Peace symbol embroidered patches

The origin of this well-recognized "peace symbol" comes out of the 1950s British "Ban The Bomb" movement. It was designed by artist Gerald Holtom as a graphic representation of the semaphore letters "N" and "D" - standing for Nuclear Disarmament. In the 1960s, it was adopted in the U.S. by the opposition to the war in Vietnam and was given its broader meaning.

Shown are 1970 vintage "New, Old Stock" embroidered patches still stapled to the original point-of-sale backing cards. Patches are 4" diameter on 4" by 6" cards.