State Emblem of the Soviet Union

State Emblem of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Armiger Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Adopted6 July 1923
MottoWorkers of the world, unite!
Earlier version(s)1923, 1929, 1936, 1946

The State Emblem of the Soviet Union[a] was adopted in 1923 and was used until the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991. Although it technically is an emblem rather than a coat of arms, since it does not follow traditional heraldic rules, in Russian it is called герб (gerb), the word used for a traditional coat of arms.

It was the first state insignia created in the style known as socialist heraldry, a style also seen in emblems of other socialist countries such as East Germany and the People's Republic of China.
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