The emblem of

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea ...

was adopted in 2016. The emblem has a circular form which mostly bears the color

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. Light blue is known as the Kyrgyz color of

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and

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(c.f. the

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and the

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). To the left and right of the coat of arms,

wheat Wheat is a grass widely cultivated for its seed, a cereal grain that is a worldwide staple food. The many species of wheat together make up the genus ''Triticum'' ; the most widely grown is common wheat (''T. aestivum''). The archaeologi ...

and

cotton Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus '' Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor pe ...

are displayed. In the upper part, the name of the country appears in

Kyrgyz Kyrgyz, Kirghiz or Kyrgyzstani may refer to: * Someone or something related to Kyrgyzstan *Kyrgyz people *Kyrgyz national games *Kyrgyz language *Kyrgyz culture *Kyrgyz cuisine *Yenisei Kirghiz *The Fuyü Gïrgïs language in Northeastern China ...

"Кыргыз Республикасы" (''Kyrgyz Respublikasy''). It was designed by A. Abdraev and S. Dubanaev.

Description

The emblem was in a circular in which the conventional language of symbols expresses the mentality, nature, culture and management of the Kyrgyz people. In the foreground in the lower most part of the blue circle is a frontal image of a white falcon with wings wide open. The bird "Ak Shumkar" as a symbol of purity and nobleness of thoughts is sung in legends and folk epos. The image on the emblem that the bird means a way of life, the traditional culture of the Kyrgyz people and symbolizes the protection of the Kyrgyz land stretching behind it with

Issyk-Kul Issyk-Kul (also Ysyk-Köl, ky, Ысык-Көл, lit=warm lake, translit=Ysyk-Köl, , zh, 伊塞克湖) is an endorheic lake (i.e., without outflow) in the Northern Tian Shan mountains in Eastern Kyrgyzstan. It is the seventh-deepest lake i ...

and the snowy peaks of the Ala-Too mountains (especially the

Tian Shan The Tian Shan,, , otk, 𐰴𐰣 𐱅𐰭𐰼𐰃, , tr, Tanrı Dağı, mn, Тэнгэр уул, , ug, تەڭرىتاغ, , , kk, Тәңіртауы / Алатау, , , ky, Теңир-Тоо / Ала-Тоо, , , uz, Tyan-Shan / Tangritog‘ ...

peaks). In the depths of the circle, because of the mountains, occupying the upper part of the State Emblem, the sun rises, golden rays shining on the sacred land of Kyrgyzstan. the forty rays that extend from it refer to the legendary forty clans of Manas. The centre plot has a decorative frame in the form of a ribbon strip giving the necessary information: the word “Кыргыз” (Kyrgyz) is located in the upper part, and “Республикасы” (Republic) in the lower part. The sides of the frame contain decor, composed of motifs of the ornament, stylized opened cotton bolls, ears of wheat - the main cultivated crops on Kyrgyz soil. The emblem is executed in warm-cold colours. The light silhouette of the image on a dark background is strict and expressive. A circle is outlined by a contour line.

Colour Specifications

The following are the pantone colours adopted from the Government's Website.

History

Before independence from the USSR, Kyrgyzstan had a coat of arms similar to all other Soviet Republics. Like other post-Soviet republics whose arms do not predate the

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, the current emblem retains some components of the Soviet one, in this case, the wheat, cotton, rising sun and the panoramic view of the Ala-Too mountains.

Gallery

Emblem of the Kirghiz SSR.svg, The coat of arms of the Kirghizia under the Soviet Union and the independent Kyrgyzstan from 31 August 1991 to 3 January 1994. Emblem of Kyrgyzstan (1994-2016).svg, Original version used from 1994 till its modification in 2016. File:Kyrgyzstan Border Service.svg, Emblem of the State Border Guard Service.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Emblem Of Kyrgyzstan National symbols of Kyrgyzstan

Description

Colour Specifications

History

Gallery

See also

References