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Civic Defense (Kazakhstan)

Republic of Kazakhstan

Civic Defense flag
Customs flag
Tax Service flag

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Kazakhstan

Customs flag

by Željko Heimer

I saw this flag on Customs Office near village of Ilek (border of Orenburg Region (Russia) and West-Kazakhstan Region). The Inscriptions on the flag: CUSTOMS - in english and "KEDEN" - "customs" in the Kazakh language) There is an element of national COA in the centre of the flag.
Victor Lomantsov, 4 July 2000

More info on this flag: it was adopted by Government on 6, July, 1997 (Decision #932). According to the Decision the light-blue colour symbolizes national flag of Kazakhstan, green colour is a "international sign of state borders". Inscriptions must be made in white letters. But in fact letters usually blue. Ratio 2:3.
Victor Lomantsov, 28 December 2002

The refered eight pointed star seems to be the symbol "Start of Rub el Hizb". This is an islamic sign (one more) and is found in other emblem and flags.
António Martins, 17 December 2002

2 July 2008 I was in Kazakhstan and saw new version of customs flag. The 8-pointed star was dark-blue. But in August I saw "old" version ot the customs flag with yellow star.
Victor Lomantsov, 5 August 2008

Civic Defense flag

by Falko Schmidt

Image of the flag was found by Jens Pattke on http://ns.emer.kz/docs/simwolika/simwl_ahs.html
Armand Noel du Payrat, 17 October 1997

Featuring the well known civil defense symbol from the Geneva Convention.

Anto'nio Martins, 29 June 2002

Full name of agency is "Republic of Kazakhstan Agency for Extraordinary Situations" (Agentstvo Respubliki Kazahstan Po Chrezvychaynym Situaciyam).
Mariusz Borkowski 12 October 2002

I wouldn't wander if we found out that the disk behind the triangle is in fact orange and not red. I suppose that the redish look in the original image is just an artefact of digitalization.
Željko Heimer, 25 June 2002

Tax Service flag

from http://flags.satu.kz/...

Flag of Kazakhstan Tax Service from http://flags.satu.kz/product_list/group_191974
Victor Lomantsov, 13 January 2013