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DescriptionMap-Flag of the Soviet Union.svg	English: An outline of the , with the flag of the Soviet Union within it.
Date	July 2009
Source	File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg File:Commonwealth of Independent States.svg
Author	NuclearVacuum
Other versions	Flag-map of the Soviet Union (1922-1939) Flag-map of the Soviet Union (1939-1941) Flag-map of the Soviet Union (1945-1955)
SVG development InfoField	The SVG code is valid. This vector image was created with Inkscape.

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	21:20, 27 January 2024	1,098 × 756 (55 KB)	Colohisto	Updated emblem
	04:53, 16 October 2017	1,098 × 756 (56 KB)	Sammimack	Updated the Hammer and Sickle to accurately reflect that used on the flag of the Soviet Union from 1955 to 1991.
	00:49, 13 January 2011	1,098 × 756 (56 KB)	Fry1989	accurate map, borders are gone
	00:31, 13 January 2011	1,115 × 764 (64 KB)	NuclearVacuum	Reverted to version as of 01:52, 26 December 2010
	20:13, 10 January 2011	1,099 × 756 (78 KB)	Fry1989	Reverted to version as of 06:10, 11 December 2010 accurate map
	01:52, 26 December 2010	1,115 × 764 (64 KB)	NuclearVacuum	there is no need for the borders
	01:35, 26 December 2010	1,345 × 920 (49 KB)	NuclearVacuum	Reverted to version as of 20:12, 18 July 2009
	06:10, 11 December 2010	1,099 × 756 (78 KB)	Fry1989	smaller
	06:08, 11 December 2010	1,099 × 757 (78 KB)	Fry1989	small gold border
	21:02, 10 December 2010	1,099 × 757 (69 KB)	Fry1989	better