Hammer und Zirkel

German

Etymology

Literally, “hammer and compass”. These symbols represented workers and intelligentsia. (Farmers were represented by the surrounding ears of corn.)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Hammer und Zirkel

  1. the coat of arms of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany)
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