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The flag and emblem of the now defunct Communist Party of Germany (KPD) is still banned in the country under section 86a of the German criminal code, while the hammer and sickle symbol itself is considered a universal symbol and is legally used by the contemporary German Communist Party (DKP) and various other organisations and media.
The red flag is often seen in combination with other communist symbols and party names. The flag is used at various communist and socialist rallies like May Day. The flag, being a symbol of socialism itself, is also commonly associated with non-communist variants of socialism. The red flag has had multiple meanings in history.
Lithuania's Constitutional Court confirms Article 188 18 of the Code of Administrative Offences. Collection, antiquarian trade and educational activities are exempt from the ban. South Korea's National Security Act (prohibited for symbols or emblems related to North Korea) Ukraine's Verkhovna Rada (article 436-1 of the Criminal code of Ukraine)
Flag of Chairman of Councils of State and of Ministers of the Socialist Republic of Romania. Ratio: 1:1 1989—1990: de facto State flag and civil ensign during the 1989 revolution: The Communist flag with a hole cut out of the middle to remove the coat of arms, as a symbolic protest against the despised Ceaușescu regime
Merchant Ensign of Austria-Hungary: 1934–1938 State Flag of the Federal State of Austria: This is the state flag of Austria adopted in 1934 and used until Austria was incorporated into Germany from 1938 to 1945. This flag was used during the regime of the Fatherland Front's one-party state. 1938–1945 Flag of the German Reich/Greater German ...
Independent communist groups such as: Trotskyist, Austrian fight bund for the liberation of the working class, the organization Against the Current (OG), the Mischlingsliga Wien (collection basin of "Mischlinge" in the sense of the Nuremberg Laws, initiated by Otto Horn and Otto Ernst Andreasch), by Karl Hudomalj founded anti-Hitler movement of ...
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
The Iron Front flag has been adopted by supporters of MLS teams including the Portland Timbers and the Seattle Sounders frequently seen at their games. Major League Soccer banned the flag in 2019 as part of a crackdown on "political symbols," although the league walked back the ban weeks later. [17]