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In Germany the hammer and sickle in this context were (and still are) very common symbols for industry and agriculture respectively. You see them frequently on guild regalia and the like.
Their use here on a "workers" pin is appropriate and obvious. I don't think there was any connection to the Soviet Union implied in this.
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