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English: Alternate version of File:Emblem of India.svg without a motto. The emblem was used by the Dominion of India, from 1947 until 1950.

Date

26 January 1950

Source

Emblem of India

Author

Ministry of Home Affairs

	Parent institution	Government of India
	Established	1947
	Website	mha.gov.in
	Authority file	: Q2607861 VIAF: 147687561 ISNI: 000000010670818X LCCN: n80132943 NLA: 36547289 GND: 81078-2 WorldCat

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current	09:14, 25 April 2022	549 × 784 (312 KB)	ChiK	optimized transparency
	16:14, 24 April 2022	549 × 784 (291 KB)	ChiK	correction
	20:59, 12 March 2022	1,250 × 1,895 (177 KB)	Jpgibert	merge paths to reduce file size
	12:54, 14 October 2019	1,250 × 1,895 (245 KB)	TaleofTalisman	All spots removed to make it more transparently
	12:52, 14 October 2019	1,250 × 1,895 (246 KB)	TaleofTalisman	Remaining spots removed
	11:34, 14 October 2019	1,250 × 1,895 (246 KB)	TaleofTalisman	User created page with UploadWizard