The Soviet Union left a huge legacy. People have both positive and negative memories of the past. Someone remembers the endless queues, and someone remembers the friendship and unity of the fraternal peoples that were part of the USSR. The symbols of the USSR - pennants, flags, badges - are valued and collected by collectors. Falerists (badge collectors) around the world are looking for and buying badges issued back in the Soviet Union, which depict the coats of arms of the union republics that were part of the USSR. Previously, such jewelry cost a penny, but now for the rarest ones you can get several thousand dollars at auction. Badges were made of aluminum, brass or copper, covered with enamel or varnish. In the photo, the badges with the coats of arms of the Union Republics of the USSR contain all the elements characteristic of those nationalities whose republic the coat of arms represents.
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
On the coat of arms of the Soviet Union, officially approved on September 22, 1923, the phrase “Proletarians of all countriesunite in the languages of all the union republics. At the very bottom in the center was an inscription in Russian. Almost all the coats of arms of the Union Republics of the USSR contain common elements - the rising sun, the star, the sickle and the hammer. The rising sun symbolized the rise of a new state. The star reflected the unity of the proletariat on all five continents of the planet. The hammer and sickle was usually interpreted as the union of the worker and the peasant.
The Russian SFSR became the first republic of a new state that united other republics to create a superpower that lasted almost 70 years. On the coat of arms of the RSFSR, adopted in 1918, there was an inscription "Proletarians of all countries unite" in Russian along the lower red canvas. In the center, against the background of rays, a sickle and a hammer framed with ears of corn, a symbol of fertility, were depicted in gold. A red star shone above the hammer and sickle and the abbreviation of the RSFSR. On the badges issued in the Soviet era, they tried to keep the colors of state symbols - scarlet and gold.
Ukrainian SSR
Sometimes the coats of arms of the Union republics of the USSR were similar. The emblem of the Ukrainian SSR was very similar to the coat of arms of the RSFSR, except for the inscription, which was in Ukrainian. The star above the hammer and sickle was also missing. The abbreviation USRR was deciphered in Ukrainian as the Ukrainian Socialist Radian Republic. Now on the territory of Ukraine it is almost impossible to find the symbols of the Soviet Union. Therefore, falerists-connoisseurs buy icons on the Internet.
Belarusian SSR
Coat of arms of the Belarusian SovietThe Socialist Republic, in addition to Soviet symbols, also carried elements important for the Belarusian people. The image of the globe personified the basis of all life. The earth in the rays of the rising sun is a symbol of life. Ears - a symbol of fertility and abundance - were intertwined with red ribbons with inscriptions in Russian and Belarusian. On the left under the ribbon are pink clover flowers, which meant animal husbandry developed in Soviet Belarus. On the right are flax flowers, a symbol of light industry. Interestingly, of all the coats of arms of the Union Republics of the USSR, Belarus retained the former coat of arms and made it the basis for the coat of arms of the modern state.
Uzbek SSR
Badges depicting the coat of arms of the Uzbek USSR are highly valued among collectors, as the sickle on them is somewhat different from the images on other coats of arms of the Union republics. It has a more curved blade. Otherwise, the coat of arms of Uzbekistan is similar to others - it contains both Soviet (sickle, hammer, star) and national (cotton branches with flowers and open boxes) symbols.
Kazakh SSR
The brightest emblem of all fifteen republics of the Soviet Union is the emblem of the Kazakh SSR, in which the entire background is filled with scarlet. It is interesting that a badge with such a coat of arms is extremely rare, collectors look for it in sets issued in the Soviet Union.
Georgian SSR
In the photo of the coats of arms of the Union Republics of the USSR, the coat of arms of Georgia immediately stands outbeautiful edging with national ornament and black inscription on a white background in Georgian and Russian. The coat of arms has a sickle, a hammer and a star, but no rising sun. Golden images of ears of corn and vines are intertwined at the bottom and frame the blue-white mountain range in the center.
