Banner o Kyrgyzstan

The banner o Kyrgyzstan wis adoptit on 3 Mairch 1992 bi the Supreme Council o Kyrgyzstan.^[1] It consists o a reid field w a yellae sun in the centre haein 40 uniformly spaced rays. In the centre o the sun is a reid ring crossed bi twa sets o three lines, a stylized representation o the tündük (Kyrgyz:түндүк}}, tyndyk) or croun o the traditional Kyrgyz yurt, a seembol replicatit in mony facets o Kyrgyz airchitecture.

The reid backgrund o the banner seembolizes bravery an valor, the sun represents peace an wealth, an the tunduk signifies the faimily hame or, bi extension, the universe.^[1] Accordin tae popular interpretations,^[2] the sun's 40 rays represent the 40 Kyrgyz tribes unified against the Mongols bi the epic hero Manas.

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Banner o the Kirghiz SSR

References

↑ ^a ^b The flag and state emblems of Kyrgyzstan Archived 2010-04-01 at the Wayback Machine
↑ Forty tribes and the 40-ray sun on the flag of Kyrgyzstan Archived 2009-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, SRAS–The School of Russian and Asian Studies

[flag-1] The flag and state emblems of Kyrgyzstan Archived 2010-04-01 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Forty tribes and the 40-ray sun on the flag of Kyrgyzstan Archived 2009-10-07 at the Wayback Machine, SRAS–The School of Russian and Asian Studies

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