The emblem has a red shield charged with a white two-headed bird, Gandabherunda bordered in blue.
The crest depicts the Lion Capital of Ashoka (also used as the emblem of the Government of India), on a blue circular abacus with a blue frieze carrying sculptures in high relief of a galloping horse on the left, a Dharmachakra in centre, a bull on the right, and the outlines of Dharmachakras on the extreme left and right as part of Sarnath's Ashoka Pillar. The shield is flanked on either side by red-maned, yellow lion-elephant Sharabha supporters (mythical creatures believed to be upholders of righteousness stronger than lions and elephants) standing on a green, leafy compartment. Below the compartment lies written in stylized Devanāgarī, the national motto of India,『सत्यमेव जयते』(Satyameva Jayate, Sanskrit for "Truth alone triumphs").[1]
The Government of Karnataka can be represented by a banner that depicts the emblem of the state on a white background. A flag was proposed in 2018 but was not formally adopted. The unofficial Kannada flag is also in use.
![Coat of arms of the Kingdom of Mysore[2]](https://akarinohon.com/text/taketori.cgi/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_Kingdom_of_Mysore.svg)
