Emblem of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

Emblem of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Emblem of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Armiger	Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
Adopted	10 November 1921
Crest	Red star
Supporters	Wheat
Motto	Бютюн мемлекетлерининъ пролетарлары, бирлешинъиз! (Crimean); ; Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Russian); ; "Workers of the world, unite!"

The emblem of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was adopted in 1921 by the government of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. The emblem was similar to the emblem of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.

History

On November 10, 1921, the first All-Crimean Constituent Congress of Soviets adopted the Constitution of the Crimean Soviet Socialist Republic, which contained the description of the emblem of the Crimean SSR. The emblem of the Crimean SSR is described in Article 35 of the Constitution:^[1]

The emblem of the Crimean SSR is the same with the emblem of the Russian SFSR, with an inscription on its bordering wreathin Russian and Tatar languages:

a) Kr. S.S.R.

b) Proletarians of all countries, unite!
— Constitution of the Crimean Soviet Socialist Republic (1921), Article 35.^[2]

First revision

Between 1921 and 1924, a change was made to the emblem. The Crimean Tatar inscriptions were removed from the emblem.^[1]

Second revision

After the translation of the Crimean Tatar script from Arabic into Latinized alphabet in 1928, the inscriptions in the arms of the Autonomous Crimean SSR also were made in Latinized graphics.^[1]

Third revision

In 1937, on the basis of the Constitution of the USSR of 1936 and the Constitution of the RSFSR of 1937, the Constitution of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was adopted, which contained the description of the State Emblem of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic:^[1]

The State Emblem of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic is the State Emblem of the RSFSR, which consists of the image of golden sickle and hammer placed crosswise, arm down, on a red background in the rays of the sun and framed by ears with the inscription" RSFSR "and “Proletarians of all countries, unite!” In the Russian and Tatar languages, with the addition of the inscription “Crimean ASSR” in the Russian and Tatar languages under the inscription “RSFSR”.
— Constitution of the Crimean Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic (1937), Article 111^[3]

Fourth revision

In 1938, the writing system of the Crimean Tatar language was changed from Latin to Cyrillic. In accordance with this, changes also occurred in the emblem.^[1]