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	{{Infobox coat of arms		{{Infobox coat of arms
	\| name = Emblem of Sikkim		\| name = Emblem of Sikkim
	\|image = ~~File:~~Seal of Sikkim.svg		\| image = Seal of Sikkim.svg
	\| image_width = ~~200~~		\| image_width = 200px
	\| middle =		\| middle =
	\| middle_width =		\| middle_width =
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	\| lesser_caption =		\| lesser_caption =
	\| armiger = [[Government of Sikkim]]		\| armiger = [[Government of Sikkim]]
	\| year_adopted = 1877		\| year_adopted = {{start date and age\|1877}}
	\| crest = [[Ashtamangala#Conch\|Right-turning conch]]		\| crest = [[Ashtamangala#Conch\|Right-turning conch]]
	\| torse =		\| torse =
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	\| supporters = [[Druk\|Dragons]]		\| supporters = [[Druk\|Dragons]]
	\| compartment =		\| compartment =
	\| motto = ༄༅།ཁམས་གསུམ་དབང་འདུས།<br/>		\| motto = ༄༅།ཁམས་གསུམ་དབང་འདུས།<br />
	{{small\|''[[Trailokyavijaya\|Kham-sum-wangdu]]''}}<br/>{{small\|(Conqueror of the [[Loka#Buddhism\|three worlds]])}}		{{small\|''[[Trailokyavijaya\|Kham-sum-wangdu]]''}}<br />{{small\|(Conqueror of the [[Loka#Buddhism\|three worlds]])}}
	\| orders =		\| orders =
	\| other_elements =		\| other_elements =
	\| earlier_versions =		\| earlier_versions =
			\| designer = Robert Taylor
	\| use =		\| use =
	\|families=[[Chogyal\|House of Namgyal]]{{small\|\|(~~1877-1975~~)}}\|supporter=}}		\|families= [[Chogyal\|House of Namgyal]]{{small\| (1877–1975)}} \|supporter=}}
	The '''Emblem of Sikkim''', is currently used as the official seal of the [[Government of Sikkim]], [[India]]. It was earlier used as the coat of arms of the [[Chogyal\|House of Namgyal]] and the [[Kingdom of Sikkim]]. The emblem is known as the ''Kham-sum-wangdu.'' It was designed in 1877 by Robert Taylor.<ref>[http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaSikkim.htm SIKKIM / DÄMOJONG]</ref>		The '''Emblem of Sikkim''' is currently used as the official seal of the [[Government of Sikkim]], [[India]]. It was earlier used as the coat of arms of the [[Chogyal\|House of Namgyal]] and the [[Kingdom of Sikkim]]. The emblem is known as the ''Kham-sum-wangdu''. It was designed in 1877 by Robert Taylor.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaSikkim.htm\|title=SIKKIM / DÄMOJONG: History – Heraldry\|website=hubert-herald.nl\|access-date=3 August 2017\|archive-date=22 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122151525/http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaSikkim.htm\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	==Symbolism==		==Symbolism==
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	==Historical emblems==		==Historical emblems==
	<gallery>		<gallery>
	File:~~Seal~~ of Sikkim.jpg~~\|thumb~~\|Before 1975, the motto on the coat of arms was different - OM MANI PADME HUM. (Oh, the jewel of creation is in the Lotus).<ref>{{Cite web\|title=SIKKIM / DÄMOJONG\|url=http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaSikkim.htm#SikHer\|access-date=2021-07-08\|website=www.hubert-herald.nl}}</ref>		File:Achievement of Sikkim.jpg\|Before 1975, the motto on the coat of arms was different - OM MANI PADME HUM. (Oh, the jewel of creation is in the Lotus).<ref>{{Cite web\|title=SIKKIM / DÄMOJONG\|url=http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaSikkim.htm#SikHer\|access-date=2021-07-08\|website=www.hubert-herald.nl\|archive-date=22 November 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122151525/http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaSikkim.htm#SikHer\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	</gallery>		</gallery>

