Hammer und Zirkel
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German
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Coat_of_arms_of_East_Germany_%281955%E2%80%931990%29.svg/220px-Coat_of_arms_of_East_Germany_%281955%E2%80%931990%29.svg.png)
Etymology
[edit]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
[edit]- the coat of arms of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany)