File:Flag of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic (1952–1990).svg

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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
Hungary: Act C of 2012 on the Criminal Code, Section 335
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.

Description	English: Flag of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic Հայերեն: Հայաստանի Խորհրդային Սոցիալիստական Հանրապետություն դրոշը Русский: Флаг Армянской Советской Социалистической Республики
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Author	Aivazovsky and others
Permission (Reusing this file)	Armenia is the legal successor of the Armenian SSR; therefore, this license tag is also applicable to the flags of the Armenian SSR.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	19:17, 19 December 2018	1,200 × 600 (3 KB)	Thespoondragon	hammer and sickle from other files
	19:14, 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
	03:35, 17 December 2018	1,200 × 600 (2 KB)	Pedro8790	Reverted to version as of 21:29, 16 December 2018 (UTC)
	03:11, 17 December 2018	1,200 × 600 (9 KB)	Thespoondragon	Reverted to version as of 18:35, 25 November 2018 (UTC) File_talk:Flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.svg
	21:29, 16 December 2018	1,200 × 600 (2 KB)	Pedro8790	Reverted to version as of 03:38, 28 March 2018 (UTC)
	18:35, 25 November 2018	1,200 × 600 (9 KB)	Thespoondragon	File:Construction_sheet_of_the_flag_of_the_Soviet_Union.png
	21:53, 27 October 2018	1,200 × 600 (957 bytes)	Thespoondragon	new hammer and sickle
	03:38, 28 March 2018	1,200 × 600 (2 KB)	FreshCorp619	Reverted to version as of 14:53, 26 February 2017 (UTC)
	17:22, 27 March 2018	1,200 × 600 (2 KB)	FreshCorp619	Updated hammer and sickle + shades
	14:53, 26 February 2017	1,200 × 600 (2 KB)	Ericmetro	Slight adjustment, per Гербы и Флаги СССР (1972).