What is Flag of the Soviet Union?
{{Infobox flag |Name = Union of Soviet Socialist Republics |Article = the |Image = Flag of the Soviet Union.svg |Image_size = 300px |Nickname = The Soviet flag |Morenicks = The Hammer and Sickle; The Red and Gold; The Red Banner<ref>{{cite encyclopedia| author= Whitney Smith |encyclopedia= [[Encyclopædia Britannica]]|title= Flag of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics|url= http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9125227/Union-of-Soviet-Socialist-Republics-flag-of|year= 2008|accessdate= 2008-11-05}}</ref> |Use = 010110 |Symbol = {{FIAV|010110}}<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4957064|title=Flags and arms across the world|last=Whitney.|first=Smith|date=1980|publisher=McGraw-Hill|others=Smith, Whitney.|isbn=9780070590946|location=New York|pages=203|oclc=4957064}}</ref>{{FIAV|historical}} |Proportion = 1:2 |Adoption = 12 November 1923 <small>(original version)</small><br>15 August 1980 <small>(last version used)</small> | Relinquished = December 1991 |Design = A plain red flag with a golden [[hammer and sickle]] and a gold-bordered [[red star]] in its upper canton. |Designer = |Type = }} The first official '''flag of the Soviet Union''' was adopted in December 1922 at the first congress of the Soviets' [[USSR]]. The red flag of the communist party was adopted as the national flag. == History == On [[30 December]] [[1922]], the congress Declaration and Agreement on the establishment of the USSR. Article 22 of the Agreement states: 'the USSR has a [[flag]], [[coat of arms]] and a [[Seal (device)|state seal]].'. On [[6 July]] [[1923]], it was decided that the flag was to consist of a red cloth with the state coat of arms of the Soviet Union in the centre. The unusual flag format 1:4 was selected. This flag was used however never to used very much and was only used officially for four months. The third meeting of the Exekutive committees of the Soviet Union changed the flag on 12 November 1923 into the more well-known version. The more common format 1:2 was selected. The state coat of arms was replaced