Hammer and pick

Hammer and pick

The hammer and pick is a symbol representing the industrialised working classes, similar to the more famous hammer and sickle. It was used in the flag of the Marxist People's Republic of Congo between 1970 and 1991.

It can also indicate:
* Mining, mines (especially on maps), miners
* the working day, on timetables

Unicode

In Unicode, the "hammer and pick" symbol is U+2692 Unicode|⚒.

ee also

* Other variations of the hammer and sickle symbol


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