Flag of Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstan
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
NameҚазақстан Республикасының мемлекеттік туы
Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ memlekettık tuy
UseNational flag and civil ensign
Proportion1:2
Adopted4 June 1992; 29 years ago (1992-06-04)
DesignA gold sun with 32 rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle, both centered on a sky blue field. The hoist side displays a national ornamental pattern "koshkar-muiz"
Designed byShaken Niyazbekov
Naval Ensign of Kazakhstan.svg
Variant flag of Kazakhstan
UseNaval ensign
Proportion1:2
DesignThe eagle and sun from the national flag, both centered on a bicolour of white and sky blue. In the canton is a blue anchor with a red star over it.
Kazakh boxing fans with national flag

The current flag of Kazakhstan or Kazakh (Qazaq) flag (Kazakh: Қазақстан туы, Qazaqstan tuy) was adopted on 4 June 1992, replacing the flag of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. The flag was designed by Shaken Niyazbekov.

Description[]

The national flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan has a gold sun with 32 rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle, both centered on a sky blue background; the hoist side displays a national ornamental pattern called "koshkar-muiz" (the horns of the ram) in gold; the blue colour is of religious significance to the Turkic peoples of the country, and so symbolises cultural and ethnic unity; it also represents the endless sky as well as water; the sun, a source of life and energy, exemplifies wealth and plenitude; the sun's rays are shaped like grain, which is the basis of abundance and prosperity; the eagle has appeared on the flags of Kazakh tribes for centuries and represents freedom, power, and the flight to the future. The width of the flag to its length is 1:2.[1]

Flag of Kazakhstan.svg
Colours scheme 		Teal Golden
Pantone 3125 U 102 U
CMYK 100-13-0-20 0-22-94-0
HEX #00AFCA #FEC604
RGB 0-175-202 254-197-12

Symbolism[]

President Nursultan Nazarbayev presenting the prototype flag to the Supreme Council, 1992.

The gold and blue colours were inherited from the former Soviet flag which were the gold from the hammer and sickle and the cyan bar from the bottom of the flag. The pattern represents the art and cultural traditions of the old Khanate and the Kazakh people. The sky blue background symbolises the peace, freedom, cultural, and ethnic unity of Kazakh people including the various Turkic people that make up the present-day population such as the Kazakhs, Tatars, Uyghurs, Uzbeks, as well as the significant Indo-European peoples. The sun represents a source of life and energy. It is also a symbol of wealth and abundance; the sun's rays are a symbol of the steppe's grain which is the basis of abundance and prosperity.

People of different Kazakh tribes had the golden eagle on their flags for centuries. The eagle symbolises the power of the state. For the modern nation of Kazakhstan the eagle is a symbol of independence, freedom and flight to the future.[2]

Historical flags[]

Variants[]

  • Early design of the flag of the Republic of Kazakhstan before June 4, 1992.[5]

  • Flag for the Kazakh armed forces, featuring a red star

  • Presidential standard, featuring the national emblem

Gallery[]

  • Alexander Vinokurov during the Men's cycling event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London donning the Kazakh flags on rims.

  • The Kazakh flag at Embassy of Kazakhstan in Moscow.

  • T-72 tank in the national colours.

  • A crowd with the flag of Kazakhstan.

  • A flag of Kazakhstan flying.

  • Spectators with the Kazakh flag.

  • The flag of Kazakhstan hanging at the Swedish Embassy in Stockholm.

  • Kazakh contingent during the 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade with the national flag.

  • The national flag hanging vertically.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ CIA – The World Fact Book Archived 9 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Kazakhstan national flag
  3. ^ Kazakhstan in the Soviet Union (early flags)
  4. ^ Флаги Советского Казахстана
  5. ^ "государственный флаг Казахстана". www.vexillographia.ru. Retrieved 9 October 2018.

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