Seal of approval of the USSR

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The state seal of approval of the USSR ( Russian Государственный знак качества СССР , translit. Gossudarstwenny snak kachestva SSSR ) was the official Soviet seal of approval for certified quality from 1967 . It was used to indicate that consumer goods, raw materials, tools and machines have reached quality standards . In addition, the efficiency of the production system of the USSR should be increased.

use

The goods themselves, their packaging or the associated documentation were marked. Rules for the use of the seal were published as Gossudarstwenny Standart ("State Standard", "GOST").

The right to use the seal was granted to companies after an examination by the state registry for a period of 2 to 3 years. A condition for this was that the goods belonged to the "higher quality category". That meant that:

  • The quality reaches or exceeds that of the best international comparables
  • The quality is stable
  • The goods meet the state standards
  • The goods are compatible with international standards
  • The production is done economically efficiently
  • A need of the state economy or the population is met

Goods bearing this seal could be sold with a surcharge of 10%. When the seal was introduced, it actually indicated high quality of the goods, but after some time the quality fell short of customer expectations.

After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the Russian government introduced a new seal of approval, the so-called Rostest mark.

The seal was a pentagon with a rotated letter K (for Russian "Katschestwo", quality) as a stylized scales under the Cyrillic abbreviation "CCCP" (SSSR).

  • State seal of approval of the USSR

  • State seal of approval of the USSR (with dimensions)

  • The seal of approval on a Soviet AA-60 airfield fire engine

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Государственный Знак Качества СССР . In: GOST 1.9-67 .
  2. ↑ a b G.L. Shlikhelman: РАБОЧЕМУ О КАЧЕСТВЕ МЕТАЛЛООБРАБОТКИ . Mashinostroyeniye, 1980.
  3. ↑ Когда появился знак качества? .
  4. ↑ ЗНАК СООТВЕТСТВИЯ ПРИ ОБЯЗАТЕЛЬНОЙ СЕРТИФИКАЦИИ . In: GOST R 50460-92 .