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{{Short description|Official seal of the government of West Bengal, India and its history}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}}
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 | name = Emblem of West Bengal
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 | armiger = [[Government of West Bengal]]
 | year_adopted = 2026
 | crest = [[Emblem of India]]
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 | shield = Globe, Bengali character (ব), <br/> Map of West Bengal
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 | motto = [[Satyameva Jayate]]
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 | other_elements = পশ্চিমবঙ্গ সরকার — Govt. of West Bengal
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|divisions_type=[[States and union territories of India |State]]|divisions=[[West Bengal]]
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The '''Emblem of West Bengal''' is the [[official seal]] of the [[Government of West Bengal|Government]] of the [[India]]n [[States of India|state]] of [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/landing|title=Egiye Bangla|access-date=15 October 2018|archive-date=13 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180413171429/https://wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/landing|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Design==
The emblem consists of a circle depicting a globe with the state of [[West Bengal]] highlighted by a representation of the [[Bengali alphabet]]. The [[National Emblem of India]] appears above the globe and the emblem includes the name of the state in [[English language|English]] (i.e. West Bengal) and in the [[Bengali language|Bengali]] language (i.e. {{langx|bn|পশ্চিমবঙ্গ|translit=Pôśchim Bôṅgô}}). The central element of the emblem was also used by the state government's [[Biswa Bangla]] campaign to promote the sale of traditional Bengali handicrafts and textiles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/mamata-unveils-state-logo-with-biswa-bangla-theme/article10017127.ece|title=Mamata unveils State logo with Biswa Bangla theme|date=5 January 2018|publisher=|access-date=15 October 2018|archive-date=7 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107113245/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/mamata-unveils-state-logo-with-biswa-bangla-theme/article10017127.ece|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Historic emblems==
The current emblem was designed by [[Mamata Banerjee]], the [[Chief Minister of West Bengal|Chief Minister]] of the state and was officially adopted in January 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/MamataBanerjeeOfficial/photos/pcb.1682887761778558/1682887521778582/?type=3&theater|title=Mamata Banerjee|website=www.facebook.com|access-date=15 October 2018|archive-date=24 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424183755/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMamataBanerjeeOfficial%2Fphotos%2Fpcb.1682887761778558%2F1682887521778582%2F%3Ftype%3D3%26theater|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wbxpress.com/official-state-emblem-west-bengal/|title=Official Emblem for the State of West Bengal - WBXPress|date=1 February 2018|publisher=|access-date=15 October 2018|archive-date=24 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424183740/https://wbxpress.com/official-state-emblem-west-bengal/|url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to the adoption of the new emblem in 2018, the state government used the National Emblem of India for official purposes but had adopted a distinctive logo for marketing purposes. This logo, known as "Banglarmukh" (''Face of Bengal''), depicted a female face surround by a red veil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hda.gov.in/|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20170417101209/http://hda.gov.in/|url-status=dead|title=HDA|date=17 April 2017|archivedate=17 April 2017}}</ref>

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File:Badge of British Bengal.svg|[[Emblem]] of the [[Bengal Presidency]]
File:Coat of Arms of the Nawab of Bengal (top) and that of the Nawab of Murshidabad (bottom).png|Coat of Arms of the [[Nawab of Bengal]] (top)  and [[Nawab of Murshidabad|Murshidabad]] (bottom)
File:Emblem of West Bengal (Banglarmukh) before 2018.png|Banglarmukh emblem used until 2018
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== Autonomous district councils in West Bengal ==
;Gorkhaland
West Bengal has one [[autonomous district council]], the [[Gorkhaland Territorial Administration]], which adopted its own emblem in October 2014. The emblem is a circular seal featuring a locomotive of the [[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway]], a woman picking [[tea]] leaves, a [[rhododendron]] flower and mountain peaks of the [[Himalayas]] surrounded by the name of the authority and two pairs of crossed [[Kukri]] daggers.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/GorkhalandTerritorialAdministration/photos/a.102800121374266/102814918039453/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424183756/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FGorkhalandTerritorialAdministration%2Fphotos%2Fa.102800121374266%2F102814918039453%2F |date=24 April 2023 }} {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url-access=limited  |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/317888468348941/453201171484336 |archive-date = 2022-04-27| url = https://m.facebook.com/TheDarjeelingChronicle/posts/the-gta-logo-inaguratedthe-gorkhaland-territorial-administration-inaugurated-its/453201171484336/?locale2=fr_CA |title = The Darjeeling Chronicle on Facebook  |website=[[Facebook]]}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref>

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File:Gorkhaland Territorial Administration seal.png|Emblem of the [[Gorkhaland Territorial Administration]]
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==Government banner==
The [[Government of West Bengal]] can be represented by a banner displaying the emblem of the state on a white field.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dreamstime.com/west-bengal-state-india-flag-textile-cloth-fabric-waving-top-sunrise-mist-fog-west-bengal-state-india-flag-textile-image127909913|title=West Bengal State of India Flag Textile Cloth Fabric Waving on the Top Sunrise Mist Fog Stock Illustration - Illustration of graphic, ripple: 127909913|access-date=18 March 2020|archive-date=7 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107114530/https://www.dreamstime.com/west-bengal-state-india-flag-textile-cloth-fabric-waving-top-sunrise-mist-fog-west-bengal-state-india-flag-textile-image127909913|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[State Emblem of India]]
* [[List of Indian state emblems]]
* [[Banglar Mati Banglar Jol]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.wb.gov.in/portal/web/guest/landing Government of West Bengal]

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