File:Flag of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (1953–1990).svg

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Description	English: Flag of the Latvian SSR Latviešu: Latvijas PSR karogs Русский: Флаг Латвийской ССР
Source	Own work This vector image includes elements that have been taken or adapted from this file: Coat of Arms of Riga (1967-1987).svg.
Author	Denelson83, Urmas, Nokka, Great Brightstar
SVG development InfoField	The SVG code is valid. This flag was created with an unknown SVG tool.

Licensing

This image shows a flag, a coat of arms, a seal or some other official insignia. The use of such symbols is restricted in many countries. These restrictions are independent of the copyright status.

	Copyright Law of the Republic of Latvia: of April 6, 2000 - Full text (.pdf) Section 6. Non-Protected Works The following shall not be protected by copyright: regulatory enactments and administrative rulings, other documents issued by the State and Local Governments and adjudications of courts (laws, court judgements, decisions and other official documents), as well as official translations of such texts and official consolidated versions; State approved, as well as internationally recognised official symbols and signs (flags, Coats of Arms, anthems, and awards), the use of which is subject to specific regulatory enactments; maps, the preparation and use of which are determined by regulatory enactments; information provided in the press, radio or television broadcasts or other information media concerning news of the day and various facts and events; ideas, methods, processes and mathematical concepts.
English \| latgaļu \| latviešu \| македонски \| русский \| українська \| +/−

Note: Latvia is the legal successor of the Latvian SSR; therefore, this license tag is also applicable to the flags of the Latvian SSR.

Legal disclaimer
This image contains a symbol prohibited by law in some nations, owing to it being a representation of communism, socialism, or a similar governmental structure; or of an associated political party/organization:

Georgia's parliament: On Amending the Law of Georgia "Charter of Liberty", No. 1867, 2013
Indonesia's People's Consultative Assembly: UU No. 27/1999
Latvia's Saeima: Amendments to the Law on the Safety of Public Entertainment and Festivity Events (OP 2013/129.4). Ban only applies at public events.
Lithuania's Constitutional Court confirms Article 188¹⁸ of the Code of Administrative Offences. Collection, antiquarian trade and educational activities are exempt from the ban.
South Korea's National Security Act (prohibited for symbols or emblems related to North Korea)
Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada (article 436-1 of the Criminal code of Ukraine)

Imagery covered may include the hammer and sickle^en, red star, emblems/insignias, flags or images of leaders.

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As per legal code construction sheet: File:Flag the USSR schema Sbornik zakonov 1938-1956.svg

derivative works

Derivative works of this file: Flag map of Latvian SSR (1953-1990).svg

File history

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	14:35, 16 May 2024	1,200 × 600 (3 KB)	Tcfc2349	reduce size
	18:36, 19 November 2023	1,200 × 600 (5 KB)	Great Brightstar	Some structural changes
	12:20, 10 January 2023	1,200 × 600 (7 KB)	Great Brightstar	Minor tweaks
	15:51, 4 January 2023	1,200 × 600 (7 KB)	Great Brightstar	Additional fix
	13:08, 3 January 2023	1,200 × 600 (10 KB)	Great Brightstar	Additional fix
	18:07, 2 January 2023	1,200 × 600 (10 KB)	Great Brightstar	Rework lower strip
	19:13, 19 December 2018	1,200 × 600 (9 KB)	Thespoondragon	Reverted to version as of 03:11, 17 December 2018 (UTC) Current consensus on File_talk:Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg is in favor of the 1 December hammer and sickle
	03:32, 17 December 2018	1,000 × 500 (12 KB)	Pedro8790	Reverted to version as of 21:21, 16 December 2018 (UTC)
	03:11, 17 December 2018	1,200 × 600 (9 KB)	Thespoondragon	Reverted to version as of 23:16, 1 December 2018 (UTC) File_talk:Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg
	21:21, 16 December 2018	1,000 × 500 (12 KB)	Pedro8790	Reverted to version as of 19:07, 25 November 2018 (UTC)