State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005 right and left. Forming an integral part of the emblem is the motto inscribed below the abacus in Devanagari script: "Satyameva jayate" सत्यमेव जयते (). This is a quote from Mundaka Upanishad, the concluding part of the sacred Hindu Vedas. This National Emblem was adopted on 26 January 1950, the day that India became a republic. State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005 State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005 is an Act of Parliament of India which regulates the improper or commercial usage of the Emblem of India. The emblem of India is
National emblem of East Germany state" ("Arbeiter- und Bauernstaat"). Surrounded by a wreath, the national emblem also acted as the emblem for the East German National People's Army, and when surrounded by a twelve pointed white star, for the People's Police. When the federated states in East Germany were abolished and replaced by "Bezirke", making the GDR into a unitary state, the national emblem came to be used by the "Bezirke" too. The East Berlin government did not want regional symbols to be used, since they could stir up regional patriotism and movements for independence. The emblem was adopted as the GDR's national emblem by