National emblem of East Germany

National Emblem of East Germany
ArmigerGerman Democratic Republic
Adopted26 September 1955
Relinquished3 October 1990
ShieldGules and a hammer and compass or
SupportersEars of wheat
Other elementsRibbons in the colours of the German flag

The national emblem of East Germany featured a hammer and a compass, surrounded by a ring of wheat.[1] It was an example of what has been called "socialist heraldry". It was the only heraldic device of a European socialist state with a ring of grain which does not contain a red star.

  1. ^ "The German Democratic Republic (1949 - 1990)". German Bundestag.

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