List of Kyrgyz flags explained

This is a list of flags used in Kyrgyzstan.

National flag and state flag

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2023–present	Civil and state flag, national ensign
	1992–2023	Civil and state flag, national ensign	^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5]

Governmental flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1992–present	Presidential Standard	^[6]
	1992–present	Local government flag

Military flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1992–present	Flag of Kyrgyzstan Border Service (obverse)	^[7]
	1992–present	Flag of Kyrgyzstan Border Service (reverse)
	1992–present	Flag of Kyrgyz Armed Forces (Kyrgyz)
	1992–present	Flag of Kyrgyz Armed Forces (Russian)

Regional flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1999–present		^[8]
	1992–present	Flag of Bishkek (independent city)
	1992–present
	1992–present
	1992–present
	1992–present
	1992–present		^[9]
	1992–present

Political flags

Flag	Date	Party	Description
Current
	2015–present
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	2005–present
	1992–present
Former
	2014–2017
	2010–2021
	2003–2005

Historical flags

Ghaznavid Empire (1028-1042)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1028–1031	1st Flag of the Ghaznavid Empire
	1031–1042	2nd Flag of the Ghaznavid Empire

Timurid Empire (1370-1507)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1370–1405	1st Flag of the Timurid Empire
	1405–1507	2nd Flag of the Timurid Empire
	1370–1507

Qing Dynasty (1760-1864)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1760–1862	Plain Yellow Banner of The Qing Dynasty
	1862–1864

Russia (1870–1918)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1870–1896
	1870–1917	Standard of the Emperor of Russia on land
	1883–1914 1917-1918
	1898–1916		^[10] ^[11]
	1914–1917	Flag for private use; also planned State Flag

Russian Soviet Republic (1918-1922) and Soviet Union (1922-1991)

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	1918	First flag of the Russian SFSR
	1918–1922 1924–1926	Second flag of the Russian SFSR
	1922–1923
	1923–1924	Second flag of the Soviet Union
	1924–1936	Third flag of the Soviet Union
	1936–1955	Fourth flag of the Soviet Union
	1955–1991	Fifth flag of the Soviet Union
	1919–1921
	1921–1924	Flag of the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
	1926–1936
	1936–1940
	1936–1940	Flag of the Kyrgyz SSR (Variant)
	1940–1952	Flag of the Kyrgyz SSR
	1952–1991	Flag of the Kyrgyz SSR	^[12]
	1991–1992	Flag of Kyrgyzstan after The Fall of The Soviet Union
	1992	Second Flag of Kyrgyzstan after The Fall of The Soviet Union

Proposed flags

Flag	Date	Use	Description
	2011	Proposal 1
		Proposal 2
		Proposal 3
		Proposal 4
		Proposal 5

See also

• Flag of Kyrgyzstan
• Emblem of Kyrgyzstan

External links

• • Kyrgyzstan – Vexillographia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kyrgyzstan. March 23, 2017. The World Factbook. CIA.
2. Book: Kindersley, Dorling. Complete Flags of the World. Dorling Kindersley Ltd.. November 3, 2008. 194. 9781405338615. March 23, 2017.
3. Book: World and Its Peoples, Volume 1. Marshall Cavendish. September 1, 2006. 629. 9780761475712. March 23, 2017.
4. Book: Nationalism and Identity Construction in Central Asia: Dimensions, Dynamics, and Directions. Lexington Books. December 17, 2014. Omelicheva. Mariya Y.. xviii. 9780739181355. March 23, 2017.
5. Book: Peoples of Western Asia. Marshall Cavendish. September 1, 2006. 254. 9780761476771. March 23, 2017.
6. Web site: Kyrgyzstan . 2022-04-07 . www.crwflags.com.
7. Web site: SHAMSHIEV . Suyunbek . 2017-05-29 . Bishkek marks 18th anniversary of border troops of Kyrgyzstan . 2022-04-07 . 24.kg . en-US.
8. Web site: Covid - 19 . Президент . Кеңеш . Жогорку . Өкмөт . Саясат . Экономика . Коом . Аналитика . Аймак . Жалал-Абад облусунун символикалык атрибуттары тандалды . 2022-04-07 . Кабар - Кыргыз Улуттук Маалымат Агенттиги . ky.
9. Web site: Флаг города Ош Геральдика.ру . 2022-04-07 . geraldika.ru.
10. Book: Sokol, Edward Dennis. The Revolt of 1916 in Russian Central Asia. 2016. JHU Press. 9781421420509. 92. en.
11. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: News: Semirechye on Fire (Timestamp 17:58). 2018-11-20. RT. en.
12. Encyclopedia: Whitney. Smith. Encyclopedia Britannica. Flag of Kyrgyzstan. February 9, 2001. March 23, 2017. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc..