hammer and sickle


noun

the emblem of the Soviet Union, adopted in 1923 and consisting of an insignia of a hammer with its handle across the blade of a sickle and a star above.
any emblem similar to this, as the flag of Communist parties in some countries.

British Dictionary definitions for hammer and sickle

hammer and sickle

noun

the emblem on the flag of the former Soviet Union, representing the industrial workers and the peasants respectively
a symbolic representation of the former Soviet Union or of Communism in general