Emblem of Nepal
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|lesser_caption = Black and White Version
|armiger = {{Flag|Nepal|20px|center}}
|year_adopted = 28 May 2008 (modified in 2020)
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|motto = {{lang|sa|जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी}}
{{smaller|('Mother and Motherland are greater than Heaven')}}
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The emblem of Nepal is used by the Government of Nepal and many government agencies. On 13 June 2020, the emblem was revised to include the newly issued map which includes Nepalese claims to the Kalapani territory and Lipulekh Pass.{{Cite web|last=Adhikari|first=Priyanka|date=2020-06-13|title=Nepal gets a new political map, Coat of Arms|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/nepals-new-political-map|access-date=2022-01-04|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en}}
Features
It contains the flag of Nepal, Mount Everest, green hills symbolising the hilly regions of Nepal and yellow colour symbolising the fertile Terai region, male and female hands joining to symbolise gender equality, and a garland of Rhododendron (the national flower) also called Lali Guransh ({{lang|ne|लाली गुराँश}}). Atop this is a white silhouette in the shape of Nepal.
=Motto=
{{main|Janani Janmabhumishcha Swargadapi Gariyasi}}
At the base of the design a red scroll carries the national motto in {{langx|sa|जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपी गरीयसी}} ({{translit|sa|Jananī Janmabhūmiśca svargādapi garīyasī}}), which translates as 'Mother and Motherland are greater than Heaven.'[http://english.people.com.cn/200612/18/eng20061218_333600.html People's Daily Online – Nepal to change new coat of arms]
The phrase below was quoted by Rama when his brother Lakshmana expresses desire to stay back in Lanka.
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!Nepali original!!English translation |
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| {{lang|sa|जननी जन्मभूमिश्च स्वर्गादपि गरीयसी ।।}} | Mother and motherland are greater than heaven. |
Historical arms
Before 28 May 2008, the modern emblem was preceded by an arms of dominion of the monarch, generally consisting of a white cow, a green pheasant, two Gurkha soldiers (one carrying a kukri and a bow; the other a rifle), peaks of the Himalayas, two crossed Nepalese flags and kukris, the footprints of Gorakhnath (the guardian deity of the Gurkhas), and the royal headdress. It also contained the same red scroll with the national motto. From 1935 to 1962, the arms also bore the secondary motto in {{langx|la|Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori}}.
File:Coat of Arms of Shah dynasty.gif|Coat of arms of the Gorkha Kingdom under the Shah dynasty
File:Coat of arms of kingdom of Nepal, 1935.jpg|Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Nepal (1935)
File:Arms Achievement of Nepal 1935.jpg|Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Nepal (1935–1946)
File:Coat of arms of nepal in 1946.jpg|Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Nepal (1946–1962)
File:Coat of arms of Nepal (1962–2008).svg|Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Nepal (1962–2008)
File:Emblem of Nepal (alternative).svg|Emblem of Nepal (2008-2020)
Subnational emblems
Nepal is divided into seven provinces, each of which have adopted a distinctive emblem.
See also
References
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