Flags, Symbols, Currencies of Kazakhstan
The flag of Kazakhstan was adopted on June 4, 1992. It was designed by Shaken Onlasynovich Niyazbekov as a replacement of the flag of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic. The main feature of the flag is its light blue color. The center of the flag has a golden sun with 32 rays. The sun rays are shaped like wheat grain. Flying nearby under the sun is the soaring golden eagle. .