CND symbol designed garden plot: Ban the Bomb Garden at the 28th Southport Flower Show Showground Victoria Park, 2011 Southport, Merseyside, UK
The striking CND design was created by Gerald Holtom (1912-85), a British graphic designer trained at the Royal College of Art. Holtom said the circle represented the world, while traditional flag signals for "N" representing "nuclear" and "D" ("disarmament") when joined together created the line down through the circle and the two arms pointing downwards on either side of it. Advertisement I have read some website comments claiming that this same logo was, in fact, used on Nazi uniforms and gravestones. While this would have alarmed Holtom, a conscientious objector during the second world war, I'm not sure if the claim is right. I think that what commentators are referring to is the Trident Sunwheel insignia, used by the SS "Nordwest" Infantry Regiment - a Dutch, Danish and Flemish affair - which is a curving three-armed, or legged, swastika, the points of which look as if they join up and form a CND-style logo when seen from a distance
Size: 4096px × 2731px
Location: Victoria Park, Southport, Merseyside, UK
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