- A lion puissant holding the Imperial coat of arms of Bombay. In the backdrop is a portrait of Jagannath Shankarseth, one of the founding fathers of the city of Mumbai.
Coat of arms of Greater Mumbai | |
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Armiger | Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai |
Adopted | 1888 |
Crest | Lion Puissant |
Shield | Gateway of India, Industry, Municipal Corporation Building, Mumbai and Sailing Ships |
Supporters | Floral patterns flanked by bloming flowers |
Compartment | Blooming Lotus flower |
Motto | यतो धर्मस्ततो जय: (Sanskrit) IAST: Yato Dharmastato Jayaḥ Where there is Dharma, there shall be Victory |
The coat of arms of Greater Mumbai (used by the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai, the governing body of the city of Mumbai) is the official coat of arms of the city of Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a four-panel shield supported by an intertwining floral border in gold. [1]
It is a four-panel shield supported by an intertwining floral border in gold and features a lotus in bloom, an emblem of purity and beauty, at the bottom, and is surmounted lion puissant.
The motto यतो धर्मस्ततो जय:, Yato Dharmas Tato Jayaḥ, (Where there is Righteousness, there shall be Victory) in Sanskrit is inscribed in gold at the bottom.
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