Coat of arms of Kyrgyzstan

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Coat of arms of Kyrgyzstan

The current coat of arms of Kyrgyzstan was approved on January 14, 1994 by the chairman of the highest council of the Kyrgyz Republic, Memetkan Sherimkulov .

description

The coat of arms was created by Sadirbek Dubanajew and A. Abdrajew. It is circular with a blue background and a silver border.

A silver falcon is depicted in the middle , behind whose outspread wings a lake and the Ala-Too Mountains can be seen, as well as the rising sun with golden rays.

The coat of arms is surrounded by ears of wheat and cotton capsules as well as the Cyrillic lettering with the state name.

"Кыргыз Республикасы"
( Kyrgyz Republic ).

history

Coat of arms of the Kyrgyz Soviet Republic

In Article 115 of the Constitution of the Kyrgyz Soviet Socialist Republic of March 23, 1937, a coat of arms of the Kyrgyz SSR was established.

It resembled the coat of arms of other Union republics , but did not focus on the hammer and sickle , but on the landscape. The rising sun was depicted behind the Tian Shan mountain range . Grain and cotton referred to agriculture.

The motto “ Workers of all countries unite ” in Russian and Kyrgyz was on red banners .

Below that was the state name in Kyrgyz.

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

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