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{{Infobox coat of arms
| name = Emblem of Sikkim
| image = Seal of Sikkim.svg
| image_width = 200px
| middle =
| middle_width =
| middle_caption =
| lesser =
| lesser_width =
| lesser_caption =
| armiger = [[Government of Sikkim]]
| year_adopted = {{start date and age|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 =
| designer = Robert Taylor
| 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>{{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==
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: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>

==Government Banner==

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>
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}}

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[[Category:Indian coats of arms|Sikkim]]
[[Category:Coats of arms with wheels|Sikkim]]
[[Category:Coats of arms with dragons|Sikkim]]

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