State Emblem of India
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The State Emblem of India is the national emblem of India. The emblem is taken from the Lion Capital of Ashoka, a statue from 250 BCE. The statue consists of four Asiatic lions back to back, with the two-dimensional emblem showing three lions.
| State Emblem of India | |
|---|---|
| |
| Details | |
| Armiger |  Republic of India |
| Adopted | 26 January 1950 |
| Escutcheon | Lion Capital of Ashoka |
| Motto | Satyameva Jayate ("Truth Alone Triumphs") (from the "Mundaka Upanishad", a part of Hindu Vedas) |
An emblem based upon the Lion Capital of Ashoka was first adopted as the emblem of the Dominion of India in December 1947.[1] The current version of the emblem was officially adopted on 26 January 1950, the day India became a republic.[2]
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