Emblem of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic

Emblem of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
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Emblem used by the Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic
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!"

Emblem of the Latvian SSR (Latvian: Latvijas PSR valsts ģerbonis) 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.

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

The coat of arms of Latvia was restored in 1990. The use and exhibition of the emblem of the SSR is now banned in Latvia, due to a law approved in 2013.^[2]