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The state Coat Of Arms of the Soviet Union (; ; ; ; ; ) was adopted in 1923 and was used until the Break-up Of The Soviet Union in 1991 . Although it technically is an emblem rather than a coat of arms, since it doesn't follow heraldical rules, in Russian it is called ''герб'' (transliteration: ''gerb''), the word used for a traditional coat of arms. HISTORY First version (1923-1936) The project of the first version of the coat of arms was accepted on , Ukrainian , Belarusian , Georgian , Armenian , Turko-Tatar . At the top of the Emblem is a five-pointed star." Second version (1936-1946) According to the 1936 Soviet Constitution , the USSR consisted of eleven republics. Hence the major new version's difference from the previous one were eleven ribbons bearing USSR State Motto inscriptions in eleven languages. Third version (1946-1956) The number of republics in the USSR became 16 shortly before the Great Patriotic War , but the coat of arms was changed to reflect this only after the war. By a Decision of Presidium Of The Supreme Soviet Of The USSR of June 26 1946 , all 16 constituent republics were represented on the coat of arms. The USSR State Motto was inscribed on 16 ribbons in 16 languages ( Estonian , Latvian , Lithuanian , Moldavian , Finnish languages were added to the previous version). Inscriptions in Azerbaijani , Turkmen , Uzbek , Tajik , Kazakh , Kyrgyz languages were updated due to the transfer from the Latin Alphabet to Cyrillic Alphabet of respective republics. Fourth version (1956-1991) In 1956 Karelo-Finnish SSR was transformed into Karelo-Finnish ASSR and soon this was reflected on the USSR coat of arms. By a Decision of Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR of September 12 1956 , a ribbon bearing the USSR State Motto in Finnish was removed. Герб СССР One more minor change was introduced into the USSR State Motto in Belarusian Language by a Decision of the Presidium of Supreme Soviet of the USSR of April 1 1958 . DESCRIPTION The coat of arms shows the traditional Soviet emblems of the Hammer And Sickle and the Red Star over a globe, and two wreaths of Wheat covered by the USSR State Motto (" Workers Of The World, Unite !") in the Official Language s of the Soviet Republics , in the reverse order they were mentioned in the Constitution Of The Soviet Union . Each Soviet Republic (SSR) and Autonomous Soviet Republic (ASSR) had its own Coat Of Arms , largely inspired by the coat of arms of the Union. FOOTNOTES |
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