Coat of arms of Kazakhstan

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Coat of arms of Kazakhstan
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Introduced December 25, 1991
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The coat of arms of Kazakhstan has existed since the dissolution of the Soviet Union , it was officially confirmed on December 25, 1991 .

The designers were Schandarbek Mälibekow and Schota Uälichanow , who prevailed against 245 designs and 67 illustrations.

description

Shangyrak , crown of a Kazakh yurt

The coat of arms has a circular shape and is colored blue and yellow . Blue, as a symbol for blue skies and for the Turkic people , to which the Kazakhs belong. Yellow is a symbol of agriculture that flourished in Soviet times. On the left and right of the coat of arms there are two winged unicorns, which look away from each other.

In the upper part of the coat of arms there is a star , this indicates the touch of socialist rule .

In the lower part of the coat of arms there is a banner with the inscription "ҚАЗАҚСТАН" - the Kazakh spelling for Kazakhstan.

In the middle is a shangyrak (kazach.-kyrill. Шаңырақ , kazach.-lat. Şañıraq ), the crown of a Kazakh yurt . It represents both the country's historical legacy and a look to the future.

history

The coat of arms of the Kazakh SSR , adopted on March 26, 1937, was based on the state coat of arms of the Soviet Union .

In the center of the coat of arms stood the hammer and sickle over the rising sun. A wreath of ears pointed to agriculture as Kazakhstan's main source of income.

The motto " Workers of all countries unite " was written on a tape in Russian and Kazakh, the two official languages ​​of the republic.

At the intersection of the ears of corn was the state initial in Cyrillic script.

See also

literature

  • Karl-Heinz Hesmer: Flags and coats of arms of the world. History and symbolism of the flags and coats of arms of all states . Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag, 1992, ISBN 3-570-01082-1 .