# Emblem of the Mordovian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

The national emblem of the Mordovian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was adopted in 1937 by the government of the Mordovian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. The emblem is identical to the emblem of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic.

## History
### First version

The First Congress of Soviets of the Mordovian ASSR approved the state emblem of the republic on its resolution of December 27, 1934. According to the text of the decree "On the State Emblem and the State Flag of the Mordovian SSR":
   To approve the Coat of Arms of the Mordovian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, consisting of images on a red background in the golden rays of the sun, golden sickle and hammer, located crosswise with the arms downwards, surrounded by a wreath of wheat ears on the left side and spruce and hemp branches on the right side, intertwined with red a ribbon with an inscription on the ribbon on the left side: “Весе масторонь пролетарийтне пурнаводо вейс", on the right side: “Сембе масто­ронь пролетарийтне, пуромода марс”, in the rays of the sun above hammer and sickle: "Пролетарии всех стран, соеди­няйтесь" Above this inscription placed a gold five-pointed star with the inscription around it-Р.С.Ф.С.Р. Around the banner is an inscription on the left side: “Мокшо-эрьзянь Автономной Советской Социалистической Республика", on the right side — "Мордовская Автономная Советская Социалистическая Республика", below, in a bunch of ears of wheat, twigs, spruce and hemp initials "М.А.С.С.Р.".

### Second version

On August 30, 1937, at the Extraordinary 2nd Congress of Soviets of the Republic, there was the adoption the new Constitution of the Mordovian ASSR. The coat of arms repeated the emblem of the RSFSR. The difference is only at the inscriptions: "Мордовская АССР. Мордовскяй АССР. Мордовской АССР" and the Mordvin language (Moksha and Erzya) motto: "Сембе масторонь, пролетариятие, пуромода марс!" and "Весе мастортнень пролетарийтне, пурнаводо вейс!". In the Constitution, the arms were described in Article 110:
   The state emblem of the Mordovian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic is the state emblem of the RSFSR, which consists of an image of a gold sickle and a hammer, placed criss-crossed, with handles down, on a red background in the sun and framed with ears, inscribed "RSFSR" and "Proletarians of all countries, unite! " in Russian and Mordovian (Moksha and Erzyan) languages, with the inscription "Mordovian ASSR" in Russian and Mordovian in smaller letters under the inscription "RSFSR".

#### First revision

The Extraordinary IX session of the Supreme Council of the 9th Mordovian ASSR Supreme Soviet on May 30, 1978 adopted a new Constitution of the republic. The description of the emblem was amended, with a red star added. The text of the motto in the Mordvin languages was as follows: "Сембе масторонь пролетариятие, пуромода марс!" and "Весе масторонь пролетарийть, вейсэндяводо!"
   The state emblem of the Mordovian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic is the state emblem of the RSFSR, representing the sickle and hammer on a red background, in the rays of the sun and framed by ears, with the inscription: "РСФСР" in Russian and "Workers of the world, unite!" in Russian and Mordovian (Moksha and Erzya) with the addition under the inscription "РСФСР" in smaller letters the inscription "Mordovian SSR" in Russian and Mordovian (Moksha and Erzya). At the top of the coat of arms is a five-pointed star.

## Gallery

* 1934–1937
* 1937–1978
* 1978–1990