Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, 2008
The Emblem of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal was introduced on 28 May 2008. It displays Mount Everest, the green hills symbolising the hilly regions of Nepal and yellow at the bottom, signifying the fertile Terai region. A garland of Rhododendron, the national flower, and clasped male and female hands, expressing gender equality, surround it. Overlaid on it is a white silhouette in the shape of Nepal. It is surmounted by a Nepalese flag and at the base is a red scroll with the national motto in Sanskrit: “Jananī janmabhūmiśca svargādapi garīyasī” (Mother and Motherland are greater than heaven).