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Dot dot dot dash is the rhythm of Beethoven’s 5th symphony.
![{\clef treble \key c \minor \tempo "Allegro con brio" 2=108 \time 2/4 {r8 g'\ff[ g' g'] | ees'2\fermata | r8 f'[ f' f'] | d'2~ | d'\fermata | } }](https://upload.wikimedia.org/score/i/g/iggx8auzcnzix62m6b89e2aw9861r0w/iggx8auz.png)
But in Morse code, it’s the letter “V” for victory.
Synonymous with “Victory” throughout the years of the World War II, the “V” was a common motif on jewelry and buttons, sometimes in combination with the dots and dashes.
“About Buttons” by Peggy Ann Osborne (p. 207)
Metalized cellulose acetate.
Contributor: Gil Biggie