Erroneously reported flags, 1992 and 1993 (Kazakhstan)

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• Erroneously reported flag, 1992
• Second erroneously reported flag, 1990ths
• Erroneously reported flag, 1993

• Kazakhstan

image by Ivan Sache

The 1992 flag chart of the Encyclopaedia Universalis Yearbook includes a special panel showing the flags of the former Soviet Republics. For Kazakhstan, the flag shown is a 1:2 horizontally divided red-blue-yellow flag. The flag disappeared in the 1993 edition and was replaced by the "regular" national flag.

My question is simple: What is this flag?
Ivan Sache, 08 May 2000

You may be sure, it is not a state flag and not national flag. The Law on State Flag (4 June 1992) permitted to use the flag of 1953 until 1 January 1994.

The "National" flag (unofficial in 1990s, and the basis of modern state flag) was light-blue with two yellow squares. Other "national flags" did not exist.

image by Victor Lomantsov

The drawing illustrates the two yellow crossed squares (yellow contours of the squares, the cores of the squares are light-blue.) on light-blue field. (We may say also: a 8-pointed star consisted of two crossed squares) The emblem (two squares) were placed in the centre of flag. Height of the emblem ~ 2/3 of flag-height.
Victor Lomantsov, 09 May 2000, 11 May 2000

image by O. Myszor

This flag is described in the Polish geographic almanac published in 1993 as flag of Kazakhstan.
Oscar Myszor, 20 April 2002

It is a mistake, of course. In 1993 there was not enough information on ex-USSR states. The publishers have mixed flags of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Victor Lomantsov, 12 May 2002

Probably it is truth. But all other flags (Uzbek, Turkmen & Kirghiz) are proper and under Tajikistan, there is old flag without sickle & hammer. May be this is some political flag or proposal?
Oscar Myszor, 20 April 2002