Flag of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
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| Flag of the Estonian SSR (1953–1990) | |
| Use | Historical |
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| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | February 6, 1953 |
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| Flag of the Estonian SSR (1940–1953) | |
| Use | Historical |
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | July 27, 1940 |
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| Flag of the Estonian SSR / Republic of Estonia (1990-1991) | |
| Use | Historical |
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | August 7, 1990 |
The flag of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic flag shows a yellow hammer and sickle and outlined star on a red field above a band of water waves near the bottom,[1] and was adopted by the Estonian SSR on February 6, 1953.
Prior to this, the flag was red with a gold hammer and sickle in the top-left corner. Above the hammer and sickle were the gold Latin characters ENSV (Eesti Nõukogude Sotsialistlik Vabariik) in a sans-serif font.
See also
Notes
- ↑ Guide to the Flags of the World by Mauro Talocci, revised and updated by Whitney Smith (ISBN 0-688-01141-1), p. 20.
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