hammer and sickle

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emblem ideological symbol political symbol

The hammer and sickle is a communist emblem representing the unity of industrial workers and peasants, widely associated with communist parties and socialist movements worldwide.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
hammer and sickle canonical	9
Hammer and Sickle	2
golden hammer and sickle	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T323918 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: hammer and sickle
Context triple: [Chinese Communist Party, symbol, hammer and sickle]

A. Hammer and Sickle gold medal
The Hammer and Sickle gold medal was a high Soviet decoration awarded to individuals honored with the title Hero of Socialist Labour for exceptional contributions to the state and society.
B. Swastika
The Swastika is an ancient cross-like symbol with bent arms that represents auspiciousness, good fortune, and cosmic order in Hinduism and several other Eurasian traditions.
C. Blue Eagle
Blue Eagle was the emblematic symbol used in the United States during the New Deal era to signify businesses' compliance with National Recovery Administration codes and policies.
D. Star of David
The Star of David is a six-pointed star composed of two interlocking triangles, widely recognized as a central symbol of Judaism and Jewish identity.
E. Flagg
Flagg is a surname most notably associated with American artist and illustrator James Montgomery Flagg, famed for creating the iconic "I Want YOU for U.S. Army" Uncle Sam poster.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: hammer and sickle
Target entity description: The hammer and sickle is a communist emblem representing the unity of industrial workers and peasants, widely associated with communist parties and socialist movements worldwide.

A. Hammer and Sickle gold medal
The Hammer and Sickle gold medal was a high Soviet decoration awarded to individuals honored with the title Hero of Socialist Labour for exceptional contributions to the state and society.
B. Swastika
The Swastika is an ancient cross-like symbol with bent arms that represents auspiciousness, good fortune, and cosmic order in Hinduism and several other Eurasian traditions.
C. Blue Eagle
Blue Eagle was the emblematic symbol used in the United States during the New Deal era to signify businesses' compliance with National Recovery Administration codes and policies.
D. Star of David
The Star of David is a six-pointed star composed of two interlocking triangles, widely recognized as a central symbol of Judaism and Jewish identity.
E. Flagg
Flagg is a surname most notably associated with American artist and illustrator James Montgomery Flagg, famed for creating the iconic "I Want YOU for U.S. Army" Uncle Sam poster.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	emblem ⓘ ideological symbol ⓘ political symbol ⓘ
associatedWith	Marxism–Leninism ⓘ Soviet communism ⓘ communist parties ⓘ socialist movements ⓘ
bannedIn	some post-communist countries ⓘ
color	gold ⓘ
commonlyDepictedOn	red background ⓘ
controversialIn	contemporary politics ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Russian SFSR ⓘ surface form: Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic
developedIn	early Soviet period ⓘ
field	political iconography ⓘ politics ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificanceIn	former Soviet states ⓘ global left-wing movements ⓘ
hasPart	hammer ⓘ sickle ⓘ
ideology	communism ⓘ socialism ⓘ
opposedBy	anti-communist movements ⓘ
partOf	flag of the Soviet Union ⓘ state emblem of the Soviet Union ⓘ
represents	dictatorship of the proletariat ⓘ industrial workers ⓘ peasants ⓘ unity of industrial workers and peasants ⓘ
similarTo	red star ⓘ
symbolizes	communism ⓘ communist ideology ⓘ proletarian solidarity ⓘ workers and peasants alliance ⓘ
usedAs	party logo ⓘ revolutionary symbol ⓘ state symbol ⓘ
usedBy	Communist Party of the Soviet Union ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ various communist parties worldwide ⓘ
usedDuring	Cold War ⓘ Russian Revolution ⓘ
usedOn	communist flags ⓘ military insignia ⓘ party emblems ⓘ propaganda posters ⓘ state coats of arms ⓘ
usedSince	1917s ⓘ
visualForm	crossed hammer and sickle ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chinese Communist Party → symbol → hammer and sickle ⓘ

Communist Party of the Russian Federation (as main Russian communist successor) → symbol → hammer and sickle ⓘ

subject surface form: Communist Party of the Russian Federation

Bulgarian Communist Party → usedSymbol → hammer and sickle ⓘ

Soviet Navy → symbol → hammer and sickle ⓘ

Order of the October Revolution → hasSymbol → hammer and sickle ⓘ

this entity surface form: golden hammer and sickle

Communist Party USA → symbol → hammer and sickle ⓘ

Flag of the Soviet Union → featuresSymbol → hammer and sickle ⓘ

SACP → symbol → hammer and sickle ⓘ

Orden Otechestvennoy Voyny → symbol → hammer and sickle ⓘ

The Angel Esmeralda → containsStory → hammer and sickle ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hammer and Sickle

Don DeLillo bibliography → includesWork → hammer and sickle ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hammer and Sickle

PCE → hasSymbol → hammer and sickle ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

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