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Flag Kazakhstan, in 34 editions.

The entry for Kazakhstan published Flag in 34 editions of 34, from 1992 to 2025. The text changed in 12 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.

editions changed the text
12
the first edition with it
1992
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Flag” (1992 to 2025) and “Flag description” (1997 to 2024).

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description:
  • a gold sun with 32 rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle, both centered on a sky-blue background;
  • the left side displays a national pattern called koshkar-muiz (the horns of the ram) in gold
meaning:
  • the blue color has religious significance for the Turkic peoples and symbolizes cultural and ethnic unity, as well as sky and water;
  • the sun stands for wealth and plenitude, with rays shaped like grain;
  • the eagle has appeared on Kazakh tribal flags for centuries and represents freedom, power, and the flight to the future

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

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Central Intelligence Agency. “Kazakhstan: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1992–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/kazakhstan/flag.

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