Emblem of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic

Emblem of the Latvian SSR
Details
Armiger Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
Adopted 25 August 1940
Crest Red star
Supporters Wheat
Motto Visu zemju proletārieši, savienojieties! (Latvian)

Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Russian)

"Workers of the world, unite!"
Earlier versions
Use 1918-1920

The emblem of the Latvian SSR was adopted on August 25, 1940 by the government of the Latvian SSR. It was based on the emblem of the Soviet Union. It features symbols of agriculture (wheat) and Latvia's maritime culture (a sunset over the Baltic Sea). The red star as well as the hammer and sickle for the victory of communism and the "world-wide socialist community of states".[1]

The banner bears the USSR State motto ("Proletarians of all countries, unite!") in both Latvian language (Visu zemju proletārieši, savienojieties!) and Russian.

The name of the Latvian SSR is shown only in Latvian, and reads Latvijas PSR, the PSR standing for Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika, or Soviet Socialist Republic.

The coat of arms of Latvia was restored in 1990.

Until 1978 a gold star was used in the state emblem.

The use and exhibition of the emblem of the SSR is now banned in Latvia, due to a law approved in 2013.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Daily Report: Soviet Union. 1990:Mar. 2nd. The Service. March 1990. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "Latvia bans soviet symbols". The Moscow Times. June 23, 2013.

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