Hammer und Zirkel

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German

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Hammer und Zirkel

Etymology

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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

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Hammer und Zirkel

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