Although it technically is an emblem rather than a coat of arms, since it does not follow traditional heraldic rules, in Russian it is called герб (gerb), the word used for a traditional coat of arms. State Emblem of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Armiger.

All Soviet emblems were required to feature the hammer and sickle, sheaves of wheat, a rising sun, and the red star of communism. The Marxist phrase “Workers of the world, unite!” was also mandatory. The Uzbek crest sported a flowering sprig of cotton and the words "Uz.

From what we can gather the national bird of the Soviet Union was the Paragon Falcon, pretty cool by any standard. But the national animal of the Soviet Union? Well, it was the “Working Horse”, and when it comes to national animals of the Soviet Union, nothing says communism more than a working horse!