Emblem of Uttar Pradesh

Emblem of Uttar Pradesh
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]