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Flag of the Soviet Union
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| Names | The Soviet flag, The Hammer and Sickle; The Red and Gold; The Red Banner[1] |
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| Use | State flag, civil and state ensign  [2] |
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | 12 November 1923 (original version) 15 August 1980 (last version used) |
| Relinquished | December 1991 |
| Design | A plain red flag with a golden hammer and sickle and a gold-bordered red star in its upper canton. |
The first official flag of the Soviet Union was adopted in December 1922 at the first congress of the Soviets' USSR. The red flag of the communist party was adopted as the national flag.
- ↑ Whitney Smith (2008). "Flag of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 2008-11-05.
- ↑ Whitney., Smith (1980). Flags and arms across the world. Smith, Whitney. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 203. ISBN 9780070590946. OCLC 4957064.
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