Seal of Karaganda
| Seal of Karaganda | |
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| Adopted | 2007 |
| Designer | Aibek Begalin |
The Seal of Karaganda (Kazakh: Қарағанды қаласының елтаңбасы) is the official[1] symbol of the city of Karaganda, Kazakhstan. The author of the coat of arms is Aibek Begalin.
The first symbol of the city is associated with a mine. The next coat of arms of the city featured a marmot. In this form, the coat of arms existed until 2007. The new coat of arms was approved on July 18, 2007 at a meeting of the city maslikhat.[2]
Description
[edit]On the azure eastern shield in the center there is a soaring white golden eagle against the background of spoil tips and a shanyrak. On the inside of the shield there is a yellow ornament koshkar muiz. At the bottom under the golden eagle with a gold background there is an inscription with the name of the city in Kazakh. The inscription is made in red.
Symbolism
[edit]The circle symbolizes infinity, perfection and completeness. The golden eagle on a blue background is the symbol of Saryarka. The golden eagle is a symbol of foresight, and the survey of vast spaces. The white color of the golden eagle signifies purity, sunlight and goodness.[1]
The shanyrak symbolises peace and friendship between peoples. It also serves as the symbol of home and asylum.[1]
Spoil tips are the symbol of the mines of Karaganda and the extraction of coal, as coal gave the opportunity for the city to develop.[3]
History
[edit]Seal in 1984
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For the 50th anniversary of the city of Karaganda, the city administration announced a competition to develop a series of seals. The work of graphic artist Nikolai Georgievich Rastopchin was chosen as the best. In 1984, a small edition of the anniversary badge was released.[4]
The badge was a French shield divided into three in a column (red, white and blue) and inscribed in a rectangle. In the center of the shield is depicted a headframe with a gear, which is associated with the history of the emergence and development of the city. 1934 is the year when Karaganda received the status of a city.[5]
Seal in 1991
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In 1991, Karaganda got a new seal. The center also depicted a headframe, as well as a marmot running below. The colors of the emblem are gold and black. The author of the emblem is Tolegen Abylkasov, a member of the Union of Artists of Kazakhstan.
In the emblem, the author tried to reflect the legend that in pursuit of a marmot, a local shepherd boy, Appak Baizhanov, went far into the steppe and decided to warm himself by the fire, throwing a black stone lying on the ground into the fire, which turned out to be coal. The seal existed until 2007.[4]
Seal in 2007
[edit]In 2007, the Akimat announced a competition for the city's seal. The winner was Karaganda artist Aibek Begalin.
On July 18, 2007, the new seal was approved at a meeting of the Karaganda city maslikhat.
In 2014, a banner with the seal of Karaganda went into space and returned with the crew members of the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Информационный портал Аппарата акима города Караганды". karaganda-akimat.gov.kz. Archived from the original on 2019-05-06. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ^ "10 версий и фактов из истории Караганды - Газета «Новый Вестник»". Archived from the original on 2019-09-09. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ^ "герб караганды". www.heraldicum.ru. Archived from the original on 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ^ a b "Символы Караганды". www.karlib.kz. Archived from the original on 2020-02-20. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
- ^ Об утверждении дополнительного списка городов и рабочих посёлков Казакской АССР