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Flag of 1917

by Mark Sensen, 1996-04-30

Flag of 1919

by Mark Sensen, 1996-05-05

Constitution of the Socialist Soviet Republic of Latvia (Adopted 15 January 1919)

"S''ezdy sovetov", Vol 2, p. 187

[Excerpt]

VII. On the Flag and Arms of the Socialist Soviet Republic of Latvia

30. The Socialist Soviet Republic of Latvia shall have a red flag with the letters "SSRL," or with the inscription "Socsialisticheskaia Sovetskaia Respublika Latvii."

Dave Martucci, 1996-09-05
Source

Flag of 1940's

by Mark Sensen, 1996-06-02

Constitution (Fundamental Law) of the Latvian SSR (Adopted 25 August 1940)

"Konstitutsii" (1951) p. 295

[Excerpt]

Chapter 10. Arms, Flag, Capital

Article 116. The State Flag of the Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic shall consist of a red cloth, depicting in its upper left corner near the staff a gold sickle and hammer and, above them, the gold letters "LPSR." The proportion of width to length shall be 1:2.

Flag of 17 January 1953

by Zeljko Heimer, 1996-04-17

The Latvian SSR flag adopted 17 January 1953 was reaffirmed by the Constitution adopted on 28 February 1967, along with a list of places and ways to fly it. This list was expanded greatly by the "Instruction Concerning the Application of the Statute on the State Flag of the Latvian SSR" confirmed May 30, 1967 by decree of the Council of Ministers of the Latvian SSR.

Dave Martucci, 1996-09-05
Source

Source of Constitutional information:

The complete texts of the above can be found in "Soviet State Symbolism", a special issue of "The Flag Bulletin," XI:1, Winter 1972, pgs 138-145, Published by the Flag Research Center, Box 580, Winchester, Mass 01890 USA, ISSN 0015-3370.
Dave Martucci, 1996-09-05