This item is an accessory for a toy minifigure, consisting of a military naval flag mounted on a small black flagpole with a base.
The flag shown is the Naval Jack of the Soviet Union (USSR). While it is from the Soviet Union, it is not the national flag; it was a specific military flag flown from the jackstaff at the bow of all Soviet warships when they were at anchor or in port.
The design is a blend of traditional Russian naval history and Soviet symbolism:
- The background is red, the primary color of the Soviet state.
- The white and blue diagonal crosses (saltires) are an homage to the historic St. Andrew’s Cross of the Imperial Russian Navy.
- In the very center is a white circle containing the Soviet Red Star with a hammer and sickle, the primary emblem of the USSR.
The flag piece itself is a small, printed plastic tile. This accessory is perfect for representing a Soviet sailor or for use in a diorama of a Soviet naval vessel or port from the World War II or Cold War periods.
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