Estonia in the Soviet Union

Last modified: 2002-11-30 by antonio martins
Keywords: estonia | estonian ssr | star: 5 points (fimbriated) | hammer and sickle (yellow) |
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• Reverse of the flag
• 1918 tricolor flag allowed?
• Coat of arms

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  reported by Dov Gutterman, 03 Oct 2002

Description of the flag

Adopted in 6 February 1953; wavy white and blue line in lower part.
Zeljko Heimer, 17 Apr 1996

Specs.: stripes and waves unknown!; h&s placement and size unknown!
António Martins, 19 Jun 2001

Reverse of the flag

by Zeljko Heimer, 17 Apr 1996 |

No hammer, sickle and star on the reverse side.
Mark Sensen, 25 May 1997

I was aware at the time that Mikhail Gorbachev had decided to let Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia fly their 1918 national flags, in addition to their S.S.R. flags.
John Crosby, 23 May 2001

The emblem of the SSR was used until 8 May 1990 (introduction date not mentioned by Hesmer [hes92], but probably 1940).
Marcus Schmöger, 16 Sep 2001