Emblem of Uttar Pradesh | |
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Armiger | The Government of Uttar Pradesh |
Adopted | 1918 |
Shield | A pall wavy, in chief a bow-and-arrow and in base two fishes |
Motto | Government of Uttar Pradesh |
Use | On state government documents, buildings and stationery |
The Emblem of Uttar Pradesh is the official seal of the government of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The emblem was originally designed in 1916 for the then United Provinces of Agra and Oudh and continued in use following Indian Independence in 1947.[1]