a death sign, to a droopy Cross of Christ, to eternal disarmament. Some see the center of the symbol as a stick figure with arms drooping in dispair. This stick figure resembles the symbol for "he" in Blissymbolics.

Peace Symbols
Calumet (peace pipe), Dove, Rainbow, Mistletoe, Olive Branch, Olive Wreath, Peace Sign.
www.salsa.net/peace/symbol/index.html

Peace Sign - Part 1
The anti-nuclear emblem or the peace sign is one of the most widely known symbols in the world. It was invented on the request of Lord Bertrand Russell, head of the British campaign for nuclear disarmament and sponsor of mass marches and sit-downs in London.
www.kolahstudio.com/Underground/?p=71
Part 2

Peace Symbol History
The origin of the Peace Symbol. A history of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) logo.
www.docspopuli.org/articles/PeaceSymbolArticle.html