Emblem of Vietnam
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The emblem of Vietnam, formally the National emblem of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, is one of the official national symbols representing the state of Socialist Republic of Vietnam. It is designed circular, having a red background and a yellow star in the middle which represent the five main classes in Vietnamese society—intellectuals, farmers, workers, business people and military personnel; the revolutionary history and bright future of Vietnam. The cog and crops represent the cooperation of agriculture and industrial labor.
The emblem design approved by the National Assembly of Vietnam on September of 1955.
The emblem was issued and made effective by Ho Chi Minh's administration on January of 1956, which has then became the standardised design for the Vietnamese emblem until now.
State of Vietnam
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The State of Vietnam was a governmental entity in Southeast Asia that existed from 1949 until 1955, first as a member of the French Union and later as a country. The state claimed authority over all of Vietnam during the First Indochina War, although large parts of its territory were controlled by the Democratic Republic of Vietnam.
A photo published by the USIA allegedly showing Roman Catholic Vietnamese pulling alongside a French LST in 1954.