File:Flag of the Soviet Union (1922–1923).svg

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English: Flag of the Soviet Union, from 1922 to 1923

Date

1923

Source

Verlag, Gütersloh 1975, ISBN 978-3-570-01591-9

Author

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	11:54, 27 July 2023	1,200 × 600 (410 KB)	Vanished user 4756235	second try
	11:50, 27 July 2023	1,200 × 600 (410 KB)	Vanished user 4756235	New emblem
	18:18, 14 February 2023	1,200 × 600 (337 KB)	Ketchup-ze-Sauce	Reverted to version as of 23:14, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
	18:18, 14 February 2023	1,200 × 600 (420 KB)	Ketchup-ze-Sauce	In 1/2 Days(Or Less) It Will Be Reverted Back To The Modern Version
	09:34, 14 February 2023	1,200 × 600 (337 KB)	Ericmetro	Reverted to version as of 23:14, 11 January 2019 (UTC)
	23:57, 13 February 2023	1,200 × 600 (420 KB)	Ketchup-ze-Sauce	Reverted to version as of 20:55, 8 June 2012 (UTC)
	23:14, 11 January 2019	1,200 × 600 (337 KB)	Havsjö	Adjusted the shade of red to better match the other Soviet Union national flags
	06:46, 1 November 2013	1,200 × 600 (337 KB)	Ericmetro	1923 CoA (by TheSign 1998), source: ru:File:Ussr1923.gif.
	20:55, 8 June 2012	1,200 × 600 (420 KB)	Antemister	{{Information \|Description={{en\|1=Flag of the Soviet Union, from 1923-07-06 to 1923-11-12, and the Flag of the Commander-in-chief of the Soviet Union Armed Forces from 1950 to 1991}} \|Source=* File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg * [[:File:Coat of ar...