Emblem of the Socialist Republic of Romania

The emblem of the Socialist Republic of Romania was an emblem of Romania during the communist period between 1947 and 1989.[1]

Emblem of Romania
Armiger	Socialist Republic of Romania
Adopted	1948
Crest	Red star
Blazon	A landscape consisting of a fir-wood and a mountainridge, on the dexter a derrick and in the sky a rising sun all proper.
Supporters	Stalks of wheat
Motto	Republica Socialistă România ("Socialist Republic of Romania")
Use	1965-1989

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Socialist Republic of Romania
Organizations Romanian Communist Party Securitate Union of Communist Youth Great National Assembly State Council Patriotic Guards Pioneers Ștefan Gheorghiu Academy Orthodox Church Scînteia Comturist
Leaders Petru Groza Ana Pauker Ion Gheorghe Maurer Chivu Stoica Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej Nicolae Ceaușescu Elena Ceaușescu
Ideology National Communism July Theses Protochronism Ceaușescu's cult of personality
Policies Collectivization Nationalization Literacy campaigns Five-Year Plans De-Stalinization Systematization 1980s austerity
Culture Daciad Cîntarea României Cenaclul Flacăra Obsessive decade Emblem Flag
Repression Censorship Danube–Black Sea Canal Reeducation Bărăgan deportations Tămădău Affair Pitești prison Sighet prison
Protests and resistance 1940s–1950s resistance Bucharest student movement of 1956 Dissent under Nicolae Ceaușescu Jiu Valley miners' strike of 1977 SLOMR Brașov Rebellion Letter of the Six Romanian Revolution
Relationship with the USSR Soviet occupation (1944–1958) SovRom Bessarabian issue
Relations with other states Democratic People's Republic of Korea

After 1948, Communist authorities changed both the flag and the coat of arms. The coat of arms became more emblematically faithful to Communist symbolism: a landscape (depicting a rising sun, a tractor and an oil drill) surrounded by stocks of wheat tied together with a cloth in the colors of the national flag. The pattern of the emblem was modeled after the state emblem of the Soviet Union.

Between 1948 and 1966, there were three variants. The first came shortly after 1948 (the proclamation of the people's republic). The emblem shows an landscape with a fir-wood and a mountainridge, on the dexter a derrick and in the sky a rising sun all proper. On the ears, were the wheat with the motto "RPR" in white lettering on a ribbon. In 1952, the red star was added.

The final change to the communist emblem took place in 1965 when Romania ceased to be a People's Republic, and became a Socialist Republic. At this time, the wording changed from RPR to Republica Socialistă România with some minor changes to the ribbon. The emblem remained in use until the fall of Nicolae Ceaușescu and the communist regime, the communist emblem was removed from all flags, and official seals. Some flags had a hole (a symbol of the revolution) and some changed to the later official blue-yellow-red format. The wording changed to just Romania. The new coat of arms replaced the socialist emblem in 1992.

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  January–March 1948
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  March 1948 - 1952
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  1952-1965