Azerbaijan SSR
On the emblem of the Azerbaijan SSR, unlike other emblems of the former Soviet republics of the USSR, there is a pink color - the color of dawn. In addition to the generally accepted symbols, there are also national ones - an oil rig and open cotton bolls.
Moldavian SSR
The coat of arms of the Moldavian SSR is similar to the coats of arms of the fraternal Slavic peoples, with a few exceptions. There is no image of the globe, but there are grapes, as Moldova has always been famous for its wines. Among the ears of wheat, corn cobs are visible, which symbolize strong agriculture. The abbreviation RSSM under the rising sun is deciphered in Moldovan as "Republika Sovetike Socialiste Moldoveneasca".
Kyrgyz SSR
The badge with the coat of arms of the Kirghiz SSR is interesting not only for the abundance of details, but also for its shape. The coat of arms itself is not round, like other coats of arms of the Union Republics of the USSR, but elongated vertically. The sun rising above the mountain peaks is enclosed in a golden national ornament on a blue background. The hammer and sickle are also placed against this background. Ears on the left and cotton branches on the right are intertwined with red ribbons withwith the inscription "Proletarians of all countries unite" in Kyrgyz and Russian.
Tajik SSR
Cotton, as an agricultural product of the republic, is also reflected in the coat of arms of the Tajik SSR. Moreover, in this coat of arms, the red star is the largest in size. Despite its apparent simplicity, a badge with such a coat of arms is also highly valued by collectors, because the final version of the design, approved in 1940, is very different from the previous four versions of 1924, 1929, 1931 and 1937.
Armenian SSR
The early design of the coat of arms of the Armenian SSR is unusual, since the background on which the sun's rays are located is not one-color, and the coat of arms itself looks like an oil painting. In the 1937 version, the background disappeared, but some collections retain icons with this image. The mountains in the center symbolized a free and strong Armenia, while the ears of corn and a bunch of grapes symbolized abundance and prosperity.
Turkmen SSR
On the coat of arms of the Turkmen SSR, in addition to cotton and an oil rig, an image of a carpet and factory buildings was added. All the coats of arms of the union republics of the USSR reflected the we alth of their peoples, and the coat of arms of Turkmenistan was no exception. In an earlier version, there was also an image of a mulberry tree, a camel, a tractor, but now one can hardly find the symbols of those years. Badges with the coat of arms of the Tajik SSR, approved in 1937, come across in sets issued during the Soviet era.
Estonian SSR
The B altic republics became part of the Soviet Union rather late, so the coats of arms of the former Soviet republics of the USSR were simple, but kept both Soviet and national symbols. For example, in Estonia, the traditional sun, sickle, hammer and star were framed with ears of rye on the left and coniferous branches on the right. Rye was then the leading agricultural crop, and coniferous forests occupied most of the territory of the republic.
Lithuanian SSR
In the Soviet Union there was a practice of imposing symbols. Republics that joined the USSR after 1937 were only allowed to choose side elements. The coat of arms of the Lithuanian SSR repeats the coat of arms of Estonia, with the exception of tree branches. Unlike the neighboring republic, Lithuania chose oak branches as a symbol of greatness and strength. After the collapse of the USSR, Lithuania, like Estonia and Latvia, completely banned all Soviet symbols and changed the coat of arms to the pre-Soviet one.
Latvian SSR
The only republic that reflected its coastal position in the coat of arms is the Latvian SSR. Just like the B altic neighbors, Estonia and Lithuania, Latvia joined the USSR late, so its coat of arms is very simple and rather imposed by the leadership of a huge country. But the blue sea below the image of the hammer and sickle distinguishes this coat of arms in terms of content and colors.
Today, you can find badges with the coats of arms of the Union Republics of the USSR on the Internet. Collectors treasure thesesymbols of the past on velvet cushions in closed boxes, polished with special products and sold only in case of emergency.
