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A crossed hammer and crescent-bladed sickle.
Also known as: Soviet emblem, Crossed hammer and sickle, Communist emblem, Serp i molot
The hammer and sickle represents the union of industrial workers and peasantry and was the emblem of the Soviet Union. Its legal status now differs sharply by country: it remains a lawful party emblem across much of the world and is restricted or prohibited in several states of central and eastern Europe.
Denotes communism and the worker–peasant alliance, the hammer standing for industrial labour and the sickle for agricultural labour.
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Was the state emblem of the Soviet Union from 1923 and remains in use by communist parties in many countries.
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Is legally restricted in several states — including Ukraine, Lithuania, Latvia, Georgia, Poland and Indonesia — under laws on totalitarian symbols, while remaining entirely lawful elsewhere.
The legal position varies by jurisdiction and has changed repeatedly. This entry records that restrictions exist and where, and is not legal advice; anyone needing to know the position in a given country should check current law there.
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A hammer with a long handle crossed diagonally over a sickle with a curved blade, the two overlapping at their centres, usually drawn in gold on red.