<Tr> <Th> Adopted </Th> <Td> 26 January 1950 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Motto </Th> <Td> Satyameva Jayate ("Truth Always Triumphs") </Td> </Tr> <P> The State Emblem of India, as the national emblem of India is called, is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Ashoka at Sarnath, preserved in the Varanasi Sarnath Museum in India . A representation of Lion Capital of Ashoka was initially adopted as the emblem of the Dominion of India in December 1947 . The current version of the emblem was officially adopted on 26 January 1950, the day that India became a republic . </P> <P> The emblem forms a part of the official letterhead of the Government of India and appears on all Indian currency as well . It also functions as the national emblem of India in many places and appears prominently on Indian passports . The Ashoka Chakra (wheel) on its base features in the centre of the national flag of India . </P>

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