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
Seal (emblem) Latin or in the local vernacular language: the Latin word "Sigillum" was frequently abbreviated to a simple "S:". Occasionally, the legend took the form of a motto. In the Middle Ages it became customary for the seals of women and of ecclesiastics to be given a vesica (pointed oval) shape. The central emblem was often a standing figure of the owner, or (in the case of ecclesiastical seals) of a saint. Medieval townspeople used a wide variety of different emblems but some had seals that included an image relating to their work. Sealing wax was naturally yellowish or pale brownish