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Kansas Adopted – 24th September 1961 |
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Seal of Kansas on a field of azure, a sunflower is
displayed above the seal and the word "Kansas" below |
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 Kazakhstan Adopted – 4th June 1992 |
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A gold sun
with 32 rays above a soaring golden steppe eagle, both centred on a sky blue
background; the hoist side displays a national ornamental pattern
"koshkar-muiz" (the horns of the ram) in gold; the blue colour is
of religious significance to the Turkic peoples of the country, and so
symbolizes cultural and ethnic unity; it also represents the endless sky as
well as water; the sun, a source of life and energy, exemplifies wealth and
plenitude; the sun's rays are shaped like grain, which is the basis of
abundance and prosperity; the eagle has appeared on the flags of Kazakh
tribes for centuries and represents freedom, power, and the flight to the
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 Kentucky Adopted – 26th March 1918 |
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Seal of Kentucky on a field of azure |
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 Kenya Adopted – 12th December 1963 |
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Three equal
horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green; the red band is edged in
white; a large Maasai warrior's shield covering crossed spears is
superimposed at the centre; black symbolizes the majority population, red the
bloodshed in the struggle for freedom, green stands for natural wealth, and
white for peace; the shield and crossed spears symbolize the defence of freedom |
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 Kiribati Adopted – 12th July 1979 |
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The upper
half is red with a yellow frigatebird flying over a yellow rising sun, and
the lower half is blue with three horizontal wavy white stripes to represent
the Pacific ocean; the white stripes represent the three island groups - the
Gilbert, Line, and Phoenix Islands; the 17 rays of the sun represent the 16
Gilbert Islands and Banaba (formerly Ocean Island); the frigatebird
symbolizes authority and freedom |
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 North Korea Adopted – 10th July 1948 (introduced) 8th September
1948 (official) 1992 (standardized) |
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Three
horizontal bands of blue (top), red (triple width), and blue; the red band is
edged in white; on the hoist side of the red band is a white disk with a red
five-pointed star; the broad red band symbolizes revolutionary traditions;
the narrow white bands stand for purity, strength, and dignity; the blue
bands signify sovereignty, peace, and friendship; the red star represents
socialism |
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 South Korea Adopted – 27th January 1883 (original version, used by the Joseon dynasty) 29th June 1942
(Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea) 15th October
1949 (as the flag of South Korea) 30th May 2011
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White with a
red (top) and blue yin-yang symbol in the centre; there is a different black
trigram from the ancient I Ching (Book of Changes) in each corner of the
white field; the South Korean national flag is called Taegukki; white is a
traditional Korean colour and represents peace and purity; the blue section
represents the negative cosmic forces of the yin, while the red symbolizes
the opposite positive forces of the yang; each trigram (kwae) denotes one of
the four universal elements, which together express the principle of movement
and harmony |
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 Kosovo |
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Centred on a dark blue field is
a gold-coloured silhouette of Kosovo surmounted by six white, five-pointed
stars arrayed in a slight arc; each star represents one of the major ethnic
groups of Kosovo: Albanians, Serbs, Turks, Gorani, Roma, and Bosniaks Note: one
of only two national flags that uses a map as a design element; the flag of
Cyprus is the other |
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 Kusiae |
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 Kuwait Adopted – 7th September 1961 |
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Three equal
horizontal bands of green (top), white, and red with a black trapezoid based
on the hoist side; colours and design are based on the Arab Revolt flag of World
War I; green represents fertile fields, white stands for purity, red denotes
blood on Kuwaiti swords, black signifies the defeat of the enemy |
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 Kyrgyzstan Adopted – 3rd March 1992 |
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Red field
with a yellow sun in the centre having 40 rays representing the 40 Kyrgyz
tribes; on the obverse side the rays run counter clockwise, on the reverse,
clockwise; in the centre of the sun is a red ring crossed by two sets of
three lines, a stylized representation of a "tunduk" - the crown of
a traditional Kyrgyz yurt; red symbolizes bravery and valour, the sun evinces
peace and wealth |
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