AnimusPax on Instagram: "peace the peace sign is one of the most recognizable symbols of the 20th century. It was created in 1958 in the United Kingdom by artist and designer Gerald Holtom for an anti-war march protesting nuclear weapons. Holtom combined the letters N and D, the initials of Nuclear Disarmament, using the semaphore alphabet, the flag-signaling system used by sailors. The letter N is represented by two flags angled downward, and the letter D by one flag raised upward and one downw