| Emblem of Kazakhstan | |
|---|---|
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| Armiger | Republic of Kazakhstan |
| Adopted | 4 June 1992 (original cyrillic-text version) 1 November 2018 (current latin-text version) |
| Crest | Pentagonal star |
| Shield | Şañyraq |
| Supporters | Tulpar |
| Motto | QAZAQSTAN |
The Emblem of Kazakhstan (Kazakh: Қазақстан елтаңбасы, romanized: Qаzаqstаn eltаñbasy) was adopted on 4 June 1992. The designers of the emblem are Jandarbek Melibekov and Shot-Aman Ualikhan. About 245 projects and 67 description designs of the future arms took part in the final competition.[1] Like other post-Soviet republics whose symbols do not predate the October Revolution, the current emblem retains some components of the Soviet one, in this case, rising sun rays and star. Prior to 1992, Kazakhstan had an emblem similar to all other Soviet Republics.
In March 2024, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev announced that the emblem would soon be changed because of its complicated and "Soviet-like" design. The new emblem will be decided through a contest.[2]
- ^ Official site of the Akimat of Pavlodar Province – National emblem of the Republic of Kazakhstan Archived July 21, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Радиосы, Азаттық (15 March 2024). "Тоқаев Ұлттық құрылтайда елтаңба өзгеретінін жариялап, "қазақ тілін ешкімді мәжбүрлемей дамыту" жайлы айтты". Азаттық Радиосы (in Kazakh). Radio Free Europe. Retrieved 15 March 2024.