Flag of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic shows a yellow
hammer and sickle
The hammer and sickle (Unicode: "☭") zh, s=锤子和镰刀, p=Chuízi hé liándāo or zh, s=镰刀锤子, p=Liándāo chuízi, labels=no is a symbol meant to represent proletarian solidarity, a union between agricultural and industri ...
and outlined star on a red field above rippling water at the bottom, and was adopted by the (former)
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian SSR), also known as Soviet Latvia or simply Latvia, was a federated republic within the Soviet Union, and formally one of its 16 (later 15) constituent republics. The Latvian Soviet Socialist Rep ...
on January 17, 1953.
History
The first socialist Latvian state, the
Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic
The Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic ( lv, Latvijas Sociālistiskā Padomju Republika, LSPR) was a short-lived socialist republic formed during the Latvian War of Independence. It was proclaimed on 17 December 1918 with the political, economi ...
, shown a red flag with the inscription ''LSPR''.
Prior to this, from 25 August 1940, the flag was red with the gold hammer and sickle in the top-left corner, with the
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
characters ''LPSR'' (''Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika'') above them in gold in a serif font.
The Soviet-era flag was officially replaced on 27 February 1990, when the national
Flag of Latvia
The national flag of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas karogs) was used by independent Latvia from 1918 until the country was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940. Its use was suppressed during Soviet rule. On 27 February 1990, shortly before the country ...
was reintroduced. In modern times, the use of a Latvian SSR flag in public events is banned.
Gallery
Flag of Latvian SSR (1918-1920).svg, Flag of the Latvian SSR (1918–1920)
Flag of Latvian SSR (1940).svg, Flag of the Latvian SSR (1940–1953)
Flag of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (1953-1967 variant).svg, Early variant of the flag of the Latvian SSR (1953–1967)Book by Latvian Vexillologist Aloizs Luksa
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File:Flag of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic.svg, Flag of the Latvian SSR (1953–1990)
Flag of Latvia.svg, Flag of the Republic of Latvia (1990–1991)
See also
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Coat of arms of the Latvian SSR
Emblem of the Latvian SSR ( lv, 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 ...
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Flag of the Soviet Union
The State Flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (), commonly known as the Soviet flag (), was the official state flag of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) from 1922 to 1991. The flag's design and symbolism are derived from ...
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Flag of Latvia
The national flag of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas karogs) was used by independent Latvia from 1918 until the country was occupied by the Soviet Union in 1940. Its use was suppressed during Soviet rule. On 27 February 1990, shortly before the country ...
References
Soviet Socialist Republic
The Republics of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or the Union Republics ( rus, Сою́зные Респу́блики, r=Soyúznye Respúbliki) were national-based administrative units of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( ...
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvian SSR), also known as Soviet Latvia or simply Latvia, was a federated republic within the Soviet Union, and formally one of its 16 (later 15) constituent republics. The Latvian Soviet Socialist Rep ...
Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic
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