Hammer and sickle

The hammer and sickle (Unicode: "☭") is a symbol meant to represent proletarian solidarity – a union between the peasantry and working-class. It was first adopted during the Russian Revolution, the hammer representing the workers and the sickle representing the peasants.[1]

Variations

Different parties and countries have adapted the hammer and sickle to their conditions, including:

Hammer, sickle, gear

• Communist Party USA

Hammer, sickle, brush

• Workers' Party of Korea

Hammer, gear

• Communist Party of Turkey

Gear, machete

• Angola