Flag of the Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic facts for kids

Flag in 1952–1991

The flag of the Azerbaijan SSR was the official flag of Azerbaijan when it was part of the Soviet Union. It was first used in 1920. This early flag was red and had a yellow crescent and star in the top left corner.

Later, from 1921 to 1922, the Azerbaijan SSR used a red flag with the yellow Cyrillic letters АССР (ASSR) on it.

In 1937, a golden hammer and sickle symbol was added to the top left corner. Below it, the Latin letters AzSSR were used. A few years later, in the 1940s, these letters were changed back to their Cyrillic version, АзССР.

The very last version of the flag was adopted on October 7, 1952. This flag looked like the flag of the Soviet Union, but it had an extra horizontal blue stripe at the bottom. This blue stripe took up about one-fourth of the flag's height.

Changes to the Flag Over Time

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  Flag in 1920

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  Flag in 1920-1921

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  Flag in 1921-1922

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  Flag in 1922

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  Flag in 1922-1924

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  Flag in 1924

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  Flag in 1924-1925

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  Flag in 1929

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  Flag in 1937-1940

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  Flag in 1940-1952

Related Pages

• Flag of the Soviet Union
• Flag of Azerbaijan
• Coat of Arms of Azerbaijan
• Azerbaijan