Flag of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic
Flag of the Estonian SSR (1953–1990) | |
| Use | Historical |
|---|---|
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | 6 February 1953 |
| Relinquished | 8 May 1990 |
| Design | A red flag with the golden hammer and sickle and outlined star above a band of blue water waves near the bottom. |
| Designed by | Paul Luhtein |
Reverse of the flag (1953–1990) | |
| Use | Reverse Flag |
| Proportion | 1:2 |
Flag of the Estonian SSR (1940–1953) | |
| Use | Historical |
| Proportion | 1:2 |
| Adopted | 31 October 1940 |
| Relinquished | 6 February 1953 |
The flag of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic was officially adopted by the former Soviet Union in 1940. It showed a set of communist symbols: a yellow hammer and sickle on a red field and, after official change of the flag's design in 1953, also an outlined yellow star, above a band of water waves near the bottom.