	==Government Banner==		==Government Banner==

	The [[Government of Sikkim]] can be represented by a banner that depicts the emblem of the state on a white background.<ref>http://www.vexilla-mundi.com/india_governments.html</ref>		The [[Government of Sikkim]] can be represented by a banner that depicts the emblem of the state on a white background.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.vexilla-mundi.com/india_governments.html\|title=Vexilla Mundi\|access-date=25 December 2024\|archive-date=3 April 2022\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220403092230/http://www.vexilla-mundi.com/india_governments.html\|url-status=live}}</ref>

	<gallery>		<gallery>
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	{{Indian state emblems}}		{{Indian state emblems}}

	[[Category:~~National seals~~\|Sikkim]]		[[Category:Coats of arms of former countries\|Sikkim]]
	[[Category:National symbols of Sikkim\| ]]		[[Category:National symbols of Sikkim\| ]]
	[[Category:History of Sikkim]]		[[Category:History of Sikkim]]

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox coat of arms
| name = Emblem of Sikkim
|image = File:Seal of Sikkim.svg
| image_width = 200
| middle =
| middle_width =
| middle_caption =
| lesser =
| lesser_width =
| lesser_caption =
| armiger = [[Government of Sikkim]]
| year_adopted = 1877
| crest = [[Ashtamangala#Conch|Right-turning conch]]
| torse =
| shield = a lotus within an orle of 12 annulets
| supporters = [[Druk|Dragons]]
| compartment =
| motto = ༄༅།ཁམས་གསུམ་དབང་འདུས།<br/>
{{small|''[[Trailokyavijaya|Kham-sum-wangdu]]''}}<br/>{{small|(Conqueror of the [[Loka#Buddhism|three worlds]])}}
| orders =
| other_elements =
| earlier_versions =
| use =
|families=[[Chogyal|House of Namgyal]]{{small||(1877-1975)}}|supporter=}}
The '''Emblem of Sikkim''', is currently used as the official seal of the [[Government of Sikkim]], [[India]]. It was earlier used as the coat of arms of the [[Chogyal|House of Namgyal]] and the [[Kingdom of Sikkim]]. The emblem is known as the ''Kham-sum-wangdu.'' It was designed in 1877 by Robert Taylor.<ref>[http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaSikkim.htm SIKKIM / DÄMOJONG]</ref>

==Symbolism==
The blazon consists of a lotus within a chain of 12 annulets. The lotus is a symbol of purity and a lotus throne is a symbol of the attainment of enlightenment. It is also a symbol of administrative power. Lotus thrones are the pedestal for most important figures in Buddhist art.

==Historical emblems==
<gallery>
File:Seal of Sikkim.jpg|thumb|Before 1975, the motto on the coat of arms was different - OM MANI PADME HUM. (Oh, the jewel of creation is in the Lotus).<ref>{{Cite web|title=SIKKIM / DÄMOJONG|url=http://www.hubert-herald.nl/BhaSikkim.htm#SikHer|access-date=2021-07-08|website=www.hubert-herald.nl}}</ref>
</gallery>

==Government Banner==

The [[Government of Sikkim]] can be represented by a banner that depicts the emblem of the state on a white background.<ref>http://www.vexilla-mundi.com/india_governments.html</ref>

<gallery>
File:Flag of the Government of Sikkim.svg|Banner of Sikkim
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Flag of Sikkim]]
* [[National Emblem of India]]
* [[List of Indian state emblems]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category|Symbols of Sikkim}}
*{{FOTW|id=in-sk|title=Sikkim}}
*[http://www.flaggenlexikon.de/fsikkim.htm Flag and seal of Sikkim at flaggenlexikon.de]

{{Sikkim}}
{{Indian state emblems}}

[[Category:National seals|Sikkim]]
[[Category:National symbols of Sikkim| ]]
[[Category:History of Sikkim]]
[[Category:Indian state seals|Sikkim]]
[[Category:Indian coats of arms|Sikkim]]
[[Category:Coats of arms with wheels|Sikkim]]
[[Category:Coats of arms with dragons|Sikkim]]

Emblem of Sikkim - Revision history

156.197.88.211 at 14:37, 16 July 2025

>Tayi Arajakate: Reverted 1 edit by Mx. Clarks (talk) to last revision by Cordyceps-Zombie