Origin of the Hammer and Sickle

[Comrade C.A.]

where and how did it originate and what are the different meanings behind it?

[RedAnarchist]

The hammer stands for industry and industrial workers, the sickle for agriculture and agricultural workers.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammer_and_sickle

[RevolutionaryMarxist]

Leninist invention of the symbollic unity between workers in the cities and peasents on the fields.

[El-Bortukali]

indeed.
the hammer and syckle represent the union of the proletariat and the farmers in the construction of socialism.
but you cannot forget the 5 corner star, that represents the internationalism (each point representing one of the habited continents) and the red, symbolising the blood of the comrades fallen in the struggle..

[RevolutionaryMarxist]

I thought the 5 points meant the 5 fingers of people's hands, but I guess it could mean both.

And its only 5 continents if you count N.A and S.A as one

[Rhyknow]

I had someone calmly explain to me that the hammer and sickle represented strife and pain... Hmm... Needless to say he was a republican.... Grrr...

The thing is, when people in the western world see the hammer and sickle the first thing they think is "evil communist" which is a damned shame....

[More Fire for the People]

The hammer represents the tool of the industrial proletariat and the sickle represents his or her countryside counterpart. The red flag symbolise the blood of the working class. The red star is more complicated. It represents the five fingers of the worker's hand, the five continents [Asian and Europe as one], and according to some the youth, soldiers, industrial workers, agricultural workers, and intelligentsia.

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[The Living Red]

It was originally 'the hammer and plough' (you can see it on some early propaganda posters from the Soviet Union)

[OneBrickOneVoice]

Originally posted by Hopscotch [email protected] 24 2006, 04:16 PM
The hammer represents the tool of the industrial proletariat and the sickle represents his or her countryside counterpart. The red flag symbolise the blood of the working class. The red star is more complicated. It represents the five fingers of the worker's hand, the five continents [Asian and Europe as one], and according to some the youth, soldiers, industrial workers, agricultural workers, and intelligentsia.
Very well put! I didn't know that about the red flag or red star. Also the socialist fist represents five weak fingers do little against an enemy, however, when they come together to form a fist they can be destructive. I guess the fingers are methapors for the working class or unions.

[PRC-UTE]

Originally posted by The Living [email protected] 25 2006, 08:54 PM
It was originally 'the hammer and plough' (you can see it on some early propaganda posters from the Soviet Union)
the plough symbol was used in Ireland by the irish citizen army, the version with just stars is still in use.

http://www.wageslave.org/jcs/images/starry_plough04.jpg

http://www.irishclans.com/flags/g/plough-b.gif

[Xiao Banfa]

I like the Naxalite flag- it has the sickle and plough.