Emblem of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
The coat of arms of the Estonian SSR was adopted in 1940 by the government of the Estonian SSR. It features a sunrise accented by sunbeams, the hammer and sickle for the victory of communism and the "world-wide socialist community of states", and the red star to represent the affiliation to communism. The emblem consists mainly of the colors red, yellow and green.[1]
| Emblem of Soviet Estonia | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Armiger | Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic |
| Adopted | 1940 |
| Crest | A star Gules fimbriated Argent |
| Blazon | Issuant from the base a sun surmounted in chief by a Hammer & Sickle Or. |
| Supporters | Dexter a branch of a coniferous tree, sinister a bundle of rye stalks both Proper. |
| Motto | Kõigi maade proletaarlased, ühinege! (Estonian) Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Russian) "Proletarians of all countries, unite!" |
In the lower part the interlaced text reads, in Estonian Eesti NSV (for Eesti Nõukogude Sotsialistlik Vabariik, Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic). To the right, rye stalks encircle the center of the coat of arms, and to the left arcs a branch of a coniferous tree.[2]
The banner bears the USSR State motto ("Proletarians of all countries, unite!") in both Estonian (Kõigi maade proletaarlased, ühinege!) and Russian (Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! Proletarii vsekh stran, soyedinyaytes′!).
The coat of arms of independent Estonia was restored in 1990.
References
- Toivo Miljan (13 January 2004). Historical Dictionary of Estonia. Scarecrow Press. pp. 146–147. ISBN 978-0-8108-6571-6. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- Eesti Nõukogude Sotsialistliku Vabariigi konstitutsioon. 1940. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
