Hammer and sickle facts for kids

Hammer and sickle are symbols that have generally been associated with communism. The hammer is a symbol for work done in industry, the sickle stands for work done in agriculture. Several countries have made the use of these symbols illegal, when they outlawed the communist party. These countries include Hungary, Latvia and Poland.

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  The logo of the Communist party of Germany was made in 1918. It shows both the hammer and the sickle. The party itself was active from 1918 to 1956, when it was banned. The filled red star is another symbol for communism.

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  A tableau vivant showing the hammer and sickle, in Kerala, India. The communists have been part of the government of Kerala, since 2006.

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  Logo of the Fourth International, 1938. The Fourth international is made of organisations with Trotzkyist background. It was founded because there were many organisations with Stalinist backgrounds at Comintern.

Images for kids

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  The chilean peso used the hammer and sickle symbol between 1895 and 1940

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  The metro station, Ploshchad Lenina, Minsk

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  Sándor Pinczehelyi, Hammer and Sickle

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  Worker and Kolkhoz Woman, Moscow

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  Flag of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation

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  Flag of the Italian Communist Party

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  Flag of the Taiwan Democratic Communist Party

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  Flag of the Socialist Party of Timor

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  Flag of the Syrian Communist Party (Bakdash)

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  Flag of the Jordanian Communist Party

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  Logo of the Italian Communist Party

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  Logo of the Italian Communist Party

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  Emblem of the Communist Party of the Peoples of Spain

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  Logo of the Young Communist League of Great Britain

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  Logo of the Communist Party of Great Britain (Provisional Central Committee)

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  The Logo of the Communist Party of Norway

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  Logo of the Communist Party of Denmark

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  Logo of the Communist Party (Denmark)

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  Logo of the Finnish Communist Worker's Party

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  Logo of the New Communist Party of the Netherlands

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  Emblem of the Communist Party of Turkey

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  Logo of the Revolutionary Communist Party of Turkey

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  Symbol of the Communist Party of Indonesia (1914‒1966)

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  Emblem of the Afghanistan Liberation Organization

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  Logo of the Socialist Party of Bangladesh

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  Logo of the Communist Party of Brazil

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  Logo of the Communist Party of Uruguay

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  Logo of the Communist Party of Ecuador

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  the logo of the Peruvian Communist Party