I have a collection of 1000's of vintage pin/badges from the 1940's - 2000 mainly. Please check the rest of my listings and do stop by again as I list daily.

I have taken photographs of the front and back so please use these to check the condition. I have also taken a photograph to show the size of the badge.

Peace Sign Badge

Circa 1958 - 1960's

The peace sign was originally created in 1958 by Gerald Holtom for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. Inspired partly by semaphore flag signals for "N" and "D" (Nuclear Disarmament), Holtom sketched the symbol several times in preparation for the upcoming protests. Afterward the symbol was adopted by the American Student Peace Union in the 1960s, it grew to become the iconic symbol that we know today. Holtom passed away in 1985, and his collection of sketches was donated to the Commonweal Collection at the University of Bradford.